Chords
American Dreams

Key: D

Introduction:

difficulty
very easy |||||
 D                                               Bm                                                                             D 
All work no play may have made Jack a dull boy
                                     Bm                                                                               D 
But all work no God has left Jack with a lost soul
                                                   D 
But he's moving on full steam
 Bm                                                                                 D 
He's chasing the American dream
                                                                   Bm 
And he's gonna give his family finer things
 D     Bmx2 
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
                                                                         Bm                                             D 
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
Chorus
 D                                             Gm                                                     Bm 
So 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                      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
                                                                                                                         Bm 
"Daddy, can you come to my game?"
                                                                                                                 D 
"Oh Baby, please don't work late."
                                                                                             Bm 
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 
Just take a little more time
Chorus
 D                                             Gm                                                     Bm 
So 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                      Bm  Gm 
Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands
                                             D         Bm  Gm 
His kingdom stands
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
 D                                             Gm                                                     Bm 
?Cause he works and he builds with his own two hands
 D                                       Gm                                   Bm 
And he poured all he had in a castle made with sand
 D                                     Gm                                 Bm 
But the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in
 D                                 Gm                                                                                 D                      Bm  Gm 
Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands
                                             D         Bm  Gm 
His kingdom stands
Outro
 D 
All they really wanted was you
 D 
All they really wanted was you
 D 
All they really wanted was you

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