Wasteland Of The Free
Iris DementVersion1
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Living in the wasteland of the free
We got preachers dealin' in politics and diamond mines
And their speech is growing increasingly unkind
They say they are Christ's disciples
But they don't look like Jesus to me
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
We got politicians runnin' races on corporate cash
Now don't tell me they don't turn around and kiss them people's ass
Now you may call me old-fashioned
But that don't fit my picture of a true democracy
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
We got C E O's makin' two hundred times the workers pay
But they'll fight like hell against raising the minimum wage
And if you don't like it mister
They'll ship your job to some third world country 'cross the sea
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
Living in the wasteland of the free
Where the poor have now become the enemy
Let's blame our troubles on the weak ones
Sounds like some kind of Hitler remedy
Living in the wasteland of the free
We got little kids with guns fighting inner-city wars
So, what do we do, we put these little kids behind prison doors
And we call ourselves the advanced civilisation
But that sounds like crap to me
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
We got high school kids runnin' 'round in Calvin Klein and Guess
Who cannot pass a sixth grade reading test
But if you ask them, they can tell you
The name of every crotch on MTV
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
We kill for oil then throw a party when we win
Some guy refuses to fight and we call that the sin
But he's standin' up for what he believes in
And that seems pretty damned American to me
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
Living in the wasteland of the free
Where the poor have now become the enemy
Let's blame our troubles on the weak ones
Sounds like some kind of Hitler remedy
Living in the wasteland of the free
Whilst we sit gloating in our greatness
Justice is sinking to the bottom of the sea
Living in the wasteland of the free
Living in the wasteland of the free
Living in the wasteland of the free
Chords:
= X02210
= X32010
= 022100
= 133211
= 355433
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Readable chord sheet for Wasteland Of The Free by Iris Dement
[C] [Am] Living in the [G]wasteland of the [C]free We got [G]preachers dealin' in politics and[C] diamond mines And their [G]speech is growing in[C]creasingly unkind [Am] They say they are Christ's disciples But [F]they don't look like Jesus to me And it feels like [C]I am [G]living in the wasteland[C] of the free We got [G]politicians runnin' races on[C] corporate cash Now don't tell [G]me they don't turn around and [C]kiss them people's ass [Am] Now you may call me old-fashioned But [F]that don't fit my picture of a true democracy And it feels like [C]I am [G]living in the wasteland[C] of the free We got [G]C E O's makin' two hundred[C] times the workers pay But they'll [G]fight like hell against[C] raising the minimum wage [Am] And if you don't like it mister They'll ship your [F]job to some third world country 'cross the sea And it feels like [C]I am [G]living in the wasteland[C] of the free [F] Living in the [G]wasteland of the [C]free [E] Where the poor have now become the ene[Am]my [F] Let's blame our [C]troubles on the weak ones [E]Sounds like some kind of [Am] Hitler reme[F]dy Living in the [G]wasteland of the fr[C]ee We got [G]little kids with guns fighting[C] inner-city wars So, what do we [G]do, we put these little [C]kids behind prison doors [Am] And we call ourselves the advanced civilisation [F] But that sounds like crap to me And it feels like [C]I am [G]living in the wasteland[C] of the free We got [G]high school kids runnin' 'round in[C] Calvin Klein and Guess Who cannot [G]pass a sixth grade reading [C]test [Am] But if you ask them, they can tell you [F] The name of every crotch on MTV And it feels like [C]I am [G]living in the wasteland[C] of the free We kill for [G]oil then throw a[C] party when we win Some guy re[G]fuses to fight and we call [C]that the sin [Am] But he's standin' up for what he believes in [F] And that seems pretty damned American to me And it feels like [C]I am [G]living in the wasteland[C] of the free [F] Living in the w[G]asteland of the [C]free [E] Where the poor have now become the ene[Am]my [F] Let's blame our [C]troubles on the weak ones [E]Sounds like some kind of [Am] Hitler reme[F]dy Living in the [G]wasteland of the fr[C]ee [F]Whilst we sit [C]gloating in our greatness [E]Justice is sinking to the [Am]bottom of the sea [F] Living in the [G]wasteland of the fr[C]ee [F] Living in the [G]wasteland of the fr[C]ee [F] Living in the [G]wasteland of the fr[C]ee Chords: [Am] = X02210 [C] = X32010 [E] = 022100 [F] = 133211 [G] = 355433