Alkaline Trio
The American Scream
Standard Tuning
e|--7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4----|
B|----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|Lead if you have another guitar
Intro
E F#m C#m
E F#m C#m
Verse 1
E (022100@1) F#m (244222@1) C#mWell (x13321@4)they tied that yellow ribbon round the oak tree.
E (022100@1) F#m (244222@1) C#m (x13321@4)
They've worn out all the prayer in their hearts.
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1)
All along thought they were routing for the home team,
A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) C5 (x355xx@1)
As they're sent to the game and torn apart.
E (022100@1) F#m (244222@1) C#m (x13321@4)
We twist this tourniquet upon the pipeline,
E (022100@1) F#m (244222@1) C#m (x13321@4)
That he carries all the pain in the world.
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1)
As we blindly clap and cheer from the sidelines
A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1)
It's clear, on a losing streak from the very start.
Chorus
C5 (x355xx@1) C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_x02220@1">A E (022100@1)
And that's where they found me,
B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_x02220@1">A E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1)
In the cemetery.
C#m (x13321@4) A (x02220@1)
A smoking gun in my hand,
E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1)
Now I'm damned for the land of the free.
B (x2444x@1)
Sing with me,
E (022100@1)
The american scream.
Intro
E F#m C#m
E F#m C#m
Verse 2
E (022100@1) F#m (244222@1) C#m (x13321@4)
They took that faded ribbon off the oak tree.
E (022100@1) F#m (244222@1) C#m (x13321@4)
They've worn out all the hope in their hearts.
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1)
All along thought I was doing the right thing,
A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1)
Now I'm lying in a pool of my blood.
Chorus
C5 (x355xx@1) C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_x02220@1">A E (022100@1)
And that's where they found me,
B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_x02220@1">A E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1)
In the cemetery.
C#m (x13321@4) A (x02220@1)
A smoking gun in my hand,
E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1)
Now I'm damned for the land of the free.
B (x2444x@1)
Sing with me,
C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_x02220@1">A E (022100@1)
And that's where they found me,
B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_x02220@1">A E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1)
In the cemetery.
C#m (x13321@4) A (x02220@1)
A smoking gun in my hand,
E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1)
Now I'm damned for the land of the free.
B (x2444x@1)
Sing with me,
Bridge (Solo)
E (022100@1)A (x02220@1) C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_x2444x@1">B AThe (x02220@1)american scream.
E (022100@1)A (x02220@1) C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_x2444x@1">B AThe (x02220@1)american scream.
Chorus
C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_x02220@1">A E (022100@1)
And that's where they found me,
B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_x02220@1">A E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1)
In the cemetery.
C#m (x13321@4) A (x02220@1)
A smoking gun in my hand,
E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1)
Now I'm damned for the land of the free.
B (x2444x@1)
Sing with me,
C#m~~
The american scream.
