Intro : C G F (x2) C G F Born into Nixon I was raised in hell C G F A welfare child where the teamsters dwelled C G F The last one born, the first one to run C G F My town was blind from refinery sun Am F My generation is zero Am F G I never made it as a working class hero C G F 21st Century Breakdown C G F I once was lost but never was found C G F I think I am losing what's left of my mind C G F To the 20th Century Deadline C G F I was made of poison and blood C G F Condemnation is what I understood C G F Videogames to the tower's fall C G F Homeland Security could k*ll us all Am F My generation is zero Am F G I never made it as a working class hero C G F 21st Century Breakdown C G F I once was lost but never was found C G F I think I am losing what's left of my mind C G F To the 20th Century Deadline C F C We are the class of 13 C G Born in the era of humility C F C We are the desperate in the decline C G Raised by the Bastards of 1969 C My name is no one F C The long lost son G Born of the 4th of July C F C Raised in an era of heroes and cons G That left me for dead or alive C I am a nation F C A worker of pride G My debt to the status quo C The scars on my hands F C And the means to an end G Is all that I have to show C I swallowed my pride F C And I choked on my faith G I've given my heart and my soul C I've broken my fingers F C And lied through my teeth G The pillar of damage control C I've been to the edge F C And I've thrown the bouquet G Of flowers left over the grave C I sat in the waiting room F C Wasting my time G And waiting for judgement day F C I praise Liberty F C The "Freedom to Obey" F C Is the song that strangles me G Don't cross the line C G Am Dream , America dream , G F I can't even sleep Fm C From the lights early dawn C G Am Scream , America scream G F Fm C Believe what you see from heroes and cons?
