American Dreams

{name: 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...2x {name: 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 {name: Pre-chorus 1} E G D 'Cause he works all day and tries to sleep at night E G D He says things will get better; better in time {name: Chorus} D Gm Bm 'Cause 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 {name: 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 {name: 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 It'll just take a little more time {name: Chorus} {name: 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 {name: Chorus} {name: Outro} D All they really wanted was you D All they really wanted was you D All they really wanted was you