#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# From: KidLoops@aol.com Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 20:04:31 EST Subject: wasteland_of_the_free.crd - By Iris DeMent Wasteland Of The Free - Written By Iris Dement >From The Album "The Way I Should" - Iris DeMent ===================================================== [Intro] C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Living in the wasteland of the free G (320003@1) CWe (x32010@1)got preachers dealin' in politics and diamond mines G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)their speech is growing increasingly unkind Am (x02210@1) They say they are Christ's disciples FBut (133211@1)they don't look like Jesus to me C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free G (320003@1) CWe (x32010@1)got politicians runnin' races on corporate cash G (320003@1) CNow (x32010@1)don't tell me they don't turn around and kiss them people's ass Am (x02210@1) Now you may call me old-fashioned FBut (133211@1)that don't fit my picture of a true democracy C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free G (320003@1) CWe (x32010@1)got C E O's makin' two hundred times the workers pay G (320003@1) CBut (x32010@1)they'll fight like hell against raising the minimum wage Am (x02210@1) And if you don't like it mister FThey'll (133211@1)ship your job to some third world country 'cross the sea C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free [Chorus] F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Living in the wasteland of the free E (022100@1) Am (x02210@1)Where the poor have now become the enemy F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)Let's blame our troubles on the weak ones E (022100@1) Am (x02210@1) FSounds (133211@1)like some kind of Hitler remedy G (320003@1) CLiving (x32010@1)in the wasteland of the free G (320003@1) CWe (x32010@1)got little kids with guns fighting inner-city wars G (320003@1) CSo, (x32010@1)what do we do, we put these little kids behind prison doors Am (x02210@1) And we call ourselves the advanced civilisation F (133211@1)But that sounds like crap to me C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free G (320003@1) CWe (x32010@1)got high school kids runnin' 'round in Calvin Klein and Guess G (320003@1) CWho (x32010@1)cannot pass a sixth grade reading test Am (x02210@1) But if you ask them, they can tell you F (133211@1)The name of every crotch on MTV C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free G (320003@1) CWe (x32010@1)kill for oil then throw a party when we win G (320003@1) CSome (x32010@1)guy refuses to fight and we call that the sin Am (x02210@1) But he's standin' up for what he believes in F (133211@1)And that seems pretty damned American to me C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free [Chorus] F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Living in the wasteland of the free E (022100@1) Am (x02210@1)Where the poor have now become the enemy F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)Let's blame our troubles on the weak ones E (022100@1) Am (x02210@1) FSounds (133211@1)like some kind of Hitler remedy G (320003@1) CLiving (x32010@1)in the wasteland of the free F (133211@1) CWhilst (x32010@1)we sit gloating in our greatness E (022100@1) AmJustice (x02210@1)is sinking to the bottom of the sea F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Living in the wasteland of the free F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Living in the wasteland of the free F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Living in the wasteland of the free Chords: Am = X02210 C = X32010 E = 022100 F = 133211 G = 355433 Transcribed by Jim Sparrow - 7th Feb 1998 Email: KidLoops@aol.com