Intro: A5 - D5 - A5 - D5 - E5 - A5

(verse 1)
A5      E5         D5         A5
I grew up under normal conditions,
             E5      D5             E5
Mom was the radio, Dad was the television,
A5               E5         D5              E5
 They both were doin the best that they could,
       A5          E5          D5          A5
Workin 50 hour a weeks and knockin on wood,



(Break - A5 - D5 - A5 - D5 - E5 - A5 )




(verse 2)
A5          E5            D5             A5
I did my time in the public school system ,
            E5            D5           E5
I got good grades, and never got a shred of wisdom ,
A5                 E5              D5           E5
 Can't blame my teachers, for anything they did,
     A5                 E5        D5   A5
You can't teach one on one with 33 kids,



(chorus)
          A5      E5        D5     A5
And it's oohh - oohh I'm doin alright,
              E5              D5       A5
I work every day to get to Saturday Night,
          A5      E5                D5     A5
And it's oohh - oohh I' guess I'm doin  ok,
           E5           D5     A5
Livin and Dyin the American way,




(verse 3)
well I found the one, we put some rooms down,
Got a second mortgage on the outskirts of town,
Now we BBQ every Fourth of July,
Send our prayers and our fireworks up into the sky,


(chorus)
          A5      E5        D5     A5
And it's oohh - oohh I'm doin alright,
              E5              D5       A5
I work every day to get to Saturday Night,
          A5      E5                D5     A5
And it's oohh - oohh I' guess I'm doin  ok,
           E5           D5     A5
Livin and Lovin the American way,


(lead - D5 - A5 - D5 - A5 - D5 - A5 - E5 )



(bridge)
F#5                             E5
These days we're thinkin about kids of our own,
D5                       E5
 Gonna turn this house into a home,
A5                               E5
In no time at all they'll be singin along,



(chorus)
 A5      E5        D5     A5
oohh - oohh I'm doin alright,
              E5              D5       A5
I work every day to get to Saturday Night,
          A5      E5                D5     A5
And it's oohh - oohh I' guess I'm doin  ok,
           E5           D5     A5
Livin and Lovin the American way,


(chorus)
          A5      E5        D5     A5
And it's oohh - oohh I'm doin alright,
              E5              D5       A5
I work every day to get to Saturday Night,
          A5      E5                D5     A5
And it's oohh - oohh I' guess I'm doin  ok,
           E5           D5     A5
Livin and Dyin the American way,
           E5           D5     A5
Livin and Lovin the American way,


Outro:  A5 - D-( D5 ) - A5 - D5 - E5 - A5