The American Dream Chords & Lyrics by Allstar Weekend
The American Dream
guitar chords lyrics
G: 320033
C9: x32033
D: xxx323
Em7: 022033
You're more than welcome to use your own variations. These are just mine :)
Also, the verses and bridge have some kind of weird strumming pattern to them. So feel
free to play it however you like!
C9 G D
I was born in Coastal Maine
C9 G D
Then moved away south of LA
C9 G D
San Diego knows my name (yo, what up Zach?)
C9 G D
But now I live in cars and planes
C9 G D
These long drives long flights
C9 G D
I wouldn't trade for anything
G D Em7
Everybody wanna piece Americana (U.S.A.)
C9
But she don't come so easily
G D
All the kids are gonna do what they wanna
Em7
Oh oh
C9
And when we get older we can sing
G
Oh whoa whoa
D
Oh whoa oh
Em7 C9
We all around the world living The American Dream yeah
G
Oh whoa whoa
D
Oh whoa oh
Em7 C9
We all around the world living The American Dream
C9 G D
Almost died in Carolina
C9 G D
Crashed the van, it caught on fire
C9 G D
If you've been down and out throw up your lighters
C9 G D
We're a little older, little brighter
C9 G D
Time goes by, time flies
C9 G D
So don't you wait for anything
G D Em7
Everybody wanna piece Americana (U.S.A.)
C9
But she don't come so easily
G D
All the kids are gonna do what they wanna
Em7
Oh oh
C9
And when we get older we can sing
G
Oh whoa whoa
D
Oh whoa oh
Em7 C9
We all around the world living The American Dream yeah
G
Oh whoa whoa
D
Oh whoa oh
Em7 C9
We all around the world living The American Dream
C9 G
Most of my friends got college loans
D
Sending them my love from the road
C9 G
Got souvenirs from 50 states
D
Little magnets that say my name
C9 G
Am I famous? Eh, not quite.
D
But shameless? You got that right.
C9 G
A toast you your wife, toast to your life
D
Toast to the night, start it off right
G
Oh whoa whoa
D
Oh whoa oh
Em7 C9
We all around the world living The American Dream yeah
G
Oh whoa whoa
D
Oh whoa oh
Em7 C9
We all around the world living The American Dream
G D Em7
Everybody wanna piece Americana (U.S.A.)
C9
But she don't come so easily
G D
All the kids are gonna do what they wanna
Em7
Oh oh
C9
And when we get older we can sing
G
Oh whoa whoa
D
Oh whoa oh
Em7 C9
We all around the world living The American Dream yeah
G
Oh whoa whoa
D
Oh whoa oh
Em7 C9
We all around the world living The American Dream
