Chords for Rayland Baxter - "Strange American Dream" Live at The SXSW Nashville House
Tempo:
89.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
F#m
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] Okay.
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
[G] [E]
[F#] [C#m]
[F#m] [E]
[F#]
[F#m]
[A] [E]
So [A] you took the [G#m] shot and killed me [F#m] with your mind.
Well I'm a man and I [A] want to be honest.
I'm better than I [E] used to be.
[F#m]
Well now [A] the whole world [E]
[F#m] is [E] wired up.
On [A] the red, [E] the white and [B] the green.
[A] And all the [G#m] boys and girls [F#m] are [E] growing up in [G] a strange [B] American [E] dream.
The temperature's rising and the water tastes [C#m] like blood.
Look at [B] all of the sensitive [B] people
[E] screaming for me [F#] love.
[Fm] My neighbor down [E] the street with a pretty face and a [F#m] rubber jaw.
Has plenty of that [E] new heat.
She don't share nothing [F#m] at all.
[C#]
Well I [A] was sure that everything was [E] going fine.
Until [A] you took the shot [G#m] and killed me [F#m] with your mind.
Well I'm a man and I [A] want to be honest.
[C#m] I'm better than I [E] used to be.
[F#m] Well [A] now the whole world [E] [F#m] is [E] wired up.
[A] On the [G#m] red, the white [B]
and [A] the [E] green.
And all the boys and girls are [F#m] [E] growing up [G] in a strange [B] American [E] dream.
[D] This ain't nothing like what I thought it'd be [G] like when I [F#] was a little [Em] kid.
I [A] drew dinosaurs, flight boards, behind the doors I reinforced with [G] red, yellows and greens.
[A] From all [D] the cameras [D] in front of us I couldn't tell you what it is I [G] see.
[Em]
So [A] I close my [D] eyes and realize [A] that I'm alive deep [G] inside this [B] strange American [E] dream.
[F#m]
[G#m] [A] [G#]
[G] [E] [F#m]
[G#] [Gm] [F#m]
[B] And all [A] the boys [G#m] and girls [F#m] is [E] wired up on the [A] red, [G#m] the white and the [B] green.
And all [A] the boys [E] and girls, [F#m] yeah they're [E] growing up in a [G] strange, [B]
in a [G] strange,
[B] in a strange, [B] American [E] dream.
[Bm]
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
[G] [E]
[F#] [C#m]
[F#m] [E]
[F#]
[F#m]
[A] [E]
So [A] you took the [G#m] shot and killed me [F#m] with your mind.
Well I'm a man and I [A] want to be honest.
I'm better than I [E] used to be.
[F#m]
Well now [A] the whole world [E]
[F#m] is [E] wired up.
On [A] the red, [E] the white and [B] the green.
[A] And all the [G#m] boys and girls [F#m] are [E] growing up in [G] a strange [B] American [E] dream.
The temperature's rising and the water tastes [C#m] like blood.
Look at [B] all of the sensitive [B] people
[E] screaming for me [F#] love.
[Fm] My neighbor down [E] the street with a pretty face and a [F#m] rubber jaw.
Has plenty of that [E] new heat.
She don't share nothing [F#m] at all.
[C#]
Well I [A] was sure that everything was [E] going fine.
Until [A] you took the shot [G#m] and killed me [F#m] with your mind.
Well I'm a man and I [A] want to be honest.
[C#m] I'm better than I [E] used to be.
[F#m] Well [A] now the whole world [E] [F#m] is [E] wired up.
[A] On the [G#m] red, the white [B]
and [A] the [E] green.
And all the boys and girls are [F#m] [E] growing up [G] in a strange [B] American [E] dream.
[D] This ain't nothing like what I thought it'd be [G] like when I [F#] was a little [Em] kid.
I [A] drew dinosaurs, flight boards, behind the doors I reinforced with [G] red, yellows and greens.
[A] From all [D] the cameras [D] in front of us I couldn't tell you what it is I [G] see.
[Em]
So [A] I close my [D] eyes and realize [A] that I'm alive deep [G] inside this [B] strange American [E] dream.
[F#m]
[G#m] [A] [G#]
[G] [E] [F#m]
[G#] [Gm] [F#m]
[B] And all [A] the boys [G#m] and girls [F#m] is [E] wired up on the [A] red, [G#m] the white and the [B] green.
And all [A] the boys [E] and girls, [F#m] yeah they're [E] growing up in a [G] strange, [B]
in a [G] strange,
[B] in a strange, [B] American [E] dream.
