Intro 
Dm A  x24 


Dm                  A 
I can't believe the time 
     Dm 
It's getting to be late 
so crowded in the state 
   A       Dm 
of my mind I can't seem 
to think straight it's 
A 
hard to tell my fate 
           Dm 
anymore So would you be 
so kind to tell me which 
                 A 
direction is the door 



F            G            E 
  How will I manage to survive 
                        F 
while I'm fighting this fiend 
G                       A      Bb B C C# 
Welcome to the American machine 



Dm                    A 
Blame blame it on the game 
    Dm 
The move of the technocrat 
watch him tip his hat 
            A 
he's got no name 
Dm 
Corporation enterprise 
A 
always tries to justify 
        Dm 
the end Only for the short 
term profits will be 
                A 
just around the bend 



F            G            E 
  How will I manage to survive 
                        F 
while I'm fighting this fiend 
G                       A 
Welcome to the American machine 


Saxophone Solo 
Gm Bb F C  x2 



Gm     Bb          F 
Ooohhh da da da da da da 
      C     Gm Bb  F   C C# 
da da da da ooohhh yeah 


 
Dm                   A 
Ohhh I see the river red 
    Dm 
The government the pentagon 
choose to feed the green 
         A         Dm 
beret instead The streets 
are filled with homeless 
    A 
the ignorant have nowhere 
         Dm 
to go So tell me where 
is the Medicare amidst 
                A 
all the nuclear show 



F            G            E 
  How will I manage to survive 
                        F 
while I'm fighting this fiend 
G                       A      Bb B C C# Dm 
Welcome to the American machine