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[Verse 1]
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Bobby works half a mile down
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In that cold West Virginia ground
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Spent half of his days digging black gold
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Becky serves down at the diner
C#m
And empty glass never gets by her
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They say without her that place would fold
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They don’t always get the credit they deserve
EB
But every day, they show up willing to work
[Chorus]
EEAE
This every day, earn your pay, find your way life we’re living in
AEAE
It’s up at dawn, coffees on, make it strong, Monday’s back again
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It’s the same ol’ same routine, we all want the same thing
ABEAE
It’s a hell of a fight, surviving the American Dream
[Verse 2]
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Eddy drinks bourbon on ice
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Calm his nerves before he talks to his wife
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She don’t know they laid him off last month
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Oh and Sara’s got three mouths to feed
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The first one came when she was 17
AB
They don’t got much but they sure got love
[Chorus]
EEAE
This every day, earn your pay, find your way life we’re living in
AEAE
It’s up at dawn, coffees on, make it strong, Monday’s back again
G#mAEG#mA
It’s the same ol’ same routine, we all want the same thing
ABEAE
It’s a hell of a fight, surviving the American Dream
[Bridge]
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We all wear collars some white some blue
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One nation under God just searching for the truth
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We laugh we cry, we break our backs
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We all bleed red like the stripes on the flag
[Chorus]
EEAE
This every day, earn your pay, find your way life we’re living in
AEAE
It’s up at dawn, coffees on, make it strong, Monday’s back again
G#mAEG#mA
It’s the same ol’ same routine, we all want the same thing
ABEAE
It’s a hell of a fight, surviving the American Dream