Bm              D
By happy hearts so broken
         Em
We stuck by you, and you know
          Bm              D
Your bold swagger made us forget
                  Em
The dagger at our throat
Bm                 D
You're always in a hurry and a rage
Em
  I call it defiance of coming of age
Bm                     D
  But you've cast your last spell on us
Em
  You've bombed your last bridge to us, oh


[Chorus]
Bm           D     Em
  We used to love America
Bm           D     Em
  We used to love America
Bm           D     Em
  We used to love America
Bm           D     Em
  We used to love America


[Verse 2]
Bm                       D
  You would have won the world by letting go
Em
  But then you lost your way
Bm                    D
  Your glory days are gone, so smile and roll over
Em
  We've got so much more in common today
Bm             D
  All hail the stumbling child king
Em
  Calling for the vanishing light
    Bm               D
Now stay with us, as brothers
Em
  Through this darkest of nights, oh


[Chorus]
Bm           D     Em
  We used to love America
Bm           D     Em
  We used to love America
Bm           D     Em
  We used to love America
Bm           D     Em
  We used to love America


[Bridge]
D
  And I remember how you sang
Em
  We shall all sing again:
           Bm
"Screw the rest
               G
The west knows best"
D
  Yeah, I remember how you sang
Em
  We shall all just sing it:
           Bm
"Screw the rest
               G
The west knows best
              Bm
Oh, screw the rest
               G
The west knows best
          Bm
Screw the rest
               G
The west knows best
          Bm
Screw the rest
               G
The west knows best"


[Outro]
Bm           D     Em
  We used to love America