Chords for Kinky Friedman : Sold American
Tempo:
155.3 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
C#
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [B] [C#]
[D]
[A] Faded, jaded, [G] fallen, [A] [D] cowboy star,
[A] [C#] Porn [A] shop's itching [G] for your old [D] guitar.
[G] Where you going, [D] ain't nobody knows,
[G] The sequins have fallen [A] from your clothes.
Once you heard the Opry [G]
crowd [D] applaud, [A]
[C#] Now you're hanging [G] out at Fourth and [D] Broad.
[G] On a rain-wet sidewalk [D] remembering the time, [G] When coffee with a friend was [A] still a dime.
[D] And everything's been [G] [Em]
sold American, [A] The early [C#] times is finished [G] and the wanted's [D] all are real.
[A]
[D] Everyone's been [E]
sold [G] American, [A] Been dreaming dreams in [Bm] a [G] roll-away [D] bed.
[A] Writing down your memoirs on [G] some window in the [D] frost, [C#m] Roulette eyes [A] reflecting
[G] another morning [D] lost.
[G] Hauled in by the metro [D] for a killing time and pain, With a [G] singing brakeman [A] screaming through your vein.
[D] And everything's [E] been sold
[Em] American, [A] The lonely night is mourning [G] for the dead that never [D]
died.
[A]
[D] Everyone's [Em] been sold American, [A] Don't let me catch you laughing [G] when the [C#] jukebox [D] cries.
[A] [C#] You told me you were [A] born so [G] much higher [D] than life, But [C#m] I've seen the faded [A] pictures of your [G] children [D] and your wife.
Now [G] they're fumbling through your wallet, And [D] they're trying to find your name.
[G] It's almost like they raised the [A] price of fame.
[D] And everything's been [Em] [E] sold [Em] American, [A] No place to [C#] go and brother, [G] [D] no place to stay.
[Bm] Everyone's been [G#]
sold [Em] American, [A] Let heaven's [E] golden [C#] greyhound roll [G] your [D] soul away.
[A] Let heaven's golden greyhound [G] roll your soul [D] away.
[B]
[G#]
[B]
[E]
[D]
[A] Faded, jaded, [G] fallen, [A] [D] cowboy star,
[A] [C#] Porn [A] shop's itching [G] for your old [D] guitar.
[G] Where you going, [D] ain't nobody knows,
[G] The sequins have fallen [A] from your clothes.
Once you heard the Opry [G]
crowd [D] applaud, [A]
[C#] Now you're hanging [G] out at Fourth and [D] Broad.
[G] On a rain-wet sidewalk [D] remembering the time, [G] When coffee with a friend was [A] still a dime.
[D] And everything's been [G] [Em]
sold American, [A] The early [C#] times is finished [G] and the wanted's [D] all are real.
[A]
[D] Everyone's been [E]
sold [G] American, [A] Been dreaming dreams in [Bm] a [G] roll-away [D] bed.
[A] Writing down your memoirs on [G] some window in the [D] frost, [C#m] Roulette eyes [A] reflecting
[G] another morning [D] lost.
[G] Hauled in by the metro [D] for a killing time and pain, With a [G] singing brakeman [A] screaming through your vein.
[D] And everything's [E] been sold
[Em] American, [A] The lonely night is mourning [G] for the dead that never [D]
died.
[A]
[D] Everyone's [Em] been sold American, [A] Don't let me catch you laughing [G] when the [C#] jukebox [D] cries.
[A] [C#] You told me you were [A] born so [G] much higher [D] than life, But [C#m] I've seen the faded [A] pictures of your [G] children [D] and your wife.
Now [G] they're fumbling through your wallet, And [D] they're trying to find your name.
[G] It's almost like they raised the [A] price of fame.
[D] And everything's been [Em] [E] sold [Em] American, [A] No place to [C#] go and brother, [G] [D] no place to stay.
[Bm] Everyone's been [G#]
sold [Em] American, [A] Let heaven's [E] golden [C#] greyhound roll [G] your [D] soul away.
[A] Let heaven's golden greyhound [G] roll your soul [D] away.
[B]
[G#]
[B]
[E]
Key:
D
G
A
C#
Em
D
G
A
[N] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ Faded, jaded, [G] fallen, _ [A] _ [D] cowboy star, _
_ [A] _ _ [C#] Porn [A] shop's itching [G] for your old [D] guitar. _
_ [G] _ _ Where you going, [D] ain't _ nobody knows, _ _
[G] _ The sequins have fallen [A] from your clothes. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Once you heard the Opry [G] _
_ crowd [D] applaud, _ _ [A] _
[C#] Now you're hanging [G] out at Fourth and [D] Broad.
