American Dream chords by BoomTown Saints

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: C

*   Strum & Pause
() Chord continued from previous section

Intro:

   C  G  Dm  F  C  G  Dm  F  C  G  Dm  F

Verse 1:
    C                  G        F                        F
 Two kids in a little town…  a little square to circle ‘round
    C            G          Dm7                    F
 Two stars in a summer sky…  falling hard in each others eyes
   C               G           F                  F
 A lot of road in front of us…  leaving yesterday in the dust
 C             G            Dm7           F          F
 Got the world by the tail…  summer wind in our sails

Chorus 1:
       C   G            Dm   F
 We are…    Jack and Diane…   Johnny and June…
C   G              Dm7    F
     Waylon and Jessi…   shootin’ for the moon
C    G     Dm                F
 We are…  living… breathing proof…
          C                 G
 Of what love’s supposed to do…
     Dm7                    Dm
 And what it means… to let freedom ring
F            F        C    G  Dm  F
 We are the American Dream

Verse 2:
C                    G         F                F
 High school in the rear view…  chasin’ down a dream or two
C                 G             Dm             F          F
 Take a shot… or take a chance…  destination… Promise Land

Chorus 1:
       C   G            Dm   F
 We are…    Jack and Diane…   Johnny and June…
C   G              Dm7    F
     Waylon and Jessi…   shootin’ for the moon
C    G     Dm                F
 We are…  living… breathing proof…
          C                 G
 Of what love’s supposed to do…
     Dm7                    Dm
 And what it means… to let freedom ring
F            F        C    G
 We are the American Dream

Instrumental:
  (G)  Dm  C F  C  G  Dm  F

Chorus 3:
C     G          Dm   Dsus2 C
      Jack and Diane…       Johnny and June…
C     G             Dm               F
      Waylon and Jessi…    shootin’ for the moon
C    G     Dm                F
 We are…  living… breathing proof…
          C                 G          Dm                     Dm
 Of what love’s supposed to do…    And what it means… to let freedom ring
F            F        C    G  Dm       F        C   G  Dm
 We are the American Dream…       the American Dream
F            F        C    G  Dm               F        C   G  F
 We are the American Dream…        we are the American Dream