Key: D minor
Intro 1
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Some get the
Verse 1
gravy,
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some get the gristle
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Some get the marrow bone
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Some get nothing though
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there's plenty to spare
Some watch the paint peel,
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Dm
some watch their kids grow
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Waiting for that big deal
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American Dream
Took my dream down by the sea
Sailing yachts and lobster
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pots and sunshine
Logs and sails and shell oil pails
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s glide
Some turn to Elvis,
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Dm
some turn to Africa
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For a clean sky and a drinking stream
Who let the greedy in?
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Who left the needy out?
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Who made the salty sea?
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a sweeter fare
Took my dream down by the sea
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pots and sunshine
Logs and sails and shell oil pails
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Down where the waterskiers glide
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Dm
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Some get the gravy, some get the gristle
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Some get the mar row bone
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Some get nothing though
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there's plenty to spare
Some watch the paint peel,
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Dm
some watch their kids grow
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F
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Waiting for that big deal American Dream
Outro 1
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