We Called It America

Am C G D x 2 Verse 1 Am C G Remember when America had a middle class and an upper class? D That was way before the exodus. Am C Bm That was the America that we thought was number one, G D Am thought would overcome, thought would never die. Am C That was just our pride and faith: two sh*tty deadly sins; G D I know faith isn't one of 'em but it should have been, Am C Bm 'Cause when things were crumbling, we had no camaraderie, G D Am just a faith someone would save us from despondence. Chorus Am C F We called it America, whoa. Am C D We called it America, whoa. Verse 2 Am C "Number one America" was a slogan used G D to keep morale up when we knew we were already cooked, Am Then the richer western states C Bm G D Am succeeded in secession and the eastern ones followed right behind. Am C Mexi-Can-America was the perfect name G D Am that epitomized the order of significance, authority and affluence. C Bm G We had turned it all around, went from number one, D Am straight to number two (sh*t). Chorus Am C F We called it America, whoa. Am C D We called it America, whoa. Solo ACGF CBFEm Bridge Am G F Em National bankruptcy, circumcised society. Am G USA, dined and ditched; F Em Fox reports "poor is the new rich". Chorus/Outro Am C F We called it America, whoa. Am C D We called it America, whoa. Am C F We called it America, whoa. Am C D We called it America, whoa. Am Am We called it America