intro: D, A, G

D A G
Born into Nixon I was raised in hell
D A G
A welfare child where the teamsters dwelled
D A G
The last one born and the first one to run
D A G
My town was blind from refinery sun

b G
My generation is zero
b G A
I never made it as a working class hero

D A G
21st century breakdown
D A G
I once was lost but never was found
D A G
I think I'm losing what's left of my mind
D A G
To the 20th century deadline
D A G
I was made of poison and blood
D A G
Combination is what I understood
D A G
From Mexico to the Berlin Wall
D A G
Homeland security could kill us all

b G
My generation is zero
b G A
I never made it as a working class hero

D21st cAentury breakGdown
I Donce was lost but never was Afound     G 
I Dthink I'm losing what's leftA of my mind       G 
To the 20thD century Adeadline  G 

Part 2: A chord

AWe are the cries of the class oDf '13
ABorn in the year of humility  D 
AWe are the desperate in the Ddecline
ARaised by the bastards of 1969

DMy name is 'No one' your Glong Alost Dson
Born on the 4th of July
DRaised in the barnyards oGf heroeAs anDd cons
Left me for dead or alive
DThere is a war that's GinsidAe my Dhead
That questions the results and lies
I'm breakDing my back till I'mG bettAer off Ddead
We are not payed enough to survive
DI am an engine, Ga workeAr, a Dpawn
My debt to the status quo
DThe scars on my hands and a meanGs to Aan end D 
It's all that I have to show
DI'm taking a loan on myG sa A niD ty
For the redemption of my soul
DWelI am exempt from tGhis Atra D ge dy
And the 21st century fall
I prGaise libeAr  tDy, the frGeedom to Ao  beyD 
It's Ga song that AstrDangles me
Well donG't cross theD line  A 

G, D, A (repeat x3)

D Cis B
Oh, dream, American dream
I cAan't even sleepG 
From rBainstorms till dawn  D 
Oh, bleDed, America bCisleed     B 
BelieAve what you read        G 
From hBeroes and cons