CAmGC
Living in the wasteland of the free
GC
We got preachers dealin' in politics and diamond mines
GC
And their speech is growing increasingly unkind
Am
They say they are Christ's disciples
F
But they don't look like Jesus to me
CGC
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
GC
We got politicians runnin' races on corporate cash
GC
Now don't tell me they don't turn around and kiss them people's ass
Am
Now you may call me old-fashioned
F
But that don't fit my picture of a true democracy
CGC
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
GC
We got CE O's makin' two hundred times the workers pay
GC
But they'll fight like hell against raising the minimum wage
Am
And if you don't like it mister
F
They'll ship your job to some third world country 'cross the sea
CGC
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
FGC
Living in the wasteland of the free
EAm
Where the poor have now become the enemy
FC
Let's blame our troubles on the weak ones
EAmF
Sounds like some kind of Hitler remedy
GC
Living in the wasteland of the free
GC
We got little kids with guns fighting inner-city wars
GC
So, what do we do, we put these little kids behind prison doors
Am
And we call ourselves the advanced civilisation
F
But that sounds like crap to me
CGC
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
GC
We got high school kids runnin' 'round in Calvin Klein and Guess
GC
Who cannot pass a sixth grade reading test
Am
But if you ask them , they can tell you
F
The name of every crotch on MTV
CGC
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
GC
We kill for oil then throw a party when we win
GC
Some guy refuses to fight and we call that the sin
Am
But he's standin' up for what he believes in
F
And that seems pretty damned American to me
CGC
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
FGC
Living in the wasteland of the free
EAm
Where the poor have now become the enemy
FC
Let's blame our troubles on the weak ones
EAmF
Sounds like some kind of Hitler remedy
GC
Living in the wasteland of the free
FC
Whilst we sit gloating in our greatness
EAm
Justice is sinking to the bottom of the sea
FGC
Living in the wasteland of the free
FGC
Living in the wasteland of the free
FGC
Living in the wasteland of the free
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.