Nation of Heat

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[Verse] A D A A6 A A6 A Across from the prison and beside the great lake F#m E A A6 A A6 A Below the rooftops and above the highways D A A6 A A6 A The spirits pay rental on the basements they haunt F#m E A A6 A A6 A And the pages just draw pictures of the things that they want F#m E A A6 I cook my dinner on the blacktop street F#m E A A6 A A6 A I come from the nation of heat

[Verse] A D A A6 A A6 A Outside the train station there's a bold painted sign F#m E A A6 A A6 A It says try to be patient don't forget to choose sides D A A6 A A6 A We got the loudest explosions you ever heard F#m E A A6 A A6 A We got two dollar soldiers and ten dollar words F#m E A A6 If I didn't own boots I wouldn't need feet F#m E A A6 A A6 A I come from the nation of heat

[Verse] A D A A6 A A6 A So swift and so vicious are the carnival rides F#m E A A6 A A6 A And the carnival barker yell your name for a bribe D A A6 A A6 A we got billboards for love and Japanese cars F#m E A A6 A A6 A It ain't rare to hear the streetlights call themselves stars F#m E A A6 The more that I learn the more that I cheat F#m E A I come from the nation of heat

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[Verse] A D A A6 A A6 A I've seen skeleton mothers and hungry folks F#m E A A6 A A6 A Across the street from the kitchens that cook dinner for most D A A6 A A6 A Sometimes you hear whispers by the dark of the moon F#m E A A6 A A6 A That we promised too much and gave it too soon F#m E A A6 Even our coughs and our fevers compete F#m E A A6 A A6 A I come from the nation of heat

[Verse] A D A A6 A A6 A Blockin borders with smiles are immigrant sons F#m E A A6 A A6 A we measure loneliness and miles and misery in tons D A A6 A A6 A There's a straw-hatted man rowing away from the shore F#m E A A6 A A6 A Who says "It's a shame they don't let you have slaves here anymore" F#m E A A6 I'm the ugliest man that you'll ever meet F#m E A I come from the nation of heat