American Dream chords by Switchfoot
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Verse 1
(G major) Alright (A minor) (G major) (F major) (C major) (F major)
(G major)
When success is equated with excess
The ambition for excess wrecks us
As the top of the mind becomes
the bottom line
Where success is equated with excess
If your time had been nothing but money
I start to feel really bad for you honey
Maybe honey put your money
Where your mouth's been running
Verse 2
If your time had been nothing but money
(C major)
I want (Dsus4) out (D major) of this machine
(E minor) It doesn't feel (D major) like freedom (G major)
This ain't my American dream (C major) (G major)
I want to live and die for
bigger (C major) things (A minor)
I'm tired of fighting for just (D major) me
This ain't my Americ (Dsus4) an
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Interlude 1
dream
(G major) (A minor) (G major) (F major) (C major) (F major) (G major)
Verse 3
Success (G major) is equated with excess
When you're fighting for the Beamer,
the Lexus
As the heart and the soul breathe in
the company goals
Verse 4
Where success is equated with excess
(C major)
I want (D major) out of this machine
(E minor) It doesn't feel (D major) like freedom (G major)
This ain't my American dream (C major) (G major)
I want to live and die for
(C major) bigger things (A minor)
I'm tired of fighting for just (D major) me
This ain't my (Dsus4) Amer (D major) ic
(Dsus4) an dream
(G major)
Verse 5
'Cause baby's (C major) always
talking about her (G major) ring
And talk has (C major) always (G major) been the cheapest thing
Is it true, (C major) would you do what I want you to
If I show (G major) with the (C major) right amount of (G major) bling (F major)
Like a puppet on a (C major) monetary string (G major) (F major)
Maybe we've been (C major) caught singing
(A minor) Red, white, blue,
and green (D major) (Dsus4) (D major) (Dsus4)
But that ain't my (D major) (Dsus4) America
That ain't my (D major) American dream (G major)
Verse 6
This ain't my (G major) American dream (C major)
That ain't my American (G major) dream
I want to live and die for (C major) bigger things
I want to live and die for
(A minor) bigger things
I'm tired of fighting for just (D major) me (Dsus4)
(D major) This ain't (Dsus4) my (D major) American
Outro 1
dream
(G major) (F major) (G major) (F major) (C major) (G major)
American Dream
Switchfoot
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