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!