intro: D, A, G

D  Born into NixoAn I was raiGsed in hell
D  A welfare child Awhere thGe teamsters dwelled
D  The last one born anAd the first Gone to run
D  My town was blind Afrom reGfinery sun

Bm My generation is Gzero
Bm I never made it as a Gworking class Ahero

D21st cAentury Gbreakdown
I Donce was lost but Anever Gwas found
I Dthink I'm losing Awhat's left of Gmy mind
To the D20th Acentury Gdeadline

D  I was Amade of poiGson and blood
D  CombinatAion is whaGt I understood
D  From Mexico Ato theG Berlin Wall
D  Homeland securityA could kGill us all

Bm My generation is Gzero
Bm I never made it as a Gworking class Ahero


D21st cAentury Gbreakdown
I Donce was lost but Anever Gwas found
I Dthink I'm losing Awhat's left of Gmy mind
D A GTo the 20th century deadlinePart 2: Amaj chordA D
We are the cries of the class of '13
ABorn in the year of Dhumility
AWe are the desperatDe in the decline
ARaised by the bastards of 1969

DMy name is 'NoG one'A yourD long lost son

Born on the 4th of July
DRaised in the baGrnyarAds ofD heroes and cons

Left me for dead or alive
DThere is a war thGat'sA insDide my head

That questions the results and lies
I'm breakDing my back tiGll I'Am bettDer off dead

We are not payed enough to survive

Chord changes from D to G. Listen for change in song



DI am an enGgine, Aa woDrker, a pawn

My debt to the status quo
DThe scars on my hanGds Aand a Dmeans to an end

It's all that I have to show
DI'm taking aG loaAn onD my sa ni ty

For the redemption of my soul
DWell I am exempGt froAm thDis tra ge dy

And the 21st century fall


I prGaise libAer  Dty, the Gfreedom to Ao  Dbey
It's Ga song thAat stDrangles me
Well dGon't cross Dthe Aline

G, D, A (repeat x3)

Oh, Ddream, AC#merican Bdream
I cAan't even slGeep
From A#rainstorms till Ddawn
Oh, Dbleed, AC#merica Bbleed
BeAlieve what you Gread
From A#heroes and cons