American Dream Switchfoot
Capo 4
Intro (2x):
[D] [A] [E]
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[E]When success is equated with excess
[E]The ambition for excess wrecks us
[E]As top of the mind becomes the bottom line
[E]When success is equated with excess
[E]If your time ain't been nothing for money
[E]I start to feel really bad for you, honey
[E]Maybe honey, put your money where your mouth's been running
[E]If your time ain't been nothing but money
[A]I want [B]out of this ma[C#m]chine
It doesn't [B]feel like freedom
[E]This ain't my American [A]dream
[E]I want to live and die for [A]bigger things
[F#m]I'm tired of fighting for just [B]me
[B]This ain't my American [D]dream
[D] [A] [E]
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[E]When success is equated with excess
[E]When we're fighting for the Beamer, the Lexus
[E]As the heart and soul breath in the company goals
[E]Where success is equated with excess
[A]I want [B]out of this ma[C#m]chine
It doesn't [B]feel like freedom
[E]This ain't my American [A]dream
[E]I want to live and die for [A]bigger things
[F#m]I'm tired of fighting for just [B]me
[B]This ain't my American [E]dream
[D]'Cause baby's always [A]talkin' 'bout a [E]ring
[D]And talk has always [A]been the cheapest [E]thing
Is it [A]true would you [E]do what I [B]want you to
[D]If I show up with the [A]right amount of [E]bling?
[D]Yeah, [A]you're just a [B]puppet on a monetary [E]string
[A]Maybe we've been caught [B]singing
[A]Red, white, blue, and [B]green
[B]But that ain't my America,
[B]That ain't my American dream
[E]This ain't my American [A]dream
[E]I want to live and die for [A]bigger things
[F#m]I'm tired of fighting for just [B]me
[B]This ain't my American [D]dream
[D] [A] [E]
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