The Great Depression Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]We [Dm]were th[C]e Reagan kids
Our [F]heroes didn't work like
[C]our daddies did
[F]They dazzled us with [C]TV
through sleepy lids
We followed [G]hulking maniacs
to prozac nation
""You can be [F]anything,
just get your education""

[Verse 2]
We were good [C]Christian kids
We went [F]to church on Sunday
mornings [C]like mama did
Teenage [F]love made us feel
guilty [G]and so [C]we hid
Under [G]those overpasses on summer
nights
We'd tear each [F]other's clothes
off and get into fights

[Verse 3]
Then we [Dm]roared right
through our [F]twenties
Never bar[G]gained for [C]a crash
Watched [Dm]our hollow
dreams [F]get buried
Under [G]heaps of plastic [C]trash
Broken [Dm]promises [F]to children leave
in[G]delible im[Am]pressions
Wel[F]come to [G]the great depres[C]sion

[Verse 4]
[C]
[F]We were our fat[C]her's sons
Playing [F]war on weekend days
with [G]our [C]plastic guns
Catching [F]up with who we
were through [C]the reruns
Eat your [G]vitamins and say your prayers
You'll become [F]doctors,
lawyers and millionaires

[Verse 5]
We were mis[C]guided girls
We tried to [F]fuck our way through such
a distor[C]ted world
Confusing [F]love with sex and
plastic [G]with [C]pearls
""Get what [G]you can for yourself,
leave the rest behind""
It's [F]freedom forever 'til
your card gets declined

[Verse 6]
And we [Dm]roared right through
our [F]twenties
Never [G]bargained for a [C]crash
Watch[Dm]ing hollow dreams g[F]et buried
Under [G]heaps of plastic [C]trash
Broken [Dm]promises [F]to children leave in
[G]delible im[Am]pressions[F][G]
[Am]
[F]Welcome to the [G]great
depres[C]sion
[Dm][Am]

[Verse 7]
[G]
Did he die for [C]your sins?
Did he leave us for dead?
If you [Dm]wanted us safe,
[Am]why would you fuck with our [G]heads?
The [C]factory's gone,
the loans are [Dm]foreclosed
[Am]But [G]ther[C]e'[Dm]s some places
[Am]left that remind me [G]of [C]home
Just give [Dm]me one place [Am]left that
reminds me of [G]home[F]

[Verse 8]
The lifeboat is [G]looking pretty [Am]full[F]
If you find some [G]room reach
out and [Am]give [G]me a [F]pull
The way we learned [G]to live
is fading [Am]fast[F]
I guess we never [G]bargained[C]
[F]for[G] a crash

[Outro 1]
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