No capo. Am Tear this poor house down Am E Am When you know how to build it back Am Am Hammer and nails between your heart and your hometown Am E D Am So you can carry this country on your back C Mama flew the Keds sign C On the back of my little white shoes E Daddy never crossed the picket line E It was hard but we made it through G Only had one little pair of stonewashed jeans G With a label on the back D I'm a product of the never give up E Am American Middle Class Am Tear this poor house down Am E Am When you know how to build it back Am Am Hammer and nails between your heart and your hometown Am E D Am So you can carry this country on your back C Got my education at a school they could afford E Scholarships went to the rich and the grants went to the poor G So I stood behind a little downtown bar G For spending money, books and gas D To be a certified member of the work too much E Am American Middle Class Am Now daddy can't get his pension or social security Am Worked thirty damn years in a coal mine Am Feeding welfare families Am Struggle hard and hide it well Am Sure ain't rich and you sure as hell D Ain't poor enough to get one little break D 'Cause everything would collapse G Without the hardworking, God-loving, members of E Am The American Middle Class Am Tear this poor house down Am E Am When you know how to build it back Am Am Hammer and nails between your heart and your hometown Am E D Am So you can carry this country on your back