American Dream Chords & Tabs
Intro
D bm D
All work no play may have made Jack a dull boy
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But all work no God has left Jack with a lost soul
D
But he's moving on full steam
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He's chasing the American dream
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And he's gonna give his family finer things
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verse 1
D bm D
Not this time son I've no time to waste
bm D
Maybe Tomorrow we'll have time to play
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And then he slips into his new BMW
bm e
And drives farther and farther and farther away
Pre-chorus 1
e g D
'Cause he works all day and tries to sleep at night
e g D
He says things will get better; better in time
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Chorus
D gm bm
'Cause he works and he builds with his own two hands
D gm bm
And he pours all he has in a castle made with sand
D gm bm
But the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in
D gm D D bm gm
Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands
D bm gm
His kingdom stands
Verse 2
D bm
His American dream is begining to seem
D bm
More and More like a nightmare
D
with every passing day
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"Daddy, can you come to my game?"
D
"Oh Baby, please don't work late."
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Another wasted weekend
e
And they are slipping away
Pre-Chorus 2
e g D
'Cause he works all day and lies awake at night
e g
He tells them things will get better
D
It'll just take a little more time
Chorus
Verse 3
D bm
He used to say, "Who ever died with the most toys wins."
D bm
But if he loses his soul, what has he gained in the end
D
I'll take a shack on a rock
bm e
Over a castle in the sand
Pre-chorus 3
e g D
Now he works all day and cries alone at night
e g
It's not getting any better
Looks like he's running out of time
Chorus
Outro
D
All they really wanted was you
D
All they really wanted was you
D
All they really wanted was you
