Polyester

Am F  C  C  Am F  C  C  Am F

[Verse 1]
C                           Am
  I grew up in a sea of red
F         C                      
  All the dirt, the debt and the 
         Am
cigare-e-e-ettes
F     C
  And all the words that Jesus said
F       C                    
  Still in my heart still in my 
         Am
hea-a-a-ead

F    C                         
  My daddy's on the couch in a 
Am          F
Busch Light coma
C                          
Brother's on parole stuck in 
  Am C  F
Ok-la-homa
C                        Am  
Twenty to one I wouldn't get my 
     F
diploma
F
But there it is hanging on the wall
F
I can hear em' back home singing


[Chorus]
Am          F
Hail, hail, trailer park hero
C
Got a new car and a used tuxedo
Am       F
Aw hell, look at you now
    C
You got your first comma in your 
bank account

         Am              F
Well you made it out but you're 
still in
C
  We still remember when
     Am                      F    
Your mama was smoking in the third
    C
 trimester
               Am              
Yeah you might wear leather but 
        F           C
you're made of polyester
C
Yeah, polyester

[Solo]
| Am F | C | C | C |


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[Verse 2]
F     C                    
Now I got a nice house out in 
            Am
Tennessee
F    C                           
  It ain't got wheels but it's 
     Am
got AC
F C                               
  Mamma's on the phone updating me
 Am

F       C                        
  Guess sister won a raffle, got 
         Am
a new TV...

F C                              
  Daddy’s off the beer, now he’s 
   Am      F
onto Dr pepper
C                        Am      
Brother hit a deer got a grill it
        F
 on the weber
C                         Am     
Million to one I wouldn’t hit a 
    F
gold record
F
There it is hanging on the wall
F
I can hear em' back home singing


[Chorus]
Am          F
Hail, hail, trailer park hero
C
Got a new car and a used tuxedo
Am       F
Aw hell, look at you now
    C
You got your first comma in your 
bank account

         Am              F
Well you made it out but you're 
still in
C
  We still remember when
    Am                F       C
You dropped out votec first semester
               Am              
Yeah you might wear leather but 
        F           C
you're made of polyester
C
Aw hell

[Solo]
| Am | F | C | C | Am | F | C | C


[Verse 3]
      Am           F         
Now I gotta couple Kids in the 
  C
back-yard swinging
             F       C
Light years away from my upbring
Am         F
Back in my head I hear them back 
home singin’

And they sing


[Chorus]
Am          F
Hail, hail, trailer park hero
C
Got a new car and a used tuxedo
Am       F
Aw hell, look at you now
    C
You got your first comma in your 
bank account

         Am              F
Well you made it out but you're 
still in
C
  We still remember when
         Am                        
You were sittin in your room tryin 
   F         C
to learn Def Leppard
               Am              
Yeah you might wear leather but 
        F           C
you're made of polyester


[Other]
    Am                   F        
But not too shabby for a 
  D
troubadour drifter
               Am              
Yeah you might wear leather but 
        F           C
you're made of polyester
               Am F C
Yeah, polyester
C               F C
Yeah, polyester
                Am F C
Yeah, polyester
Am  F C
Yeah