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Intro: A-D - A - D - E - A
(verse 1)
A E D A
I grew up under normal conditions,
E D E
Mom was the radio, Dad was the television,
A E D E
They both were doin the best that they could,
A E D A
Workin 50 hour a weeks and knockin on wood,
(Break - A-D - A - D - E - A)
(verse 2)
A E D A
I did my time in the public school system,
E D E
I got good grades, and never got a shred of wisdom,
A E D E
Can't blame my teachers, for anything they did,
A E D A
You can't teach one on one with 33 kids,
(chorus)
A E D A
And it's oohh - oohh I'm doin alright,
E D A
I work every day to get to Saturday Night,
A E D A
And it's oohh - oohh I' guess I'm doin ok,
E D A
Livin and Dyin the American way,
(verse 3)
well I found the one, we put some rooms down,
Got a second mortgage on the outskirts of town,
Now we BBQ every Fourth of July,
Send our prayers and our fireworks up into the sky,
(chorus)
A E D A
And it's oohh - oohh I'm doin alright,
E D A
I work every day to get to Saturday Night,
A E D A
And it's oohh - oohh I' guess I'm doin ok,
E D A
Livin and Lovin the American way,
(lead - D - A - D - A - D - A - E)
(bridge)
F#m E
These days we're thinkin about kids of our own,
D E
Gonna turn this house into a home,
A E
In no time at all they'll be singin along,
(chorus)
A E D A
oohh - oohh I'm doin alright,
E D A
I work every day to get to Saturday Night,
A E D A
And it's oohh - oohh I' guess I'm doin ok,
E D A
Livin and Lovin the American way,
(chorus)
A E D A
And it's oohh - oohh I'm doin alright,
E D A
I work every day to get to Saturday Night,
A E D A
And it's oohh - oohh I' guess I'm doin ok,
E D A
Livin and Dyin the American way,
E D A
Livin and Lovin the American way,
Outro: A - D-(D) - A - D - E - A
