American Dream

Intro 2x {name: Verse 1} A (palm-mute verses if desired) When success is equated with excess A The ambition for excess wrecks us A As top of the mind becomes the bottom line A When success is equated with excess {name: Verse 2} A If your time ain't been nothing for money A I start to feel really bad for you, honey A Maybe honey, put your money where your mouth's been running A If your time ain't been nothing but money {name: Pre-Chorus} D E F#m I want out of this machine E5 It doesn't feel like freedom {name: Chorus} A D This ain't my American dream A D I want to live and die for bigger things E D I'm tired of fighting for just me E This ain't my American dream Intro x1 {name: Verse 3} A When success is equated with excess A When we're fighting for the Beamer, the Lexus A As the heart and soul breath in the company goals A Where success is equated with excess {name: Pre-Chorus} {name: Chorus} {name: Bridge} E5 D5 A 'Cause baby's always talkin' 'bout a ring E5 D5 A And talk has always been the cheapest thing E5 D5 A Is it true would you do what I want you to E5 D5 A If I show up with the right amount of bling? E5 D5 A Like a puppet on a monetary string E5 D5 Maybe we've been caught singing E E5 Red, white, blue, and gree-ee-een E5 (strum three times fast and let ring) But that ain't my America, E5 (let ring lightly) A That ain't my American dream {name: Chorus} {name: Intro}