Aaron Lines - The American Way
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO: G C G C D G
G D C G
I grew up under normal conditions
D C D
Mom was the radio, Dad was the television
G D C D
They both were doing the best that they could
G D C G
Working 50 hour a weeks and knocking on wood
INTERLUDE: G C G C D G
G D C G
I did my time in the public school system
D C D
I got good grades and never got a shred of wisdom
G D C D
Can't blame my teachers, for anything they did
G D C G
You can't teach one-on-one with 33 kids
CHORUS:
G D C G
And it's ooh - ooh, I'm doing alright
D C G
I work every day to get to Saturday Night
G D C G
And it's ooh - ooh, I guess I'm doing okay
D C G
Living and Dying the American way
Well I found the one, we put some roots 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:
G D C G
And it's ooh - ooh, I'm doing alright
D C G
I work every day to get to Saturday Night
G D C G
And it's ooh - ooh, I guess I'm doing okay
D C G
Living and Dying the American way
INSTRUMENTAL: C G C G C G D
BRIDGE:
Em D
These days we're thinking about kids of our own
C D
Gonna turn this house into a home
G D
In no time at all they'll be singing along
CHORUS:
G D C G
And it's ooh - ooh, I'm doing alright
D C G
I work every day to get to Saturday Night
G D C G
And it's ooh - ooh, I guess I'm doing okay
D C G
Living and Dying the American way
CHORUS:
G D C G
And it's ooh - ooh, I'm doing alright
D C G
I work every day to get to Saturday Night
G D C G
And it's ooh - ooh, I guess I'm doing okay
D C G
Living and Dying the American way
D C G
Living and Dying the American way
OUTRO: G C G C D G
Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/aaron_lines/the_american_way_chords_1789362