Gods Of American Success Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]Whit[G]e- f[Em]aced phantoms
in a foggy [G]rain
Minnows in the pool,
the way they slip away
And I go fumbling,
go run again to repossess
[Em]The story of my youth,
the story of my [Am]electric [G]past[D]
Are running [G]after flickering

[Verse 2]
[Em]sparks?[Am]
Are we [G]grappling for
diamonds in the dark?
[Em]Oh, [D]the [G]wa[Gm]y we chase
that [G]mer[Em]cury[C][G]

[Verse 3]
[G]Loud like lions [Em]and as slick
as [G]wolves
Desperately we [Em]hunt the other [G]animals
But [Am]in the end if all we are is
dogs out back chasing cars
[Em]Then pray we don't get
the things we [D]want

[Verse 4]
Are running after [D]flickering [Em]sparks?[A]
Are we grappling for diamonds in the dark?
[Em]Oh, the way we c[G]hase that mercury
[Em]The [D]way [G]we cha[Am]se[G]
that [Em]mercury[G]

[Verse 5]
An[C]other pound of flesh
Offer it up to the gods of [G]American success
But no matter what you are,
you're [Em]only second best
And it's all that you can ever hope to [D]be
The [C]way you [Am]chase that mer
[G]cury
[Em][D][G][Em]

[Verse 6]
[D][G]
Fragile frames [Em]fumble in the mys[D]tery[G]
Afraid to be ex[Em]posed while we
pretend to [D]be[G]
[Am]Something more than what we are
Fools in love with punch drunk [Em]hearts

[Verse 7]
Mystified by everything we see
[D]
Are running after flickering [Em]sparks?[A]
Are we grappling for diamonds [Am]in the dark?
Oh, [G]the way we chase
that mer[Em]cury[D][G]
[Gm]The [G]way we chase that mercury
[Em]Oh, [D]the [G]way we chase that mercury
[Em]The [D]way [G]we[D]
chase that mer[G]cury[C]
[Em]Another

[Verse 8]
[C]pound of flesh
Offer it up to the gods [G]of American success
But no matter who [D]you are,
you're [Em]only second best
And it's all that you can ever hope to be
[D]The way[C] you chase that mercury

[Interlude 1]
The way you chase that mercury
[G][Em][D]
[Am][A][Am][Em][D][G][D][G]
[D][G][D]

[Verse 9]
[C]There must be more to this
[G]Our desperate wandering
[Em]How do we put to rest
[D]All of our discontent
[Am]Beneath the shadows
[Em]Of all that we think we wa[G]nt
Is there a light we can't see
[D]

[Verse 10]
[C]There must be more to this
[G]Our desperate wandering
[Em]How do we put to rest
[D]All of our discontent
[Am]Beneath the shadows
Of [Em]all that we think we want
[G]Is [D]there a light we can't see

[Verse 11]
The way you chase that mercury