Intro:
D G D G
A G D G D
Verse:
D A
Yeah I'm stealing cigarettes Selling them off to friends for rent
B G
Plus a paycheck and still in debt I'm asking, how could it be?
D A
I know they know I'm beneath them Even homeless assholes know my name
B G
Now it's Urban Flight or cell for the night Y'know it's all the same
Pre-chorus:
A G
One can tell themselves About when going gets tough
A G
But determination Just ain't enough
A G (strum once)
When over-time defines your life
Chorus:
D G A
This American Me
D G A
This American Me
Verse 2 (same as first):
D A
Tradition tells us home own But the timecards saying no go
B G
Now the suits are talking foreclose From sea to shining sea
D A
Time was a war time economy Was a silver lining to tragedy
B G
But even those with homes are now those alone In the land of the free
A G
I asked for nothing And I got it in spades
A G
Worked for a living and I earned a cage
A G (strum once)
Now they say I look old for my age
D G A
This American me
D G A
This American me
