American Crisis — Bob Mould
Chords and lyrics for American Crisis by Bob Mould (key of Bm).
Intro
[F#m][B]Argh![B][F#m]
[F#m][B]No![B][F#m]
Verse 1
[F#m]I never thought I'd see this bullshit again
[F#m]To come of age in the '80s was bad enough
[F#m]We were marginalized and demonized
[F#m]I watched a lot of my generation [D]die
[D]Welcome back to "American Crisis"
[D]No telling what the price is
Verse 2
[F#m]Wake up every day to see a nation in flames
We click and we tweet and we spread these tales of blame
[D]Here's the newest American crisis
[Bm]Thanks to the "evangelical ISIS"
Verse 3
[F#m]People suffer in the streets each day
While you take a little change from the offering tray
[D]It's another American crisis
[B]You can see how the lie divide us
[A]World turning darker every day
In a fucked up USA
Bridge
[D]Can you look in the mirror and tell me [B]everything's alright?
[A]This American crisis keeps me [E]wide awake at night
Chorus
[C#]You're one of [D]us[F#]
[C#]Or one of [D]them[F#]
[C#]If you're one of [D]them
[A]Don't come near [B]me again
Bridge
[F#m]Ringing in my head only goes away
[F#m]When I yell all the things that I shouldn't say
[F#m]Ringing in my head never goes away! Argh!
Breakdown
[D]Pro-Life, pro-Life
[B]Until you make it in someone else's wife
[A]You'll be struck down in your house of corruption
[D]Free speech, free speech
[Bm]Got stolen by a pack of thieves
[A]This American Crisis keeps me [E]wide awake at night
Chorus
[C#]You're one of [D]us[F#]
[C#]Or one of [D]them[F#]
[C#]If you're one of [D]them
[A]Don't come near [B]me again
Outro
[F#m]Silence was [B]death
[F#m]Never [B]forget
[F#m]Silence was [B]death
[F#m]Silence...[B]
[B]Huh, huh, huh, huh
[B]Huh, huh, huh...
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