American Dream Chords

American Dream Chords / Audio (Transposable):

 
Verse 1

D5               Bm                            D5

 All work, no play may have made Jack a dull boy,

                   Bm                        D5

But all work, no God has left Jack a lost soul

                            Bm

But he's moving on full steam

                              D5

He's chasing the American Dream.

                        Bm               D5

He's gonna give his fam'ly the finer things.

Bm D5 Bm



Verse 2

D5                Bm                     D5

Not this , son. I've no  to waste.

           Bm                       D5

Maybe tomorrow I'll have  to play.

                     Bm

And then he slips into his new BM Double U

D5                           Bm               E5

 And drives farther and farther and farther away.



Pre-chorus 1

                      G5

'Cause he works all day

                         D5

And tries to sleep at night.

E5                          D/F# Gsus2

 He says things will get better    better in .



Chorus 1

D5          G5            B5

 So he works and he builds with his own two hands,

D5          G5          

 And he pours all he has

B5       G5

 In a castle made with sand,

B5           D5           G5

 But the wind and the rain are coming crashing in;

B5            D5            G5

  will tell just how long

                 D5 Bm Bm D           D5 Bm Bm D 

His kingdom stands,  his kingdom stands.



Verse 3

D5                Bm                   D5

 His American dream is beginning to seem

                          Bm

More and more like a nightmare 

                     D5

With ev'ry passing day.

Daddy, can you come to my game?

Bm                               D5

Oh, baby, please don't work late.

                     Bm                        E5

Another wasted weekend and they are slipping away.



Pre-chorus 2

                      G5                     D5

'Cause he works all day and lies awake at night.

E5                                D/F# Gsus2

 He tells them things will get better,

It'll just take a little more .



Bridge

D  

 He used to say, 

            G/B                   D  

Whoever dies with the most toys wins,

                       G/B

But if he loses his soul,

                             D  

What has he gained in the end?

I'll take a shack on a rock

G/B                    E5

 Over a castle in the sand.



Pre-chorus 3

                D/F# G5

Now he works all   day and cries alone at night.

E5                       D/F# Gsus2

 He's not getting any better,

Looks like he's running out of .



Chorus 2

D5              G5

'Cause he worked and he built 

B5        G5

 With his own two hands,

D5           G5

 And he poured all he had 

B5       G5

 In a castle made with sand,

B5           D5           G5

 But the wind and the rain are coming crashing in;

B5            D5            G5

  will tell just how long

               D5 G5 B5    A5         D5 G5 B5 A5

His kingdom stands,    His kingdom stands.



Ending

D  

 All they really wanted was you.      

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