American Dream

Intro 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 . . . Bm . . . x2 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 ’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 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 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