None of them
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 F# G D
'Cause he works all day and tries to sleep at night
E F# G
He says things will get better; better in time
Chorus
D Gm Bm Gm
So he works and he builds with his own two hands
D Gm Bm Gm
And he pours all he has in a castle made with sand
Bm D Gm
But the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in
Bm 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 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
Chorus
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 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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