[Bm]
Key:
E
A
F#m
B
G
E
A
F#m
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Okay. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
So [A] you took the [G#m] shot and killed me [F#m] with your mind.
Well I'm a man and I [A] want to be honest.
_ _ _ I'm better than I [E] used to be.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
Well now [A] the whole world [E] _ _
[F#m] is [E] wired up.
On [A] the red, [E] the white and [B] the green. _ _
[A] And all the [G#m] boys and girls [F#m] are [E] growing up in [G] a strange [B] American [E] dream.
The _ temperature's rising and _ the water tastes [C#m] like blood. _ _ _
Look at [B] all of the sensitive [B] people _
[E] _ _ screaming for me [F#] love. _
_ _ _ [Fm] My neighbor down [E] the street with _ a pretty face and a [F#m] rubber jaw. _ _
_ Has plenty of that [E] new heat. _
_ _ She don't share nothing [F#m] at all.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _
Well I [A] was sure that everything was [E] going fine.
Until [A] you took the shot [G#m] and killed me [F#m] with your mind.
Well I'm a man and I [A] want to be honest. _ _ _
[C#m] I'm better than I [E] used to be. _ _
[F#m] _ _ Well [A] now the whole world [E] _ _ [F#m] is [E] wired up.
[A] On the [G#m] red, the white [B] _
and [A] the _ [E] green.
And all the boys and girls are [F#m] _ [E] growing up [G] in a strange [B] American [E] dream. _ _
[D] _ This ain't nothing like what I thought it'd be [G] like when I [F#] was a little [Em] kid.
_ I [A] drew dinosaurs, flight boards, behind the doors I reinforced with [G] red, yellows and greens.
[A] _ _ From all [D] the cameras [D] in front of us I couldn't tell you what it is I [G] see.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
So [A] I close my [D] eyes and realize [A] that I'm alive deep [G] inside this [B] strange American [E] dream.
_ [F#m] _ _
[G#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [G#] _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[G#] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ And all [A] the boys [G#m] and girls [F#m] is [E] wired up on the [A] red, [G#m] the white and the [B] green.
_ And all [A] the boys [E] and girls, [F#m] yeah they're [E] growing up in a [G] strange, _ _ [B] _ _
in a [G] strange, _ _
[B] _ _ in a strange, [B] American [E] dream. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Okay. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
So [A] you took the [G#m] shot and killed me [F#m] with your mind.
Well I'm a man and I [A] want to be honest.
_ _ _ I'm better than I [E] used to be.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
Well now [A] the whole world [E] _ _
[F#m] is [E] wired up.
On [A] the red, [E] the white and [B] the green. _ _
[A] And all the [G#m] boys and girls [F#m] are [E] growing up in [G] a strange [B] American [E] dream.
The _ temperature's rising and _ the water tastes [C#m] like blood. _ _ _
Look at [B] all of the sensitive [B] people _
[E] _ _ screaming for me [F#] love. _
_ _ _ [Fm] My neighbor down [E] the street with _ a pretty face and a [F#m] rubber jaw. _ _
_ Has plenty of that [E] new heat. _
_ _ She don't share nothing [F#m] at all.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _
Well I [A] was sure that everything was [E] going fine.
Until [A] you took the shot [G#m] and killed me [F#m] with your mind.
Well I'm a man and I [A] want to be honest. _ _ _
[C#m] I'm better than I [E] used to be. _ _
[F#m] _ _ Well [A] now the whole world [E] _ _ [F#m] is [E] wired up.
[A] On the [G#m] red, the white [B] _
and [A] the _ [E] green.
And all the boys and girls are [F#m] _ [E] growing up [G] in a strange [B] American [E] dream. _ _
[D] _ This ain't nothing like what I thought it'd be [G] like when I [F#] was a little [Em] kid.
_ I [A] drew dinosaurs, flight boards, behind the doors I reinforced with [G] red, yellows and greens.
[A] _ _ From all [D] the cameras [D] in front of us I couldn't tell you what it is I [G] see.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
So [A] I close my [D] eyes and realize [A] that I'm alive deep [G] inside this [B] strange American [E] dream.
_ [F#m] _ _
[G#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [G#] _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[G#] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ And all [A] the boys [G#m] and girls [F#m] is [E] wired up on the [A] red, [G#m] the white and the [B] green.
_ And all [A] the boys [E] and girls, [F#m] yeah they're [E] growing up in a [G] strange, _ _ [B] _ _
in a [G] strange, _ _
[B] _ _ in a strange, [B] American [E] dream. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _