Biography:
Iris DeMent (born 5 January 1961 in Paragould, Arkansas, USA) is a Grammy-nominated American country/folk singer and songwriter. As well as recording a series of successful solo albums, DeMent has sung duets with artists such as Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris and has featured on the albums of many other performers. In October 2012, she released "Sing the Delta", her first album of original songs in 16 years.
DeMent was the fourteenth and last child of Pat DeMent and the sixth child of his second wife, Flora Mae.
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From: [email protected]
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 20:04:31 EST
Subject: wasteland_of_the_free.crd - By Iris DeMent
Wasteland Of The Free - Written By Iris Dement
>From The Album "The Way I Should" - Iris DeMent
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[Intro]
C Am G C
Living in the wasteland of the free
G C
We got preachers dealin' in politics and diamond mines
G C
And their speech is growing increasingly unkind
Am
They say they are Christ's disciples
F
But they don't look like Jesus to me
C G C
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
G C
We got politicians runnin' races on corporate cash
G C
Now don't tell me they don't turn around and kiss them people's ass
Am
Now you may call me old-fashioned
F
But that don't fit my picture of a true democracy
C G C
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
G C
We got C E O's makin' two hundred times the workers pay
G C
But they'll fight like hell against raising the minimum wage
Am
And if you don't like it mister
F
They'll ship your job to some third world country 'cross the sea
C G C
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
[Chorus]
F G C
Living in the wasteland of the free
E Am
Where the poor have now become the enemy
F C
Let's blame our troubles on the weak ones
E Am F
Sounds like some kind of Hitler remedy
G C
Living in the wasteland of the free
G C
We got little kids with guns fighting inner-city wars
G C
So, what do we do, we put these little kids behind prison doors
Am
And we call ourselves the advanced civilisation
F
But that sounds like crap to me
C G C
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
G C
We got high school kids runnin' 'round in Calvin Klein and Guess
G C
Who cannot pass a sixth grade reading test
Am
But if you ask them, they can tell you
F
The name of every crotch on MTV
C G C
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
G C
We kill for oil then throw a party when we win
G C
Some guy refuses to fight and we call that the sin
Am
But he's standin' up for what he believes in
F
And that seems pretty damned American to me
C G C
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
[Chorus]
F G C
Living in the wasteland of the free
E Am
Where the poor have now become the enemy
F C
Let's blame our troubles on the weak ones
E Am F
Sounds like some kind of Hitler remedy
G C
Living in the wasteland of the free
F C
Whilst we sit gloating in our greatness
E Am
Justice is sinking to the bottom of the sea
F G C
Living in the wasteland of the free
F G C
Living in the wasteland of the free
F G C
Living in the wasteland of the free
Chords:
Am = X02210
C = X32010
E = 022100
F = 133211
G = 355433
Transcribed by Jim Sparrow - 7th Feb 1998
Email: [email protected]
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
From: [email protected]
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 20:04:31 EST
Subject: wasteland_of_the_free.crd - By Iris DeMent
Wasteland Of The Free - Written By Iris Dement
>From The Album "The Way I Should" - Iris DeMent
=====================================================
[Intro]
C Am G C
Living in the wasteland of the free
G C
We got preachers dealin' in politics and diamond mines
G C
And their speech is growing increasingly unkind
Am
They say they are Christ's disciples
F
But they don't look like Jesus to me
C G C
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
G C
We got politicians runnin' races on corporate cash
G C
Now don't tell me they don't turn around and kiss them people's ass
Am
Now you may call me old-fashioned
F
But that don't fit my picture of a true democracy
C G C
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
G C
We got C E O's makin' two hundred times the workers pay
G C
But they'll fight like hell against raising the minimum wage
Am
And if you don't like it mister
F
They'll ship your job to some third world country 'cross the sea
C G C
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
[Chorus]
F G C
Living in the wasteland of the free
E Am
Where the poor have now become the enemy
F C
Let's blame our troubles on the weak ones
E Am F
Sounds like some kind of Hitler remedy
G C
Living in the wasteland of the free
G C
We got little kids with guns fighting inner-city wars
G C
So, what do we do, we put these little kids behind prison doors
Am
And we call ourselves the advanced civilisation
F
But that sounds like crap to me
C G C
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
G C
We got high school kids runnin' 'round in Calvin Klein and Guess
G C
Who cannot pass a sixth grade reading test
Am
But if you ask them, they can tell you
F
The name of every crotch on MTV
C G C
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
G C
We kill for oil then throw a party when we win
G C
Some guy refuses to fight and we call that the sin
Am
But he's standin' up for what he believes in
F
And that seems pretty damned American to me
C G C
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
[Chorus]
F G C
Living in the wasteland of the free
E Am
Where the poor have now become the enemy
F C
Let's blame our troubles on the weak ones
E Am F
Sounds like some kind of Hitler remedy
G C
Living in the wasteland of the free
F C
Whilst we sit gloating in our greatness
E Am
Justice is sinking to the bottom of the sea
F G C
Living in the wasteland of the free
F G C
Living in the wasteland of the free
F G C
Living in the wasteland of the free
Chords:
Am = X02210
C = X32010
E = 022100
F = 133211
G = 355433
Transcribed by Jim Sparrow - 7th Feb 1998
Email: [email protected]
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