_ [G] On a rain-wet _ sidewalk _ [D] remembering the time, _ [G] When coffee with a friend was [A] still a dime. _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ And _ everything's been [G] _ _ [Em]
sold American, _ [A] _ The early [C#] times is finished [G] and the wanted's [D] all are real.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] Everyone's been _ _ [E]
sold [G] _ American, _ [A] Been dreaming dreams in [Bm] a [G] roll-away [D] _ bed. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Writing down your memoirs on [G] some window in the [D] frost, _ _ _ [C#m] Roulette eyes [A] reflecting _
[G] _ _ another morning [D] _ lost.
_ [G] _ Hauled in by the metro _ [D] for a killing time and pain, _ With a [G] singing brakeman _ [A] screaming through your vein. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ And _ everything's [E] been _ sold _ _
[Em] American, [A] The lonely night is mourning [G] for the dead that never [D] _
died.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] Everyone's [Em] been _ sold _ American, [A] Don't let me catch you laughing [G] when the [C#] _ jukebox [D] cries. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [C#] You told me you were [A] born so [G] much _ higher [D] than life, But [C#m] I've seen the faded [A] pictures _ _ of your [G] children _ [D] and your wife.
_ _ _ _ Now [G] they're fumbling through your wallet, _ And [D] they're trying to find your name. _ _
[G] _ It's almost like they _ raised the [A] price of fame. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ And _ everything's been [Em] _ _ [E] sold _ [Em] American, [A] _ _ No place to [C#] go and brother, [G] _ _ [D] no place to stay. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Everyone's been _ _ [G#] _
sold [Em] American, _ _ [A] Let heaven's [E] golden [C#] greyhound roll [G] your _ [D] soul away. _ _ _ _
_ [A] Let _ heaven's golden _ greyhound [G] roll your _ soul _ _ _ _ _ [D] away. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ Faded, jaded, [G] fallen, _ [A] _ [D] cowboy star, _
_ [A] _ _ [C#] Porn [A] shop's itching [G] for your old [D] guitar. _
_ [G] _ _ Where you going, [D] ain't _ nobody knows, _ _
[G] _ The sequins have fallen [A] from your clothes. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Once you heard the Opry [G] _
_ crowd [D] applaud, _ _ [A] _
[C#] Now you're hanging [G] out at Fourth and [D] Broad.
_ [G] On a rain-wet _ sidewalk _ [D] remembering the time, _ [G] When coffee with a friend was [A] still a dime. _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ And _ everything's been [G] _ _ [Em]
sold American, _ [A] _ The early [C#] times is finished [G] and the wanted's [D] all are real.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] Everyone's been _ _ [E]
sold [G] _ American, _ [A] Been dreaming dreams in [Bm] a [G] roll-away [D] _ bed. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Writing down your memoirs on [G] some window in the [D] frost, _ _ _ [C#m] Roulette eyes [A] reflecting _
[G] _ _ another morning [D] _ lost.
_ [G] _ Hauled in by the metro _ [D] for a killing time and pain, _ With a [G] singing brakeman _ [A] screaming through your vein. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ And _ everything's [E] been _ sold _ _
[Em] American, [A] The lonely night is mourning [G] for the dead that never [D] _
died.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] Everyone's [Em] been _ sold _ American, [A] Don't let me catch you laughing [G] when the [C#] _ jukebox [D] cries. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [C#] You told me you were [A] born so [G] much _ higher [D] than life, But [C#m] I've seen the faded [A] pictures _ _ of your [G] children _ [D] and your wife.
_ _ _ _ Now [G] they're fumbling through your wallet, _ And [D] they're trying to find your name. _ _
[G] _ It's almost like they _ raised the [A] price of fame. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ And _ everything's been [Em] _ _ [E] sold _ [Em] American, [A] _ _ No place to [C#] go and brother, [G] _ _ [D] no place to stay. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Everyone's been _ _ [G#] _
sold [Em] American, _ _ [A] Let heaven's [E] golden [C#] greyhound roll [G] your _ [D] soul away. _ _ _ _
_ [A] Let _ heaven's golden _ greyhound [G] roll your _ soul _ _ _ _ _ [D] away. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _