That left me for dead or alive
D G A D
I am a nation, a worker of pride
My debt to the status quo
D G A D
The scars on my hands and all means to an end
It's all that I have to show
D G A D
I swallowed my pride, and I choked on my faith
I've given my heart and my soul
D G A D
I've broken my fingers, and lied through my teeth
The pillar of damage control
D
I've been to the edge
G A D
And I've thrown the bouquet
Of flowers left over from the grave
D
I sat in the waiting room
G A D
Wasting my time
And waiting for Judgment Day
G A D G A D
I praise liber ty, the freedom to o bey
G A D
It's a song that strangles me
G D A
Well don't cross the line
G D A (x3)
D C# B
Oh, dream, American dream
A G
I can't even sleep
Bb D
From light's early dawn
D C# B
Oh, scream, America scream
A G
Believe what you see
Bb
From heroes and cons