Forgotten Man

Intro A D A D A D A D Verse A Go to bed early, wake up at dawn D A Swinging from the hip and punching at the clock Build a hell of a life what more could you want D A Than a week's paid vacation and a pick up loan Yeah A D A D A D A D Verse A I got a little white house with a flag in the front D A Way that it is, is the way that it was Dirt turns to mud here, steel turns to rust D A The color of my neck's still the same as my blood Chorus A D A Daddy spent his whole life working for a dollar D A Name on his patch, more like a badge of honor D A Sent me off to school, tried to turn me to a scholar N.C. Can't unpaint the blue on my collar A D A D Verse A Gas is getting too damn high and land is too D A Can't get your hands on an acre, that ain't handed down to you Towers moving in, sending rent through the roof D A But we can't lay down, so we lace up our boots Chorus A D A Daddy spent his whole life working for a dollar D A Name on his patch, more like a badge of honor D A Sent me off to school, tried to turn me to a scholar N.C. Can't unpaint the blue on my collar A A A A A A A A A A A A [Break] A Here's to their backs giving out and callous cracked hands D A The bank pissed away your retirement plans But I'm still holding that flame 'Cause I still give a damn D A About that beaten down forgotten man Chorus D A My daddy spent his whole life working for a dollar D A Name on his patch, more like a badge of honor D A Sent me off to school, tried to turn me to a scholar D A Can't unpaint the blue on my collar A D A Daddy spent his whole life working for a dollar D A Name on his patch, more like a badge of honor D A Sent me off to school, tried to turn me to a scholar N.C. Can't unpaint the blue on my collar Outro A D A D A D A D A