John Rich - Shutting detroit down

^GMy daddy taught me that in this country everyone’s the same 
 You work hard for your dollar and you never pass the blame ^CWhen it don’t go your way ^GNow I see all these big shots cryin’ on my evening news 
 About how they’re losin’ billions and how it’s up to me and you C 
 To come running to the rescue D C
 D Well pardon me if I don’t shed a tear ‘cause they’re selling make believe ^CAnd we don’t buy that here 



Cause in the ^Greal world they're ^Cshutting Detroit dow^Gn ^G
While the boss man ^Dtakes his bonu^Cs pay and je^Gts out of town ^GAnd DC’s bailing out the^D bankers as the^C farmers auction^G ground ^GYeah while they’re living it up o^Dn Wall Street in tha^Ct New York Ci^Gty town H^Gere in the real world t^Chere’re shuttin’ Detr^Emoit down. 
 ^GHere in the real world t^Chey’re shuttin’ Detroi^Gt down.” 



^GWell that old man’s been workin’ in that plant most all of his life Now his pension plan’s been cut in half and he can’t afford to die 
 ^CAnd it’s a crying shame ‘cause he ain’t the one to blame D 
 When I look down and see his caloused hands 
 ^DLet me tell you friend it gets me f^Cightin’ mad 



^GYeah while there’ living it up o^Dn Wall Street in tha^Ct New York Cit^Gy town 
 H^Gere in the real world t^Chere shuttin’ Detroit^Em down 
 H^Gere in the real world t^Chere shuttin’ Detroit^Em down 

 I^Gn the real world they^C’re shuttin Detroit^Em down T^Chey’re shuttin’ Detro^Git down. http://www.johnrich.com/