The Great Depression Chords Version 2 - Dave Hause

Intro

C (simply vary using the b string in C-formation and then on third thread, and the e-string)

Verse 1

C We were the Reagan kids F G C Our heroes didn't work like our daddies did F G C They dazzled us with TV through sleepy lids G We followed hulking maniacs to prozac nation F G "You can be anything, just get your education" C We were good Christian kids F G C We went to church on sunday mornings like mama did F G C Teenage love made us feel guilty and so we hid G Under those overpasses on summer nights F We'd tear each other's clothes off G And get into fights

Chorus

Dm F Then we roared right through our twenties G C Never bargained for a crash Dm F Watched our hollow dreams get buried G C Under heaps of plastic trash Dm F G Am Broken promises to children leaving idelible impressions F G C Welcome to the great depression

Verse 2

C We were our father's sons F G C Playing war on weekend days with our plastic guns F G C Catching up with who we were through the reruns G "Eat your vitamins and say your prayers F G You'll become doctors, lawyers and millionairs" C We were misguided kids F G C Tried to f**k our way through such a distorted world F G C Confusing love and s*x and plastic with pearls G "Get what you can for yourself, leave the rest behind" F G It's freedom forever 'til your card gets declined

Chorus

Bridge

C C F Am C C Did he die for your sins? Did he leave us for dead? F Am If you wanted us safe why would you f**k with our heads? C C The factory's gone, the loans are foreclosed F Am But there's some places left that still remind me of home C C F Am There's some places left that still remind me of home C C F Am Just give me one place left that reminds me of home

Outro

F G Am The lifeboat is looking pretty full F G Am G F If you find some room reach out and give me a pull F G Am The way we learned to live is fading fast F G C I guess we never bargained for a crash F G C I guess we never bargained for a crash F G C I know we never bargained for a crash