C  Am  F
C G/B Am  F

[Verse]
         C   G/B          Am               F
Well, we do okay with the things god gave us
            C   G/B             Am             F
But will it be enough when it's time to save us
Am     G/B         C
One in three can't read
Am      G/B       C
So many mouths to feed
        Am      G/B         C      F
We just sit and wait like a loaded gun

[Verse]
       C        G/B          Am             F
And we cloak ourselves in the great tradition
     C     G/B       Am         F
The United States of acquisition
Am        G/B    C
Every man for himself
     Am     G/B    C
Just me and no one else
        Am   G/B             C        F
Will we ever learn there's a price to pay

[Chorus]
 C          Dm    F                 G
America the free, wake up from your fantasy
       C           Dm             F             G
Is the nation so divided we can't see, we can't see
             C          Dm    Bb                  Am
That there's work to be done, somethin' there for everyone
  Dm         F    G     C G/B Am  F
I know, I'll start with me

[Verse]
C      G/B         Am         F
Six o' clock it's another story
  C      G/B        Am            F
A gunman down, in a blaze of glory
Am   G/B       C
Only ten years old
Am       G/B       C
Makes my blood run cold
        Am      G/B         C        F
And the press descends like birds of prey

[Verse]
    C   G/B     Am          F
And politicians stay in office
C       G/B     Am                 F
Far too long to vote their conscience
Am       G/B        C
Lobbied, bought and sold
Am      G/B       C
Trading votes for gold
           Am     G/B       C        F
They've forgotten that they work for us, yeah

[Chorus]
 C          Dm    F                 G
America the free, wake up from your fantasy
       C           Dm             F             G
Is the nation so divided we can't see, we can't see
             C          Dm    Bb                  Am
That there's work to be done, somethin' there for everyone
  Dm         F    G     C
I know, I'll start with me

[Bridge]
        Dm             F               C
For the beast to stay alive, it has to feed
                       G                     F
That's why in times of peace, they create an enemy
                               C
And though we call the Big Red Scare
             G              Dm
It's just my neighbour over there
                       Am
With hopes and dreams
            F  G            C
The same as me, the same as me

[Instrumental]
C G/B Am  F
C G/B Am  F

[Chorus]
 C          Dm    F                 G
America the free, wake up from your fantasy
       C           Dm             F             G
Is the nation so divided we can't see, we can't see
             C          Dm    Bb                  Am
That there's work to be done, somethin' there for everyone
  Dm         F    G     C G/B Am  F
I know, I'll start with me
                C G/B Am  F
I'll start with me

[Outro]
         C   G/B          Am              F
Well, we do okay with the things god gave us