Intro: Am C G D (x2)
verse 1
Am C G
Remember when America had a middle class and an upper class?
D
That was way before the exodus.
Am C Bm
That was the America that we thought was number one,
G D Am
thought would overcome, thought would never die.
Am C
That was just our pride and faith: two shitty deadly sins;
G D
I know faith isn't one of 'em but it should have been,
Am C Bm
'Cause when things were crumbling, we had no camaraderie,
G D Am
just a faith someone would save us from despondence.
Am C G F
We called it America, whoa.
Am C D
We called it America, whoa.
verse 2
Am C
"Number one America" was a slogan used
G D
to keep morale up when we knew we were already cooked,
Am
Then the richer western states
C Bm G D Am
succeeded in secession and the eastern ones followed right behind.
Am C
Mexi-Can-America was the perfect name
G D Am
that epitomized the order of significance, authority and affluence.
C Bm G
We had turned it all around, went from number one,
D Am
straight to number two (shit).
Am C G F
We called it America, whoa.
Am C D
We called it America, whoa.
Solo
Am C G F
C Bm F Em
Bridge
Am G F Em
National bankruptcy, circumcised society.
Am G
USA, dined and ditched;
F Em
Fox reports "poor is the new rich".
Am C G F
We called it America, whoa.
Am C D
We called it America, whoa.
Am C G F
We called it America, whoa.
Am C D
We called it America, whoa.
Am Am
We called it America