The American Way Aaron Lines Intro: A-D - A - D - E - A (verse 1) [A]I grew [E]up under n[D]ormal cond[A]itions, Mom was the r[E]adio, D[D]ad was the tel[E]evision, [A] They both were [E]doin the b[D]est that they c[E]ould, Workin [A]50 hour a w[E]eeks and kn[D]ockin on wo[A]od, {sot (Break - A-D - A - D - E - A) {eot (verse 2) [A]I did my ti[E]me in the pub[D]lic school sys[A]tem, I got good g[E]rades, and ne[D]ver got a sh[E]red of wisdom, [A] Can't blame my te[E]achers, for any[D]thing (allcountrytabs.com)