Date: Wed, November 25 1998
From: Peter Ferragine (pferragine@interhop.net)
Group: Offspring
Album: Americana
Released: 1998 columbia records
Track: 12
Title: americana

b - bend
: - let ring
pm - palm mute


intro

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verse

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|-9-7-9-12-14-12-9-7-9-12-14-12------9-7-9-12-14-12-9-7-9-12-14-12-
|-9-7-9-12-14-12-9-7-9-12-14-12-2:---9-7-9-12-14-12-9-7-9-12-14-12-
|-7-5-7-10-12-10-7-5-7-10-12-10-2:---7-5-7-10-12-10-7-5-7-10-12-10-
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chorus

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post chorus - second time

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3rd chorus 

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post chorus - third time

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lyrics

well i'd like to tell you all about my dream, it's a place
where strip malls abound and diversion's mere moments away
where culture's defined by the ones least refined
and you'll be left behind if you don't fit in
it's all distorted in americana my way
well my dream has come true, my vision has come true
now give me my cable, fast food, four-by's, tat's right away
i want it right now cause my generation don't like to wait
my future's determined by theives, thugs and vermin
it's quite an excursion but it's okay
everything's backwards in americana my way
i'm a product of my environment so don't blame me i just work here
my rights are determined by those least qualified
trading profit fo pride but it's okay
everything's backwards in americana my way
my nightmare has come true, my nightmare has come true
yeah it's all coming true