Verso 1:
G Am
Women sewed the Stars and Stripes
E G
And the men, they fought the wars
Am
Children learned arithmetic
E
And everyone was poor
E
Young man was the hero of the day
Am C
Long, long hours and short, short pay
C
Lesson I learned in a history book
C
Lesson I learned in a history book
Am
It's not what they taught me
Dm
Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore
Dm
Momma never told you
Am Dm
Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore
G
Momma never told you
Verso 2:
Am
Now the women scream for equal rights
E G
And man wants to have an affair
Am
Children learn to hate the world
E Am
No one seems to care
Am
Now the kids play vids instead
E
Their heroes are living on Wonder Bread
C
Lesson I learned in a history book
C
Lesson I learned in a history book
Am
It's not what they taught me
Dm
Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore
Dm
Momma never told you
Am Dm
Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore
G
Momma never told you
Instrumental
Am Dm (x4)
Outro
C
Some things never change
Dm
Some things stay the same
C Dm
Some things rearrange
C
One thing I know for sure
G Am G
Heroes always die