American Dreaming chords by
Dead Can Dance

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Key: D major•

Intro 1

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Am

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Asus4

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Asus4

Asus4

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Asus4

Asus4

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Verse 1

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G

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I need my conscience to keep watch over me

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C

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G

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D

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Asus4

Asus4

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To protect me from my self

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C

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So I can wear honesty like a

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D

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Asus4

Asus4

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crown on my head

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G

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When I walk into the promised

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D

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land

Asus4

Asus4

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Asus4

Asus4

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Verse 2

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D

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We've been too long

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D

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Asus4

Asus4

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American dreaming

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G

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C

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G

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And I think we've all lost

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D

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Asus4

Asus4

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D

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C

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the way

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G

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C

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D

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Asus4

Asus4

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G

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Forlorn somnambulist ic ma

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C

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niacal in the dark

Asus4

Asus4

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D

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Verse 3

C

C

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G

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D

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C

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I'm in love with an American girl

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G

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Though she's my best

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D

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Asus4

Asus4

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D

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C

C

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friend

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G

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C

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G

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D

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Asus4

Asus4

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I love her surrepti tious smile

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D

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C

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That hides the pain within her

Asus4

Asus4

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Asus4

Asus4

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Verse 4

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And we'll go dancing

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D

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Asus4

Asus4

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Asus4

Asus4

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in the rings of laughter

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And live along by the shores

Interlude 1

Asus4

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Asus4

Asus4

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Asus4

Asus4

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G

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Asus4

Asus4

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Asus4

Asus4

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Yeah-ee, on

Verse 5

Asus4

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A

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Asus4

Asus4

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on the lea the rising

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D

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C

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wind blows

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Fay-hee, on on the lea the rising

Asus4

Asus4

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wind blows

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G

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D

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Asus4

Asus4

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Dm

Dm

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Asus4

Asus4

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D

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How long how

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G

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Asus4

Asus4

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Dm

Dm

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G

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Asus4

Asus4

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long?

Verse 6

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(?) In the grounds of (?) we've

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Asus4

Asus4

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left be hind

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Turned back by the foot

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of the doorway

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C

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G

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Never lost and found

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D

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Asus4

Asus4

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D

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Verse 7

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C

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We've been too long

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D

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Asus4

Asus4

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American dreaming

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G

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C

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I think we've all lost

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Asus4

Asus4

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the heart

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D

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Asus4

Asus4

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G

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(?)Somnambulistic ma

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C

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niacal in the dark

Asus4

Asus4

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Verse 8

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D

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Am

Am

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Yeah-ee, on on the lea the

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C

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rising wind blows

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D

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Asus4

Asus4

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Fay-hee, on on the lea

A

A

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Asus4

Asus4

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Am

Am

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G

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the rising wind blows

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C

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How long how long?

Outro 1

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D

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Asus4

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Asus4

Asus4

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Asus4

Asus4

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Dm

Dm

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Asus4

Asus4

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Asus4

Asus4

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Asus4

Asus4

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Asus4

Asus4

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Chords

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Am
Asus4
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of American Dreaming by Dead Can Dance is D major.

The primary chords used in American Dreaming are C, F, G, D, Am, Asus4.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, F, G, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of American Dreaming is approximately 176 beats per minute.

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