Intro -x2-: Am Dm E Am

Verse 1:
Am
  Welcome to the city of lies
Dm
  Where everything's got a price
E                              Am
It's gonna be your new favorite place
Am
  You can be a movie star
Dm
And get everything you want
E                            Am
Just put some plastic on your face

Pre-Chorus:
     Am                     Dm
This place is a circus, you just see the surface
     E                    Am
They cover xxxx under the rug
    Am                                Dm
You can't see they're faking, they'll never be naked
     E                                    Am
Just fill your drink with tonic gin, this is the American dream, so

Chorus:
Am              Dm
Sip the gossip, drink 'til you choke
Bm              Am
Sip the gossip, burn down your throat
       Am          Dm                     Bm
You're not iconic, you are just like them all
      Am
Don't act like you don't know, so
Am              Dm
Sip the gossip, drink 'til you choke
Bm              Am
Sip the gossip, burn down your throat
       Am          Dm                     Bm
You're not iconic, you are just like them all
      Am
Don't act like you don't know, oh

Instrumental -x2-: Am Dm E Am

Verse 2:
Am
  Keep drinking and acting cool
Dm
  Don't care if your day is blue
E                  Am
Nobody loves a gloomy face, just
Am
Take your pills and dance all night
Dm
  Don't think at all, that's the advice
E                                Am
So c'mon, let's try, it's just a taste

Pre-Chorus:
     Am                     Dm
This place is a circus, you just see the surface
     E                    Am
They cover xxxx under the rug
    Am                                Dm
You can't see they're faking, they'll never be naked
     E                                    Am
Just fill your drink with tonic gin, this is the American dream, so

Chorus:
Am              Dm
Sip the gossip, drink 'til you choke
Bm              Am
Sip the gossip, burn down your throat
       Am          Dm                     Bm
You're not iconic, you are just like them all
      Am
Don't act like you don't know, so
Am              Dm
Sip the gossip, drink 'til you choke
Bm              Am
Sip the gossip, burn down your throat
       Am          Dm                     Bm
You're not iconic, you are just like them all
      Am
Don't act like you don't know, oh

Instrumental -x2-: Am Dm E Am

Chorus:
   Am              Dm
So sip the gossip, drink 'til you choke
Bm              Am
Sip the gossip, burn down your throat
       Am          Dm                     Bm
You're not iconic, you are just like them all
      Am
Don't act like you don't know