Anti-Flag - The Bright Lights Of America Chords

Because no one ever gets it right...



Intro:
C#     Bbm     Ab     F#


Verse 1:
C#              C#,Cm,Bbm
16 year old girl
                         F#
In a hollow carved out place
C                               C#,Cm,Bbm
Just looking for some prettiness
                                F#                         Bbm
But the cuts in her arm don’t paint for her a very pretty view
         Ab                   F#           Ab
In her mind, she dreams that she is far away from


Chorus:
C#                                                   C#,Cm,Bbm
The bright lights of America, life and death in a sold out ‘erica,
                          Bbm,Ab,F#
To live and die in the heart of America, where they sell souls,
The bright lights of America, life and death in a sold out ‘erica,
To live and die in the heart of America, where they sell souls,


Verse 2:
A concrete city hell (City hell)
Suburbs that never end (Just like an ocean)
One parent lives in each of them
Passed back and forth he huffs glue to escape their bitter homes
He’s just one of desperate ranks who can’t break free from


Bridge:
Bbm                       C#
I just want you to know there are warehouses full
Ab                            F#
Of f**ked up kids like you and me (Can't find our way)
Bbm                      C#
So many lost in strife, caught in an endless fight
Ab                         F#
To leave this empty ugly place (I'm leaving you as sane!)