Meg & Dia – American Spirit (Guitar)

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[Intro] F#m D A B5 [Verse 1]
F#m7                          F#m
I won’t stop searching 'til I find it

D                       E
Lost  like memories when I was a kid

F#m7                   F#m
Is  it in crystals or a sound bath

D                              E
Or the things I dreamt up, but I never did?

               F#m7
I’ve looked all over, seeing double

     F#m
Do  I need a single eye?

         Dmaj7                      E
I  need a mail order guru like those mail order brides

F#m7
They say it’s all in meditation

           D                E
But  when I sit still, I’m afraid what I’ll find
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m7
Am I gonna get better?

D
Did I drink the Kool-Aid?

E
Am I looking in all the wrong places?

E
Is  my body just space?
[Chorus]
F#m7                      D
I got that American Spirit

                   E
It's searching for what I can’t find

               F#m7      D
I’m looking in holy rivers

                   E5   E
I pray that she’ll show me a sign
[Verse 2]
F#m7                   F#m
If I let go of holding tightly

D                     E
Will I see Jesus in a stranger tonight?

F#m7               F#m
The devil hides in Coca-Cola

D                          E
But if I’m high, will I be more qualified?

F#m7                             F#m
'Cause in my Elvis Presley record I found the light

D                                      E
And my books say I’m a badass for just $12.99

F#m7                      F#m
Maybe I’ll trace it to my family

          D                     E
But maybe some things, should be buried alive
[Chorus]
F#m7                      D
I got that American Spirit

                   E
It's searching for what I can’t find

               F#m7      D
I’m looking in holy rivers

                   E5   E
I pray that she’ll show me a sign
[Post-Chorus]
           F#m7
I’m giving up

D
I surrender to you

           Bm     B
I’m giving up

           F#m
I’m giving up

     D
I surrender to you

           Bm     B
I’m giving up
[Bridge]
E                   A  D
Am I gonna get better?

E                   A  Bm
Am I gonna get better?
[Chorus]
F#m7                      D
I got that American Spirit

                   E
It's searching for what I can’t find

               F#m7      D
I’m looking in holy rivers

                   E5   E
I pray that she’ll show me a sign
[Outro]
           F#m                D
I got that American Spirit (I surrender to you)

                   B                Bm
It's searching for what I can’t find

               F#m            D
I’m looking in holy rivers (I surrender to you)

                   B         Bm
I pray that she’ll show me a sign