21St Century Usa

Track 5 - The Unraveling (2020)
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Standard Tuning; Capo 3rd fret

[Intro]
    G  D/F# Em      D
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B|--3---3-----------3--| 
G|------2-----------2--| 
D|------0---2----------| 
A|--2---0---2----------| 
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[Verse 1]
A                      Em
The parking lot behind Oasis Tan,
C                        G
down the street from the Mexican
A                     Em
restaurant behind the AutoZone,
C                            G
and the place that's hawking payday loans,
A                      Em
there's a K-Mart and a KFC,
C                     G
Fitness Center and an Applebee's.
A                 Em
Wells Fargo and a Taco John's,
C                         G    D/F#   Em
Good Time Bar to get your bad swerve on.

[Verse 2]
D                           A
In a town that's named for razor blades,
C                   G
"All American", but Chinese-made.
A                      Em
Folks working hard for shrinking pay,
C            G
21st Century USA.

[Instrumental]
C  G  D

[Verse 3]
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,
C                          G  D/F#   Em
and stores to max out your credit cards.

[Verse 4]
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.

[Instrumental]
C  G  C  G

[Bridge]
   G               C              G
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.
C             G
If Amazon can deliver salvation
       D              A
I'll order it up on my phone.
C               G
With Big Brother watching me always
    Em            D        A
why must I always feel so alone?

[Instrumental]
A  Em  C  G  x2

[Verse 5]
A                        Em
Men working hard for not enough at best,
C                     G
women working just as hard for less.
A                         Em
They get together late at night at bars
C                        G
and bang each other like crashing cars.
A                          Em
Working hard, but it don't seem enough,
C                          G
calloused hearts make even love seem tough.
A                              Em
Prescription pills to make the pain hurt less
C                              G  D/F#   Em
until your calloused heart just needs a rest.

[Verse 6]
D                             A
Look at your children and you hope and pray
C                     G
they can conjure up a better day.
D                       A              C   G
No one remembers how it got that way.
C            G     C  G
21st Century USA.
C            G     C  G
21st Century USA.

[Outro]
C  G  C  G
C  G