Drive-By Truckers – 21St Century Usa (Guitar)

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A                      Em
The parking lot behind Oasis Tan,

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down the street from the Mexican

A                     Em
restaurant behind the AutoZone,

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and the place that's hawking payday loans,

A                      Em
there's a K-Mart and a KFC,

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Fitness Center and an Applebee's.

A                 Em
Wells Fargo and a Taco John's,

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Good Time Bar to get your bad swerve on.

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In a town that's named for razor blades,

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"All American", but Chinese-made.

A                      Em
Folks working hard for shrinking pay,

C            G
21st Century USA.

A                 Em
Out I-90 we might see you pass.

C               G
We got coal and methane gas,

A                     Em
we got jobs where the work is hard,

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and stores to max out your credit cards.

D                     A
In a town that ain't nowhere near,

C                    G
just like every town everywhere,

D                      A
folks working hard for shrinking pay.

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You say we have to hang on just a little bit longer

        D                    A
and the Savior will come our way.

C                     G
We'll know him by the neon sign

        D              A
and the opulence he maintains.

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If Amazon can deliver salvation

       D              A
I'll order it up on my phone.

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With Big Brother watching me always

    Em            D        A
why must I always feel so alone?

A                        Em
Men working hard for not enough at best,

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women working just as hard for less.

A                         Em
They get together late at night at bars

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and bang each other like crashing cars.

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Working hard, but it don't seem enough,

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calloused hearts make even love seem tough.

A                              Em
Prescription pills to make the pain hurt less

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until your calloused heart just needs a rest.

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Look at your children and you hope and pray

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they can conjure up a better day.

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No one remembers how it got that way.

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21st Century USA.

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21st Century USA.