American Idle

G#                                
As the tears welled up in my eyes,
     E                    F#
 something hit me that tore me up 
inside
G#                                
Misled, deceived, we all turned 
    E                            
out backs on those we should 
F#               E
respect and send back home
               F#             
This is not a game that anyone 
          E
should play
                       F#          
Blood spills on the ground and all 
                        G#
our hands are dripping now

[Chorus]
   G#                B            
I can't wipe them clean, I somehow
  E             F#
 feel responsible
      G#           B              
In a time of disarray I wrote it 
                    E              
off and said this feeling will fade
  F#
 away
               G#           B
But to my dismay, I still feel 
            F#
responsible
           G#                 B   
I didn't take my duty seriously 
              E               F#
and now this feeling won't go away
              G#
It won't go away

[Verse]
Continues after the ad
G#                              E
"In time everything will be 
               F#               
alright, he's no better than the 
  G#
other guy"
                      E       F#  
Shame on me! The apathetic 
                   E
American they want me to be
              F#                   
I'm a bad cliche that too many of 
      E
us portray
                      F#         
Blood spills on the gound and all 
                         G#
our hands are dripping now

[Chorus]
   G#                B            
I can't wipe them clean, I somehow
  E             F#
 feel responsible
      G#           B              
In a time of disarray I wrote it 
                    E              
off and said this feeling will fade
  F#
 away
               G#           B
But to my dismay, I still feel 
            F#
responsible
           G#                 B   
I didn't take my duty seriously 
              E               F#
and now this feeling won't go away
              G#
It won't go away

[Solo]
G#  E (7th)  B  F#  Em (pm)  B  F#  
Em  F#
G# (11th)pm  F# (9th)  E (7th)  D# 
(6th)  G#

[Bridge]
Em                 F#             D#
I won't make the same mistake again
                         G#
I'll learn to speak my mind
      Em         F#              D#
I'm never going down without a fight

[Chorus]
   G#                B            
I can't wipe them clean, I somehow
  E             F#
 feel responsible
      G#           B              
In a time of disarray I wrote it 
                    E              
off and said this feeling will fade
  F#
 away
               G#           B
But to my dismay, I still feel 
            F#
responsible
           G#                 B   
I didn't take my duty seriously 
              E               F#
and now this feeling won't go away