Wasteland of the Free Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]Liv[Am]ing in the wastelan[G]d

[Interlude 1]
of the free...
[C]

[Verse 2]
We got preach[G]ers dealing in
politics [C]an d diamond mines
And [G]their speech is growing
increas[C]ingly [Am]unkind
They say they are Christ's disciples
[F]But they don't look like Jesus to me
And it feels [C]like I am [G]living in the
[C]wasteland of the free

[Verse 3]
[C]
We got [G]politicians running
races on [C]corporate cash
Now don't tell [G]me they don't turn around
and kiss [C]them peoples' [Am]ass
You may call me old-fashioned
But But that [F]don't fit my picture
of a true democracy
And it feels [C]like I am [G]living in the
[C]wasteland of the free

[Verse 4]
[C]
[G]We got CEO's making two [C]hundred
times the workers' pay
But they'll [G]fight like hell against
rais[C]ing the minimum [Am]wage
And If you don't like it,
mister, they'll ship your job
[F]To some third-world country
country 'cross the sea
And it feels [C]like I am [G]living in the
[C]wasteland of the free

[Verse 5]
[F]
Living in the [G]wasteland of the [C]free[E]
Where the poor have now
become the [Am]enemy
[F]Let's blame our troubles
[C]on the weak ones
Sound[E]s like some kind of
[Am]Hitler remedy[F]
Living in the [G]wasteland of the free
[C]

[Verse 6]
We got little [G]kids with guns
fight[C]ing inner city wars
So what [G]do we do,
we put these little [C]kids behind prison doors
[Am]And we call ourselves the
advanced civilization
[F]That sounds like crap to me
And it feels [C]like I am [G]living in the
[C]wasteland of the free

[Verse 7]
[C]
We got high-school [G]kids kids running
'round [C]in Calvin Klein and Guess
Who cannot [G]pass a sixth-grade
reading [C]reading test
[Am]But if you ask them, they can tell you
The [F]name of every crotch on mTV
And it feels [C]like I am [G]living in the
[C]wasteland of the free

[Verse 8]
[C]
We kill [G]for oil, then we throw
a [C]party when we win
Some guy re[G]fuses to fight,
and [C]we call that the sin
[Am]But he's standing up for
what he believes in
[F]And that seems pretty damned
American to me
And it feels [C]like I am [G]living in the
[C]wasteland of the free

[Verse 9]
[F]
Living in the [G]wasteland of the free
[C]Where [E]the poor have now
become the [Am]enemy
[F]Let's blame our troubles
[C]on the weak ones
Sound[E]s like some kind
[Am]of Hitler reme[F]dy
Living in the [G]wasteland of the free
[C]

[Verse 10]
[F]While we sit gloating in [C]our greatness
[E]Justice is sinking to the bot
[Am]tom of the s[F]ea
Living in the [G]wasteland
of the [C]free[Am]
Living in the [G]wasteland
of the [C]free[Am]
Living in the [G]wasteland of the free
[C]