Tom: E
E A E A E C#m A E A E
[Verse 1]
E
Bobby works half a mile down
C#m
In that cold West Virginia ground
A E A E
Spent half of his days digging black gold
E
Becky serves down at the diner
C#m
And empty glass never gets by her
A E A E
They say without her that place would fold
G#m A
They don’t always get the credit they deserve
E B
But every day, they show up willing to work
[Chorus]
E E A E
This every day, earn your pay, find your way life we’re living in
A E A E
It’s up at dawn, coffees on, make it strong, Monday’s back again
G#m A E G#m A
It’s the same ol’ same routine, we all want the same thing
A B E A E
It’s a hell of a fight, surviving the American Dream
[Verse 2]
E
Eddy drinks bourbon on ice
C#m
Calm his nerves before he talks to his wife
A E A E
She don’t know they laid him off last month
E
Oh and Sara’s got three mouths to feed
C#m
The first one came when she was 17
A B
They don’t got much but they sure got love
[Chorus]
E E A E
This every day, earn your pay, find your way life we’re living in
A E A E
It’s up at dawn, coffees on, make it strong, Monday’s back again
G#m A E G#m A
It’s the same ol’ same routine, we all want the same thing
A B E A E
It’s a hell of a fight, surviving the American Dream
[Bridge]
A
We all wear collars some white some blue
E
One nation under God just searching for the truth
A
We laugh we cry, we break our backs
E E A E
We all bleed red like the stripes on the flag
[Chorus]
E E A E
This every day, earn your pay, find your way life we’re living in
A E A E
It’s up at dawn, coffees on, make it strong, Monday’s back again
G#m A E G#m A
It’s the same ol’ same routine, we all want the same thing
A B E A E
It’s a hell of a fight, surviving the American Dream
