American Dreams

American Dreams easy guitar chords by Hoyt Axton

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

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Fret 2

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  • Am

  • D

  • Verse 1
    Benny 
    the 
    boy was 
    a lad from 

    France 

    and he danced in 
    a worn out 
    shoe 

    Had 
    a hole in 
    the seat of 
    his 
    pants 

    and 
    he loved a 
    girl named 
    Sue 

    Benny 
    and 
    Sue didn't 
    know what 
    to do 

    cause 
    their daddy didn't 
    like young 
    Ben 

    So 
    they 
    bought him 
    a car and 
    ran 
    away 

    Made 
    their 
    way to 
    wild Montana 

    where they 
    had a 
    child named 
    Fontana 

    And 
    they 
    thought that 

    they would 
    live forever 

    Young 
    and happy, 
    gifts God 
    given 

    They were 
    so in 
    love and 
    driven 

    To 
    each 
    other's 
    arms 
    alone 

    They 
    were 
    livin' 
    in 
    American 

    dream

    Eyes wide 
    open like 
    a child it 
    seems 

    Liv
    in' and 
    lovin' in 
    Amer

    ican 
    dream
    s, 
    ooh 

    Life 
    rolls 
    on, 

    and 
    some dreams 
    do come 
    true 

    Ben 
    and 
    Sue were 
    still just 
    chil
    dren 

    when they 
    had Fontana 

    An
    d they 
    had to 
    learn to 
    handle 

    cold and 
    hungry 
    crying 

    Thing
    s got 
    rough and 

    times got 
    harder, 

    but that 
    just made 
    their love 
    stronger 

    Ben and 
    Sue and 
    sweet 
    Fontana 

    They 
    were 
    livin' 
    an 
    Amer
    ican dream 

    Eyes 
    wide 
    open like 
    a child it 
    seems 

    Liv
    in' 
    and lovin' an 
    Amer
    ican dream 

    Ooh, 
    ooh, 
    ooh, 
    ooh 

    Life 
    rolls 
    on 

    And 
    some dreams 
    do come 
    true 




    Then 
    worked 
    hard and 
    built a 

    cabin 
    in the 
    forest 

    near the 
    clear blue 
    water 

    of the 
    mountain 
    river 

    And his 
    daughter 
    grew up 

    shining 
    like a 
    rainbow 

    declare 
    she 
    had a 
    halo, 

    sweet fun 
    time, 

    a child 
    of 
    love 

    They 
    were 
    livin' 
    in 
    Amer
    ican dream

    Eyes 
    wide 
    open like 
    a child it 
    seems 

    Liv
    in' 
    and lovin' an 
    Amer
    ican dream 

    Ooh, 
    life 
    rolls 
    on 

    and 
    some dreams 
    do come 
    true 

    said 
    Benny the 
    boy was 
    a lad from 
    France 

    And 
    he danced in 
    a worn 
    -out shoe 

    Had 
    a hole in 
    the sleeve of 
    his 
    pant 

    And 
    he loved 
    a girl named 
    Sue 

    Young 
    and happy, 
    gifts got 
    given 

    They were 
    so in 
    love 
    and driven 

    To each 
    other's 
    arms 
    so 
    long 

    They 
    were 
    livin' 
    in 
    Amer

    ican 
    dream

    Eyes wide 
    open like 
    a child who'd 
    seen 

    Liv
    in' 
    and lovin' an 
    Amer
    ican dream 

    Ooh, 
    life 
    rolls 
    on 

    And 
    some dreams 
    do come 
    true 

    They 
    were 
    livin' 

    an American dream 

    Eyes wide 
    open like 
    a child 
    who'd 
    seen 

    Liv
    in' 
    and lovin' an 
    Amer
    ican dream 

    Ooh, 
    ooh, ooh, 
    ooh, 

    Life rolls 
    on 

    But 
    some dreams 
    do come 
    true 

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