Key: A
Introduction:
Am F
Remember when ninth grade was about gettin' laid
C Am
Skippin' class tryin' not to get caught
Am F
Now you gotta take a test in a bulletproof vest
C Am
Scared to death that you might get shot
Am C
It's like I just closed my eyes
F C
Everybody started fallin' for the Devil's disguise
F
That hides behind the lines
C F Am
That hide the truth and I just can't take it no more
Am G Am
So wake me up from this American bad dream
Am G Am
Is it this messed up, or is it really reality?
Am G Am
I'm becomin' numb to all of this tragedy
Am G Am
Somebody wake me up from this American bad dream (this American bad dream)
G Am G
From this American bad dream (this American bad dream)
Am F
I remember doin' 10 over the limit would just get you a ticket
C Am
Just an inconvenience gettin' stopped
Am F
Bad cops played the jury, made the good ones worry
C Am
'Bout showin' up and doin' their job
Am C
It's like I just closed my eyes
F C
Everybody started fallin' for the Devil's disguise
F
That hides behind the lines
C F Am
That hide the truth and I just can't take it no more
Am G Am
So wake me up from this American bad dream
Am G Am
Is it this messed up, or is it really reality?
Am G Am
I'm becomin' numb to all of this tragedy
Am G Am
Somebody wake me up from this American bad dream (this American bad dream)
G F
Yeah this American bad dream
G F Am G
From this American bad dream, oh
Am C
It's like I just closed my eyes
F G
Everybody started fallin' for the Devil's disguise
G
Damn
Am G Am
So wake me up from this American bad dream (this American bad dream)
Am G Am
Is it this messed up, or is it really reality?
Am G Am
I'm becomin' numb, oh, to all of this tragedy
Am G Am
Somebody wake me up from this American bad dream (this American bad dream)
G Am
From this American bad dream (this American bad dream)
Am
Wake me up, wake me up (this American bad dream)
G Am
Wake me up from this American bad dream (this American bad dream)
G Am
From this American bad dream