Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 20:04:31 ESTSubject: wasteland_of_the_free.crd - By Iris DeMentWasteland Of The Free - Written By Iris Dement>From The Album "The Way I Should" - Iris DeMent=====================================================(Intro)C Am G CLiving in the wasteland of the freeG CWe got preachers dealin' in politics and diamond minesG CAnd their speech is growing increasingly unkindAmThey say they are Christ's disciplesFBut they don't look like Jesus to meC G CAnd it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the freeG CWe got politicians runnin' races on corporate cashG CNow don't tell me they don't turn around and kiss them people's assAmNow you may call me old-fashionedFBut that don't fit my picture of a true democracyC G CAnd it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the freeG CWe got C E O's makin' two hundred times the workers payG CBut they'll fight like hell against raising the minimum wageAmAnd if you don't like it misterFThey'll ship your job to some third world country 'cross the seaC G CAnd it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free(Chorus)F G CLiving in the wasteland of the freeE AmWhere the poor have now become the enemyF CLet's blame our troubles on the weak onesE Am FSounds like some kind of Hitler remedyG CLiving in the wasteland of the freeG CWe got little kids with guns fighting inner-city warsG CSo, what do we do, we put these little kids behind prison doorsAmAnd we call ourselves the advanced civilisationFBut that sounds like crap to meC G CAnd it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the freeG CWe got high school kids runnin' 'round in Calvin Klein and GuessG CWho cannot pass a sixth grade reading testAmBut if you ask them, they can tell youFThe name of every crotch on MTVC G CAnd it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the freeG CWe kill for oil then throw a party when we winG CSome guy refuses to fight and we call that the sinAmBut he's standin' up for what he believes inFAnd that seems pretty damned American to meC G CAnd it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free(Chorus)F G CLiving in the wasteland of the freeE AmWhere the poor have now become the enemyF CLet's blame our troubles on the weak onesE Am FSounds like some kind of Hitler remedyG CLiving in the wasteland of the freeF CWhilst we sit gloating in our greatnessE AmJustice is sinking to the bottom of the seaF G CLiving in the wasteland of the freeF G CLiving in the wasteland of the freeF G CLiving in the wasteland of the freeChords:Am = X02210C = X32010E = 022100F = 133211G = 355433Transcribed by Jim Sparrow - 7th Feb 1998Email: KidLoops@aol.com
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