Intro: D5 G5 D5 G5 A5 G5 D5 G5 D5 Verse: D5 A5 Yeah I'm stealing cigarettes Selling them off to friends for rent B5 G5 Plus a paycheck and still in debt I'm asking, how could it be? D5 A5 I know they know I'm beneath them Even homeless assholes know my name B5 G5 Now it's Urban Flight or cell for the night Y'know it's all the same Pre-chorus: A5 G5 One can tell themselves About when going gets tough A5 G5 But determination Just ain't enough A5 G5 (strum once) When over-time defines your life Chorus: D5 G5 A5 This American Me D5 G5 A5 This American Me Verse 2 (same as first): D5 A5 Tradition tells us home own But the timecards saying no go B5 G5 Now the suits are talking foreclose From sea to shining sea D5 A5 Time was a war time economy Was a silver lining to tragedy B5 G5 But even those with homes are now those alone In the land of the free A5 G5 I asked for nothing And I got it in spades A5 G5 Worked for a living and I earned a cage A5 G5 (strum once) Now they say I look old for my age D5 G5 A5 This American me D5 G5 A5 This American me I'm pretty sure that's right. Feel free to correct if not!