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 F#m C#m
well they tied that yellow ribbon round the oak tree .
E F#m C#m
they’ve worn out all the prayer in their hearts .
A E B
all along thought they were routing for the home team ,
A B C5
as they’re sent to the game and torn apart .

E F#m C#m
we twist this tourniquet upon the pipeline ,
E F#m C#m
that he carries all the pain in the world .
A E B
as we blindly clap and cheer from the sidelines
A B
it’s clear , on a losing streak from the very start .

chorus
C5 C#m A E
and that’s where they found me ,
B C#m A E B
in the cemetery .
C#m A
a smoking gun in my hand ,
E B A
now i’m damned for the land of the free .
B
sing with me ,
E
the american scream .

intro
E F#m C#m
E F#m C#m

verse 2
E F#m C#m
they took that faded ribbon off the oak tree .
E F#m C#m
they’ve worn out all the hope in their hearts .
A E B
all along thought i was doing the right thing ,
A B
now i’m lying in a pool of my blood .

chorus
C5 C#m A E
and that’s where they found me ,
B C#m A E B
in the cemetery .
C#m A
a smoking gun in my hand ,
E B A
now i’m damned for the land of the free .
B
sing with me ,

C#m A E
and that’s where they found me ,
B C#m A E B
in the cemetery .
C#m A
a smoking gun in my hand ,
E B A
now i’m damned for the land of the free .
B
sing with me ,

bridge ( solo )
E A C#m B A
the american scream .
E A C#m B A
the american scream .

chorus
C#m A E
and that’s where they found me ,
B C#m A E B
in the cemetery .
C#m A
a smoking gun in my hand ,
E B A
now i’m damned for the land of the free .
B
sing with me ,
c#m~~
the american scream .