American Aquarium - Me mine lamentations

^GMe and mine have worked this land ^CAs long as my grandfather can ^Gremember ^GPlowin' soil, diggin' holes ^CHaulin' coal, to strippin' down the ^Gtimber ^DThen they showed up, they sh^Cut us ^Gdown ^DSame old story, the sa^Cme old t^Gown "^GIt's like we don't matter", momma sa^Cid "At least that's how it see^Gms" And that's the da^Dy I woke up^C From the American drea^Gm

What are y^Gou supposed to do When the G^Cod you're prayin' to Up and goes ^Gmissin'? ^GLeaves a trail of unpaid bills ^CBroken homes and opioid addic^Gtion And then a p^Dolitician shows up P^Cromisin' th^Gat ^DHe'll return the jobs That God him^Cself could not bring ba^Gck F^Gool me once, shame on you Fo^Col me twice, shame on m^Ge Yeah, that's the ^Dday I gave ^Cup On the American dream^G

^GThese lament^Dations ^C Are gettin' too damn hard to ^Gsing

^GThese lament^Dations ^C Are gonna be the death of ^Gme

You see, ^Gme and mine, we ain't the kind To ^Csit around idle and comp^Glain We're t^Gough as nails, mean as hell With^Cout an ounce of quit in our v^Geins But the ha^Drder we work, the ^Cmore they ^Gtake 'Til a^Dll the good is gone, for ^Cgoodness ^Gsake Neither the ^Gleft or the right Are gonna f^Cight For folks stuck in betw^Geen The w^Day things really ar^Ce The American d^Gream

These lament^Dations ^C Are gonna be the death of ^Gme These lament^Dations ^C Are gettin' too damn hard to ^Gsing These lament^Dations ^C Are gonna be the death of ^Gme These lament^Dations ^C Are gettin' too damn hard to si^Gng