The American Nightmare

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
D5                                Bb5
  Rest your head, here's a lullaby
                       D5
A melody for heavy eyes
                       Bbm
Early to bed, early to die
           A5
Welcome to your worst nightmare

[Breakdown]
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[Verse 2]
D5
Fast asleep, it's all in your head now
                                     Bb5
Past the street where they cursed my name
            A5
But I won't be forsaken
D5
Craven my revenge from the shallow grave
                     Bb5
Where I went down in flames
              A5
The beast has been awakened

[Pre-Chorus]
     Bb5
When night comes creeping
   A5
My cruel hand will rock you to sleep
                      D5
I'm the American nightmare

[Chorus]
With American dreams
Bb5                  Db5(#5)                   A5
   Of countin' the bodies while you count sheep
                      D5
I'm the American nightmare
Yeah, I'm living' the dream
G5                   Bb5                      A5
  I'm slashing my way   through the golden age  of the
silver scream
D5
  Sweet dreams

[Breakdown]
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[Verse 3]
A5        D5
  Fell in love with hate cause evil fit like a glove
                         Bb5
It's fate that I'm still here
            A5
And I won't be forsaken
D5
Wicked when I was just a man
                             Bb5
But sickening now and fed by fear
              A5            A5 Bb5 A5 Bb5 A5
The beast has been awakened now
They all think it's just pretend
A5 Bb5 A5
Bb5 A5
    You'll never ever sleep again
A5 Bb5 A5 Bb5
A5
  All your friends are fucking dead
A5 Bb5 A5
Bb5 A5
    You can't turn down your own deathbed

[Pre-Chorus]
     Bb5
When night comes creeping
   A5
My cruel hand will rock you to sleep
                      D5
I'm the American nightmare

[Chorus]
With American dreams
Bb5                  Db5(#5)                   A5
   Of countin' the bodies while you count sheep
                      D5
I'm the American nightmare
Yeah, I'm living' the dream
G5                   Bb5                      A5
  I'm slashing my way   through the golden age  of the
             D5 Bb5 Db5(#5)
silver scream
A5                      D5
  I'm the American nightmare
I'm the man of the dreams
G5                      Bb5
  Where the glove is God
                       A5
So I'm sinking my claws  in the silver scream

[Bridge]
D5                  Db5(#5)
One and two, dreams do     come true
Bb5
Three, four, see you at the morgue
D5               Db5(#5)
Five, six, he'll get    his fix
Bb5
Seven, eight,
now shake the twisted hand of fate
A5
  No!
Shake the twisted hand of fate
No!
All your friends are fucking dead

[Pre-Chorus]
     Bb5
When night comes creeping
   A5
My cruel hand will rock you to sleep
                      D5
I'm the American nightmare

[Chorus]
With American dreams
Bb5                  Db5(#5)                   A5
   Of countin' the bodies while you count sheep
                      D5
I'm the American nightmare
Yeah, I'm living' the dream
G5                   Bb5                      A5
  I'm slashing my way   through the golden age  of the
             D5 Bb5 Db5(#5)
silver scream
A5                      D5
  I'm the American nightmare
I'm the man of the dreams
G5                      Bb5
  Where the glove is God
                       A5
So I'm sinking my claws  in the silver scream