Strange American Dream — Rayland Baxter
Chords and lyrics for Strange American Dream by Rayland Baxter (key of Em).
Spoken Intro
Hey baby
Hey baby
Verse 1
Maybe I was [E]born sick
In a castle on top of the [F#min]world
Maybe the [E]whole gang is better off
F#min No Chord
Makin' money out fightin' a war
Terminal [E]motion
Keeps [E]spinnin' [D#]me [F#min]around
Temporary [E]devotion
With a picket [E]fence and a [D#]rowdy [F#min]crowd
Pre-Chorus
Well I was [A]sure that [G#]everything was goin' [E]fine
Until you [A]took the shot and [G#]killed me with your [F#min]mind
I'm a man and I wanna be [E]honest
I'm better than I used to [E]be
Chorus
But now the [A]whole [E]world is [F#min]wired up[E]
On the [A]red, [E]white, and the [B]green
And all the [A]boys and [E]girls [F#min]are growin' [E]up
In a [G]strange [B]American [E]dream
Verse 2
Temperature [E]risin'
And the water tastes like [F#min]blood
Look at all of the [E]sensitive people
Screamin' from their[F#min] yards
And my neighbor down the [E][E]street[E][A/E]
With the pretty face and the rubber [F#min]jaw
Has plenty there to [E]eat
But she don't share nothin' at [F#min]all
Pre-Chorus
Well I was [A]sure that [G#]everything was goin' [E]fine
Until you [A]took the shot and [G#]killed me with your [F#min]mind
I'm a man and I wanna be [E]honest
I'm better than I used to [E]be
Chorus
But now the [A]whole [E]world[F#min] is wired [E]up
On the [A]red, [E]white, and the [B]green
And all the [A]boys and [E]girls[F#min] are growin'[E] up
In a [G]strange[B] American [E]dream
Bridge
[D]This ain't[F#min] nothin' like
[D/B]What I [F#min]thought it'd be like
[G]When I was a [G/F#]little [Emin]kid
I drew [A]dinosaurs [A/G]fightin' wars
[F#min]Behind the doors I [A]reinforced with
[G]Red, yellow and [A]green
From all the [D]cameras in [D/C#]front of us
I [D/C]couldn't tell you [D/B]what it is I [G][G]see[Emin][G/F#]
So I [A]close my eyes and [A/G]realize
That [F#min]I'm alive [A]deep inside this
[G]Strange [B]American [E]dream
la la la [A]laaa la la
[E]laaa laaaa [F#min]laaaa la laaaaa la [E]laaa
[E]laaa [A#]laaa [A]laaa [E]la
la la la [A]laaaa laaaa
laaaaa laaaaa laaaa laaaa laaa [G#]laaa[B7][A]
Chorus
But now the [A]whole [E]world[F#min] is wired [E]up
On the [A]red, [E]white, and the [B]green
And all the [A]boys and [E][F#min]girls, yeah they're growin' [E]up
Outro
In a [G]strange[B]
In a [G]strange[B]
In a [G]strange [B]American [E]dream
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