No capo.
[Am]Tear this poor house down
[Am]When you know [E]how to build it b[Am]ack
[Am]Hammer and nails between your heart and your [Am]hometown
[Am]So you can [E]carry this c[D]ountry on your b[Am]ack
[C]Mama flew the Keds sign
On the [C]back of my little white shoes
[E]Daddy never crossed the picket line
It was [E]hard but we made it through
Only had [G]one little pair of stonewashed jeans
With a [G]label on the back
I'm a [D]product of the never give up
A[E]merican Middle [Am]Class
[Am]Tear this poor house down
[Am]When you know [E]how to build it b[Am]ack
[Am]Hammer and nails between your heart and your [Am]hometown
[Am]So you can [E]carry this c[D]ountry on your b[Am]ack
[C]Got my education at a school they could afford
[E]Scholarships went to the rich and the grants went to the poor
So I [G]stood behind a little downtown bar
For [G]spending money, books and gas
To be a [D]certified member of the work too much
A[E]merican Middle [Am]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
Ain't [D]poor enough to get one little break
'Cause [D]everything would collapse
Without the [G]hardworking, God-loving, members of
The A[E]merican Middle Cl[Am]ass
[Am]Tear this poor house down
[Am]When you know [E]how to build it [Am]back
[Am]Hammer and nails between your heart and your [Am]hometown
[Am]So you can [E]carry this c[D]ountry on your b[Am]ack
[Am]Tear this poor house down
[Am]When you know [E]how to build it b[Am]ack
[Am]Hammer and nails between your heart and your [Am]hometown
[Am]So you can [E]carry this c[D]ountry on your b[Am]ack
[C]Mama flew the Keds sign
On the [C]back of my little white shoes
[E]Daddy never crossed the picket line
It was [E]hard but we made it through
Only had [G]one little pair of stonewashed jeans
With a [G]label on the back
I'm a [D]product of the never give up
A[E]merican Middle [Am]Class
[Am]Tear this poor house down
[Am]When you know [E]how to build it b[Am]ack
[Am]Hammer and nails between your heart and your [Am]hometown
[Am]So you can [E]carry this c[D]ountry on your b[Am]ack
[C]Got my education at a school they could afford
[E]Scholarships went to the rich and the grants went to the poor
So I [G]stood behind a little downtown bar
For [G]spending money, books and gas
To be a [D]certified member of the work too much
A[E]merican Middle [Am]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
Ain't [D]poor enough to get one little break
'Cause [D]everything would collapse
Without the [G]hardworking, God-loving, members of
The A[E]merican Middle Cl[Am]ass
[Am]Tear this poor house down
[Am]When you know [E]how to build it [Am]back
[Am]Hammer and nails between your heart and your [Am]hometown
[Am]So you can [E]carry this c[D]ountry on your b[Am]ack
