Carmerica Chords

[Intro]
C Em C Em   C
 
[Verse 1]
G          D       Am        C
Here in Carmerica, nothing's free
G             D             Am              C        Em    C
Not the food, not the fuel, not the people, not me
G          D       Am          C
Here in Carmerica, deep in the gears
     G            D          Am         C
Of a four-stroke engine lubricated with tears
Em                D            B         Em
You can hear it a-comin', long before it appears
C          Em      D           Am
Here in Carmerica, deep in the gears
 
[Verse 2]
C          G          D         B
Here in Carmerica, is makin' me blue
C          Em      D          Bm
Here in Carmerica, miles from you
C                   G            D             B
And it could not be sadder, more grim, or more true
C          Em      D          C
Here in Carmerica, miles from you
 
[Verse 3]
G          D       Am      C
Here in Carmerica, moments away
G           D               G           C
Pressure is building just a little each day
D                    B           Em
Ready to rumble, let happen what may
C          Em      D       C
Here in Carmerica, moments away
 
[Verse 4]
G          D       Am          C
Here in Carmerica, land of the cruel
G           D        Am          C
Addicted to sex, and addicted to fuel
    Em           D          B7       Em
But some of your people are nobody's fool
C          Em      D           Am
Here in Carmerica, land of the cruel
 
[Verse 5]
C          G          D         B
Here in Carmerica, is makin' me blue
        C  Em      D          Bm
Here in Carmerica, miles from you
       C            G            D             B
And it could not be sadder, more grim, or more true
        C  Em      D          Am      C
Here in Carmerica, miles from you
 
[Verse 6]
G          D       Am           C
Here in Carmerica, divided they stand
G           D              G            C
They wait undecided, their heads in the sand
      Em         D            B            Em
Their confidence wavers, then leaves their command
        C  Em      D            C
Here in Carmerica, divided they stand
 
G          D       Am          C
Here in Carmerica, land that I love
    G             D           Am          C
The grind of your dollar, the fist in the glove
    Em             D           B            Em
The smooth-runnin' engine when push came to shove
        C  Em      D           Am
Here in Carmerica, land that I love
C          G          D         B
Here in Carmerica, is makin' me blue
Em      C  Em      D          B
Here in Carmerica, miles from you
       C            G            D             B
And it could not be sadder, more grim, or more true
        C  Em      D          B
Here in Carmerica, miles from you
      C              G            D              B
And I could not feel sadder, more alone, or more blue
        C  Em      D          C             G
Here in Carmerica, miles from you
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