Chords for Rayland Baxter - "Strange American Dream"
Tempo:
89.6 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Em
A
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Money Out Fightin' Award, Terminal Motion, keep spinning me around.
[A] Alright.
Yep.
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[B]
[D]
Maybe I was born, castle on [Bm] top of the world.
[D] Maybe the whole gang is better off, Money Out [Em] Fightin' Award.
[F#]
[D] Terminal Motion, [D] spinning [B] me [Bm] around.
Temporary [D] devotion, [Em] [D] fans [Bm] and a rowdy crowd.
[G] Well I was sure everything [D] was going fine,
[G] till you took the [F#m] shot and killed me [Em] with your mind.
Well I'm a man and [D] I wanna be [G] honored, better than [D] I used to be.
[Em]
[G] But now the [F#m] whole [Em] world [D] is wired up, [G] on the [F#m] red, white [A] and the green.
[G] All the [F#m] boys and [Bm] girls [D] are throwing up, [F] this [A] strange [D] American dream.
Temperature rising, [A] water [Bm] tastes like blood.
Look [D] at all of the sensitive people,
[G] [D] screaming from [B] the yard.
Oh, [D#] and my neighbor down [D] the street,
pretty face and a [Bm] rubber jaw,
has plenty there [A] to eat.
[D] She don't share nothing [Bm] at all.
Well I [G] was sure that everything was going [D] fine,
till [G] you took the shot [D] and killed me with your [Em] mind.
Well I'm a man and I wanna [G] be honored, better than I [D] used to be.
[Em] But now [G] the whole [F#m] world [Em] is [D] wired up, on [G] the red, [F#m] white [A] and the green.
[G] All the [F#m] boys and girls [Em] are [D] throwing up, [F] this strange [A] American [D] dream.
[C] But this ain't nothing like, what I thought it'd be [F] like.
When I was a [Am] little kid, [G] I drew [D] dinosaurs fighting [G] wars behind the doors.
I reinforced [F] with red, yellow [G] and green.
[C]
From all the cameras in front of [C] us, I couldn't tell you what it [Gm] is I [F] see.
[Am]
[G] So I closed [Em] my eyes and [G] realized that I'm alive,
deep [F] inside this [A] strange [D] American dream.
[Em]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Em] [A] Well [G] now the whole [F#m] world [Em] is wired up, [G] on the [F#m] red, white [A]
[G] and the green.
And all the boys [F#m] and girls [Em] are throwing up, [F] this strange, [A]
[F] strange,
[A]
[F] [A] strange American [D] dream.
[Dm] [B] [G] [D]
[G] [N] Okay cool, we got two versions of that
[A] Alright.
Yep.
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[B]
[D]
Maybe I was born, castle on [Bm] top of the world.
[D] Maybe the whole gang is better off, Money Out [Em] Fightin' Award.
[F#]
[D] Terminal Motion, [D] spinning [B] me [Bm] around.
Temporary [D] devotion, [Em] [D] fans [Bm] and a rowdy crowd.
[G] Well I was sure everything [D] was going fine,
[G] till you took the [F#m] shot and killed me [Em] with your mind.
Well I'm a man and [D] I wanna be [G] honored, better than [D] I used to be.
[Em]
[G] But now the [F#m] whole [Em] world [D] is wired up, [G] on the [F#m] red, white [A] and the green.
[G] All the [F#m] boys and [Bm] girls [D] are throwing up, [F] this [A] strange [D] American dream.
Temperature rising, [A] water [Bm] tastes like blood.
Look [D] at all of the sensitive people,
[G] [D] screaming from [B] the yard.
Oh, [D#] and my neighbor down [D] the street,
pretty face and a [Bm] rubber jaw,
has plenty there [A] to eat.
[D] She don't share nothing [Bm] at all.
Well I [G] was sure that everything was going [D] fine,
till [G] you took the shot [D] and killed me with your [Em] mind.
Well I'm a man and I wanna [G] be honored, better than I [D] used to be.
[Em] But now [G] the whole [F#m] world [Em] is [D] wired up, on [G] the red, [F#m] white [A] and the green.
[G] All the [F#m] boys and girls [Em] are [D] throwing up, [F] this strange [A] American [D] dream.
[C] But this ain't nothing like, what I thought it'd be [F] like.
When I was a [Am] little kid, [G] I drew [D] dinosaurs fighting [G] wars behind the doors.
I reinforced [F] with red, yellow [G] and green.
[C]
From all the cameras in front of [C] us, I couldn't tell you what it [Gm] is I [F] see.
[Am]
[G] So I closed [Em] my eyes and [G] realized that I'm alive,
deep [F] inside this [A] strange [D] American dream.
[Em]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Em] [A] Well [G] now the whole [F#m] world [Em] is wired up, [G] on the [F#m] red, white [A]
[G] and the green.
And all the boys [F#m] and girls [Em] are throwing up, [F] this strange, [A]
[F] strange,
[A]
[F] [A] strange American [D] dream.
[Dm] [B] [G] [D]
[G] [N] Okay cool, we got two versions of that
Key:
D
G
Em
A
F#m
D
G
Em
Money Out Fightin' Award, Terminal Motion, keep spinning me around.
[A] Alright. _
Yep.
