American Middle Class chords by Angaleena Presley

No capo.

Am
Tear this poor house down
Am            E                Am
When you know how to build it back
Am                                           Am
Hammer and nails between your heart and your hometown
Am         E           D               Am
So you can carry this country on your back




C
Mama flew the Keds sign
       C
On the back of my little white shoes
E

Daddy never crossed the picket line
       E
It was hard but we made it through
         G
Only had one little pair of stonewashed jeans
       G
With a label on the back
      D
I'm a product of the never give up
 E              Am
American Middle Class




Am
Tear this poor house down
Am            E                Am
When you know how to build it back
Am                                           Am
Hammer and nails between your heart and your hometown
Am         E           D               Am
So you can carry this country on your back





C
Got my education at a school they could afford
E
Scholarships went to the rich and the grants went to the poor
     G
So I stood behind a little downtown bar
    G
For spending money, books and gas
        D
To be a certified member of the work too much
 E              Am
American Middle Class



Am
Now daddy can't get his pension or social security
Am
Worked thirty damn years in a coal mine
Am
Feeding welfare families
Am
Struggle hard and hide it well
Am
Sure ain't rich and you sure as hell
      D
Ain't poor enough to get one little break
       D
'Cause everything would collapse
            G
Without the hardworking, God-loving, members of
     E                Am
The American Middle Class



Am
Tear this poor house down
Am            E               Am
When you know how to build it back
Am                                           Am
Hammer and nails between your heart and your hometown
Am         E           D               Am
So you can carry this country on your back