American Dream

CAPO 2 E A E A E C#m A E A E E Bobby works half a mile down C#m In that cold West Virginia ground A E A E Spent half of his days digging black gold E Becky serves down at the diner C#m And empty glass never gets by her A E A E They say without her that place would fold G#m A They don’t always get the credit they deserve E B But every day, they show up willing to work E E A E This every day, earn your pay, find your way life we’re living in A E A E It’s up at dawn, coffees on, make it strong, Monday’s back again G#m A E G#m A It’s the same ol’ same routine, we all want the same thing A B E A E It’s a hell of a fight, surviving the American Dream E Eddy drinks bourbon on ice C#m Calm his nerves before he talks to his wife A E A E She don’t know they laid him off last month E Oh and Sara’s got three mouths to feed C#m The first one came when she was 17 A B They don’t got much but they sure got love E E A E This every day, earn your pay, find your way life we’re living in A E A E It’s up at dawn, coffees on, make it strong, Monday’s back again G#m A E G#m A It’s the same ol’ same routine, we all want the same thing A B E A E It’s a hell of a fight, surviving the American Dream A We all wear collars some white some blue E One nation under God just searching for the truth A We laugh we cry, we break our backs E E A E We all bleed red like the stripes on the flag E E A E This every day, earn your pay, find your way life we’re living in A E A E It’s up at dawn, coffees on, make it strong, Monday’s back again G#m A E G#m A It’s the same ol’ same routine, we all want the same thing A B E A E It’s a hell of a fight, surviving the American Dream