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ [B] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Maybe I was born, castle _ on [Bm] top of the world. _ _ _ _ _
[D] Maybe the whole gang is better off, _ Money Out [Em] Fightin' Award.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _
[D] Terminal Motion, _ _ [D] _ spinning [B] me [Bm] around. _ _ _ _
Temporary [D] devotion, _ [Em] _ [D] _ fans [Bm] and a rowdy crowd. _ _ _ _
[G] Well I was sure everything [D] was going fine, _
[G] till you took the [F#m] shot and killed me [Em] with your mind.
Well I'm a man and [D] I wanna be [G] honored, _ _ _ better than [D] I used to be.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] But now the [F#m] whole [Em] world [D] is wired up, [G] on the [F#m] red, white [A] and the green. _
[G] All the [F#m] boys and [Bm] girls [D] are throwing up, [F] this [A] strange [D] American dream. _
Temperature rising, _ _ [A] _ _ water [Bm] tastes like blood.
_ _ _ _ Look [D] at all of the sensitive people,
[G] _ [D] _ screaming from [B] the yard.
_ Oh, [D#] and my neighbor down [D] the street,
_ _ _ _ pretty face and a [Bm] rubber jaw,
_ _ _ has plenty there [A] to eat.
_ _ [D] She don't share nothing [Bm] at all.
_ _ _ _ _ Well I [G] was sure that everything was going [D] fine,
_ till [G] you took the shot [D] and killed me with your [Em] mind.
Well I'm a man and I wanna [G] be honored, _ _ _ _ better than I [D] used to be.
_ [Em] _ _ But now [G] the whole [F#m] world [Em] is [D] wired up, on [G] the red, [F#m] white [A] and the _ green.
[G] All the [F#m] boys and girls [Em] are [D] throwing up, [F] this strange [A] American [D] dream. _ _ _
[C] But this ain't nothing like, _ what I thought it'd be [F] like.
When I was a [Am] little kid, _ [G] I drew [D] dinosaurs fighting [G] wars behind the doors.
I reinforced [F] with red, yellow [G] and green.
_ [C]
From all the cameras in front of [C] us, I couldn't tell you what it [Gm] is I [F] see.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] So I closed [Em] my eyes and [G] realized that I'm alive,
deep [F] inside this [A] strange [D] American dream.
_ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Well [G] now the whole [F#m] world [Em] is wired up, [G] on the [F#m] red, white [A] _ _ _
[G] and the green.
And all the boys [F#m] and girls [Em] are throwing up, [F] this strange, _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F] _ strange,
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [A] strange American [D] dream. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [N] Okay cool, we got two versions of that
[A] Alright. _
Yep.
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ [B] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Maybe I was born, castle _ on [Bm] top of the world. _ _ _ _ _
[D] Maybe the whole gang is better off, _ Money Out [Em] Fightin' Award.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _
[D] Terminal Motion, _ _ [D] _ spinning [B] me [Bm] around. _ _ _ _
Temporary [D] devotion, _ [Em] _ [D] _ fans [Bm] and a rowdy crowd. _ _ _ _
[G] Well I was sure everything [D] was going fine, _
[G] till you took the [F#m] shot and killed me [Em] with your mind.
Well I'm a man and [D] I wanna be [G] honored, _ _ _ better than [D] I used to be.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] But now the [F#m] whole [Em] world [D] is wired up, [G] on the [F#m] red, white [A] and the green. _
[G] All the [F#m] boys and [Bm] girls [D] are throwing up, [F] this [A] strange [D] American dream. _
Temperature rising, _ _ [A] _ _ water [Bm] tastes like blood.
_ _ _ _ Look [D] at all of the sensitive people,
[G] _ [D] _ screaming from [B] the yard.
_ Oh, [D#] and my neighbor down [D] the street,
_ _ _ _ pretty face and a [Bm] rubber jaw,
_ _ _ has plenty there [A] to eat.
_ _ [D] She don't share nothing [Bm] at all.
_ _ _ _ _ Well I [G] was sure that everything was going [D] fine,
_ till [G] you took the shot [D] and killed me with your [Em] mind.
Well I'm a man and I wanna [G] be honored, _ _ _ _ better than I [D] used to be.
_ [Em] _ _ But now [G] the whole [F#m] world [Em] is [D] wired up, on [G] the red, [F#m] white [A] and the _ green.
[G] All the [F#m] boys and girls [Em] are [D] throwing up, [F] this strange [A] American [D] dream. _ _ _
[C] But this ain't nothing like, _ what I thought it'd be [F] like.
When I was a [Am] little kid, _ [G] I drew [D] dinosaurs fighting [G] wars behind the doors.
I reinforced [F] with red, yellow [G] and green.
_ [C]
From all the cameras in front of [C] us, I couldn't tell you what it [Gm] is I [F] see.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] So I closed [Em] my eyes and [G] realized that I'm alive,
deep [F] inside this [A] strange [D] American dream.
_ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Well [G] now the whole [F#m] world [Em] is wired up, [G] on the [F#m] red, white [A] _ _ _
[G] and the green.
And all the boys [F#m] and girls [Em] are throwing up, [F] this strange, _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F] _ strange,
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [A] strange American [D] dream. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [N] Okay cool, we got two versions of that