G                 Am
  Women sewed the Stars and Stripes
        E                         G
And the men, they fought the wars
                 Am
Children learned arithmetic
E
And everyone was poor
E
Young man was the hero of the day
Am                                  C
  Long, long hours and short, short pay


[Chorus]
C
Lesson I learned in a history book
C
Lesson I learned in a history book
     Am
It's not what they taught me
Dm
Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore
Dm
Momma never told you
Am                    Dm
Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore
                    G
Momma never told you


[Verse 2]
              Am
Now the women scream for equal rights
E                               G
And man wants to have an affair
                  Am
Children learn to hate the world
E                    Am
No one seems to care
             Am
Now the kids play vids instead
E
Their heroes are living on Wonder Bread


[Chorus]
C
  Lesson I learned in a history book
C
Lesson I learned in a history book
     Am
It's not what they taught me
Dm
Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore
Dm
Momma never told you
Am                    Dm
Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore
                    G
Momma never told you


[Instrumental]
Am    Dm   x4


[Outro]
C
  Some things never change
                     Dm
Some things stay the same
C               Dm
Some things rearrange
C
One thing I know for sure
       G      Am   G
Heroes always die