American X

Cm close your eyes to the world that you see F Fm and open wide to the one in your dreams Cm theres nothing left that you wanna believe F Fm foreign eyes have been torn at the seams Cm youd save yourself from a world without sin F Fm you’re born again with a means to an end Cm drawing lines in the palm of your hand F Fm your holding on to all that youve planned Cm theres nothing here that is left to be saved F Fm take a bow to the warrior state Cm you throw yourself to the perilous static F Fm you shut your eyes but the death is romantic Cm youve sold your soul but its only a fake F Fm youd kill yourself for a piece of the take Cm you lose your mind in a world that leaves nothin F Fm you’re holding on for asylum , reaching for air A# its all you want , you know youll never forget Cm G# F your open arms , they only seem to surrender A# its all you know , you know youll never regret Cm G# F your open arms , they only seem to surrender all that matters ( Verse/Chorus chords repeated ) no one needs what they think to survive pulled inside with an appetite blind you feast your eyes on american se xyou sleep in shores of american bliss growing wings from the sorrowless excess your frozen eyes cut the chord to their last depth you share your young with the wolves of a nation theres nothing left til you pray for salvation its all you want , you know youll never forget your open arms , they only seem to surrender all that matters its all you know , you know youll never regret your open arms , they only seem to surrender all that matters