Intro:      
A7 D7  G#7 C A7 D7 G7 C  G7 C      
then vamp: C G7 C G7 


verse  

        C               C                   C                      A7 
Wellâ... the lights are on, it’s time to go   Gotta hit the stage for another show 
 D7                        G7           C       G7 
Knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight 
  C                             C                          A7 
I started out, all by myself   But I’m lucky now that I’ve found some help to 
 D7                     G7              C       C7 
Knock the dust off the rust belt tonight 



[Refrão]
  F         F             C7              C       D7          D7                  G7  (pause) 
Have you   seen what’s   happenin’ round here?   You ask most people, they don’t care 
      A7        A7        D7                G#7             C            A7            D7  G    C        
But now is the time   we have to do things right   So we’re knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight

 

(Shortnin’ bread riff: C F C G7 C) 


verse  

         C            C             C                        A7 
From the C H I to the S T L   I was born raise a ruckus and do it well 
D7                         G7             C      G7 
Knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight 
  C                     C                    C                           A7 
Take a jazz band with a country beat   It’s Midwestern Swing for your dancin’ feet 
             D7                     G7         C        C7 
We’re gonna knock the dust off the rust belt tonight 




[Refrão]
  F         F             C7              C       D7           D7                 G7  (pause) 
Have you   seen what’s   happenin’ round here?   You ask most people, they don’t care 
      A7        A7        D7                G#7             C             A7           D7  G       C 
But now is the time   we have to do things right   So we’re knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight 



Instrumental Verse and Chorus:  C C C A7 D7 G7 C G7    C C C A7 D7 G7 C C7 
                                F F C7 C  D7 D7 G7  (Pause)   A7  A7 D7  G#7 C A7 D7 G C        

(Shortnin’ bread riff: C F C G7 C) 


verse  

   C            C                               C                           A7 
A newspaperman said it couldn’t be done   But I lived it, I wrote it, in a song I sung 
D7                         G7           C       G7 
Knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight 
  C                            C                        C                    A7 
This ain’t your momma and your daddy’s Midwest   (We) have what it takes to stand the test 
  D7                      G7            C       C7 
Knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight 



[Refrão]
  F         F             C7              C        D7         D7                 G7  (pause) 
Have you   seen what’s   happenin’ round here?   You ask most people, they don’t care 
    A7          A7       D7                G#7              C            A7           D7   G       C 
But now is the time  we have to do things right   So we’re knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight 
    A7          A7       D7                G#7              C            A7           D7   G       C 
Yeah now is the time   we have to do things right   So we’re knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight 



C             A7          D7   G 
knockin’ the dust off the rust belt   
C             A7          D7   G 
knockin’ the dust off the rust belt   
C             A7          D7   G       C 
knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight