The American Scream chords and lyrics - ALKALINE TRIO

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[Intro 1]
[D][Em][Bm][G][D][Em][Bm]

[Verse 1]
Well they [D]tied that
yellow [Em]rib bon round the o[Bm]ak tree.
They've [D]worn out all the
[Em]prayer in their [Bm]hearts.
All [G]along thought they were
[D]routing for the [A]home team,
As they're [G]sent to the game
and torn apart.
[A]

[Verse 2]
[Bb5][Bb]
With [D]twists this turn a [Em]kid
up on the [Bm]pipeline,
[D]He carries all the [Em]pain in the [Bm]world.
As we [G]blindly clap and [D]cheer
from the [A]sidelines
It's clear, on a [G]losing streak
from the very [A]start

[Verse 3]
And [Bb]that's where they
[Bm]found [G]me,[D]
In [A]the [Bm]cemetery.[G][D]
[Em]A smoking gu[Bm]n in my han[G]d,
Now I'm [D]damned for the
[A]land of the [G]free.
Sing with [A]me,
The Amer[Bb]ican [D]scream.
[Em]

[Interlude 1]
[Bm][D][Em][Bm]

[Verse 4]
They [D]took that faded [Em]rib bon
off the [Bm]oak tree.
They've [D]worn out all the
[Em]hope in their [Bm]hearts.
All [G]along thought I [D]was
doing the [A]right thing,
Now I'm [G]lying in a pool of my [A]blood.

[Verse 5]
And [Bb]that's where she [Bm]found [G]me,[D]
In [A]the [Bm]cemetery,[G][D]
[Em]A smoking [Bm]gun in my [G]hand,
Now I'm [D]damned for the
[A]land of the [G]free.
Sing with [A]me.

[Verse 6]
And [Bb]that's where she [Bm]found [G]me,[D]
In [A]the cemetery,[Bm][G][D]
[Em]A smoking gun [Bm]in my hand,[G]
Now I'm [D]damned for the
[A]land of [G]the free.
Sing with [A]me,
The [G]Americ[Bb]an s[D]cream.[G][Bm][A][G]

[Verse 7]
The American scream.
[D]And[G] tha[Bm]t's[A][G][A]
where she [Bm]found [G]me,[D]
In [A]the cemetery,[Bm][G][D]
[Em]A smoking gun [Bm]in my hand,[G]
Now I'm [D]damned for the [A]land of the [G]free.
Sing with [A]me,
The [Bb]American [Bm]scream.[G]