Walker McGuire - American dream

^EBobby works half a mile down ^C#mIn that cold West Virginia ground ^ASpent half of his days digging black^E go^Ald ^{E E}Becky serves down at the diner ^C#mAnd empty glass never gets by her ^AThey say without her that place would ^Efol^Ad ^{E G#m}They don’t always get the credit they des^Aerve ^EBut every day, they show up willing to w^Bork

^EThis every day, earn your pay, find your way life we’re living i^En ^{A E A}It’s up at dawn, coffees on, make it strong, Monday’s back agai^En ^{A E} It’s^G#m the same ol’ same rout^Aine, we a^Ell want the ^G#msame t^Ahing ^AIt’s a hell of a fight, s^Burviving the American Dr^Eeam^{A E}

^EEddy drinks bourbon on ice ^C#mCalm his nerves before he talks to his wife ^AShe don’t know they laid him off las^Et m^Aont^Eh ^EOh and Sara’s got three mouths to feed ^C#mThe first one came when she was 17 ^AThey don’t got much but they sure got ^Blove

^EThis every day, earn your pay, find your way life we’re living i^En ^{A E A}It’s up at dawn, coffees on, make it strong, Monday’s b^Eack^A ag^Eain It’s^G#m the same ol’ same rout^Aine, we a^Ell want the ^G#msame t^Ahing ^AIt’s a hell of a fight, s^Burviving the American Dre^Eam ^{A E}

^AWe all wear collars some white some blue ^EOne nation under God just searching for the truth ^AWe laugh we cry, we break our backs ^EWe all bleed red like the stripes on the fla^Eg ^{A E}

^EThis every day, earn your pay, find your way life we’re living i^En ^{A E A}It’s up at dawn, coffees on, make it strong, Monday’s b^Eack^A ag^Eain It’s^G#m the same ol’ same rout^Aine, we a^Ell want the ^G#msame t^Ahing ^AIt’s a hell of a fight, s^Burviving the American Dre^Eam ^{A E}