C F  C
C F  C  G


[Verse 1]
C
  More tough news on the late night TV
C
  News lady tells me that it's cold outside
C
  Man gets his carjacked, graveyard gets ransacked
C
  Everybody knows that there ain't no place to hide


[Pre-Chorus]
Am                             Em
  Late night drive-by, there's   blood on the sidewalk
F                            G
  Rain's gonna wash out that stain someday
Am                            Em
  That stupid kid should have known this ain't no cakewalk
F                             G
  You can't just wear your bandana that way


[Chorus]
F            G
  Ain't that freedom for you
C            Am        F
  Ain't that freedom for you
G                C     F  C  G
Freedom American style


[Verse 1]
C
  Hot car rollin' down an empty highway
C
  The keys were in it man it serves the owner right
C
  The youg girl attacked in the woods off the parkway
C
  She should have known not to jog alone at night


[Pre-Chorus]
Am                    Em
  Drugs rule downtown,   gangs rule midtown
F                              G
  You're on your own when they  both collide
Am                            Em
  I keep my doors locked with bars on my window
        F                       G
Got an alarm in my car, keep my kids inside


[Chorus]
F            G
  Ain't that freedom for you
C            Am        F
  Ain't that freedom for you
G                C     F  C
Freedom American style


[Instrumental]
C  F  C  G
F  G  C  Am
F  G


[Verse 3]
C
  More tough news on the late night TV
C
  News lady tells me that it's cold outside
C
  Man gets his carjacked, graveyard gets ransacked
C
  Everybody knows that there ain't no place to hide


[Pre-Chorus]
Am                          Em
  I keep my arms around whatever I've got
        F                            C
It's an alright world but you know I watch myself
    Am                       Em
I'm virtually free to do whatever I want
      F                     C
But I try to remember so is everybody else


[Chorus]
F            G
  Ain't that freedom for you
C            Am        F
  Ain't that freedom for you
G                C     Am
Freedom American style
           F
Ain't that   freedom for
G            C   F     C
Freedom American style