The American Scream
Alkaline TrioVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
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B|----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
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E|-----------------------------------|Lead if you have another guitar
Well they tied that yellow ribbon round the oak tree.
They've worn out all the prayer in their hearts.
All along thought they were routing for the home team,
As they're sent to the game and torn apart.
We twist this tourniquet upon the pipeline,
That he carries all the pain in the world.
As we blindly clap and cheer from the sidelines
It's clear, on a losing streak from the very start.
And that's where they found me,
In the cemetery.
A smoking gun in my hand,
Now I'm damned for the land of the free.
Sing with me,
The american scream.
They took that faded ribbon off the oak tree.
They've worn out all the hope in their hearts.
All along thought I was doing the right thing,
Now I'm lying in a pool of my blood.
And that's where they found me,
In the cemetery.
A smoking gun in my hand,
Now I'm damned for the land of the free.
Sing with me,
And that's where they found me,
In the cemetery.
A smoking gun in my hand,
Now I'm damned for the land of the free.
Sing with me,
Solo)
The american scream.
The american scream.
And that's where they found me,
In the cemetery.
A smoking gun in my hand,
Now I'm damned for the land of the free.
Sing with me,
The american scream.
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Readable chord sheet for The American Scream by Alkaline Trio
e|--7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4----| B|----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|Lead if you have another guitar [E] [F#m] [C#m] [E] [F#m] [C#m] Well they t[E]ied that yellow r[F#m]ibbon round the [C#m]oak tree. They've w[E]orn out all the pr[F#m]ayer in their heart[C#m]s. All a[A]long thought they were r[E]outing for the h[B]ome team, As they're s[A]ent to the game and torn apa[B]rt. [C5] We t[E]wist this tourni[F#m]quet upon the p[C#m]ipeline, That he c[E]arries all the p[F#m]ain in the world. [C#m] As we bl[A]indly clap and ch[E]eer from the si[B]delines It's clear, on a l[A]osing streak from the very s[B]tart. And t[C5]hat's where they found[C#m] me,[A] [E] In t[B]he cemete[C#m]ry. [A] [E] [B] A smoking [C#m]gun in my h[A]and, Now I'm damned[E] for the lan[B]d of the free.[A] Sing with [B]me, The american scr[E]eam. [E] [F#m] [C#m] [E] [F#m] [C#m] They [E]took that faded r[F#m]ibbon off the o[C#m]ak tree. They've w[E]orn out all the h[F#m]ope in their h[C#m]earts. All a[A]long thought I w[E]as doing the ri[B]ght thing, Now I'm ly[A]ing in a pool of my b[B]lood. And t[C5]hat's where they found[C#m] me,[A] [E] In t[B]he cemete[C#m]ry. [A] [E] [B] A smoking [C#m]gun in my h[A]and, Now I'm damned[E] for the lan[B]d of the free.[A] Sing with [B]me, And that's where they foun[C#m]d me[A], [E] In t[B]he cemete[C#m]ry. [A] [E] [B] A smoking [C#m]gun in my h[A]and, Now I'm damned[E] for the lan[B]d of the free.[A] Sing with [B]me, Solo) The american scr[E]eam[A]. [C#m] [B] [A] The american scr[E]eam[A]. [C#m] [B] [A] And that's where they found[C#m] me,[A] [E] In t[B]he cemete[C#m]ry. [A] [E] [B] A smoking [C#m]gun in my h[A]and, Now I'm damned[E] for the lan[B]d of the free.[A] Sing with [B]me, The american scr[C#m]eam.