Intro: C D G x3 G Em D Well weʼre living here in Allentown C D G And theyʼre closing all the factories down Em A D Out in Bethlehem theyʼre killing time A Em A D Filling out forms - Standing in line G Em D Well our fathers fought the Second World War C D G Spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore Em A D Met our mothers in the USO A D A D Asked them to dance, Danced with them slow G Em D And weʼre living here in Allentown F G C But the restlessness was handed down Em C G D Em D And itʼs getting very hard to stay C D G x2 G Em D Well weʼre waiting here in Allentown C D G For the Pennsylvania we never found Em A D For the promises our teachers gave A Em A D If we worked hard, If we behaved G Em D So the graduations hang on the wall C D G But they never really helped us at all Em A D No they never taught us what was real A D A D Iron and coke - And chromium steel G Em D And weʼre waiting here in Allentown F G C But theyʼve taken all the coal from the ground Em C G D Em D And the union people crawled away C D G F G A# Every child had a pretty good shot F G A# To get at least as far as their old man got F G A# But something happened on the way to that Place F G A# They threw an American flag in our face C D G G Em D Well Iʼm living here in Allentown C D G And itʼs hard to keep a good man down Em C G D Em D But I wonʼt be getting up today - ay - ay C D G F G A# x4 Em C G D Em D And itʼs getting very hard to stay C D G And weʼre living here in Allentown
