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 E5 F#5 C#5 E5 F#5 C#5 Verse 1 E5 F#5 C#5 Well they tied that yellow ribbon round the oak tree. E5 F#5 C#5 They've worn out all the prayer in their hearts. A5 E5 B5 All along thought they were routing for the home team , A5 B5 C5 As they're sent to the game and torn apart. E5 F#5 C#5 We twist this tourniquet upon the pipeline, E5 F#5 C#5 That he carries all the pain in the world. A5 E5 B5 As we blindly clap and cheer from the sidelines A5 B5 It's clear, on a losing streak from the very start. Chorus C5 C#5 A5 E5 And that's where they found me, B5 C#5 A5 E5 B5 In the cemetery. C#5 A5 A smoking gun in my hand, E5 B5 A5 Now I'm damned for the land of the free. B5 Sing with me, E5 The american scream. Intro E5 F#5 C#5 E5 F#5 C#5 Verse 2 E5 F#5 C#5 They took that faded ribbon off the oak tree. E5 F#5 C#5 They've worn out all the hope in their hearts. A5 E5 B5 All along thought I was doing the right thing, A5 B5 Now I'm lying in a pool of my blood. Chorus C5 C#5 A5 E5 And that's where they found me, B5 C#5 A5 E5 B5 In the cemetery. C#5 A5 A smoking gun in my hand, E5 B5 A5 Now I'm damned for the land of the free. B5 Sing with me, C#5 A5 E5 And that's where they found me, B5 C#5 A5 E5 B5 In the cemetery. C#5 A5 A smoking gun in my hand, E5 B5 A5 Now I'm damned for the land of the free. B5 Sing with me, Bridge (Solo) E5 A5 C#5 B5 A5 The american scream. E5 A5 C#5 B5 A5 The american scream. Chorus C#5 A5 E5 And that's where they found me, B5 C#5 A5 E5 B5 In the cemetery. C#5 A5 A smoking gun in my hand, E5 B5 A5 Now I'm damned for the land of the free. B5 Sing with me, C#m~~ The american scream.