American Dream chords by Casting Crowns

Chords with lyrics

Intro
D MajorD        bm             D MajorD
All work no play may have made Jack a dull boy
        bm              D MajorD
But all work no God has left Jack with a lost soul
        D MajorD
But he's moving on full steam
bm                D MajorD
He's chasing the American dream
               bm
And he's gonna give his family finer things


D...bm...x2

verse 1
D MajorD       bm              D MajorD
Not this time son I've no time to waste
     bm               D MajorD
Maybe Tomorrow we'll have time to play
            bm       D MajorD
And then he slips into his new BMW
             bm            e
And drives farther and farther and farther away

Pre-chorus 1
e           g             D MajorD
'Cause he works all day and tries to sleep at night
e               g        D MajorD
He says things will get better; better in time

Chorus
D MajorD         gm          bm
'Cause he works and he builds with his own two hands
D MajorD      gm        bm
And he pours all he has in a castle made with sand
D MajorD       gm       bm
But the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in
D MajorD       gm             D MajorD   D MajorD bm gm
Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands
        D MajorD bm gm
His kingdom stands

Verse 2
D MajorD          bm
His American dream is begining to seem
D MajorD               bm
More and More like a nightmare
            D MajorD
with every passing day
                 bm
"Daddy, can you come to my game?"
                  D MajorD
"Oh Baby, please don't work late."
             bm
Another wasted weekend
              e
And they are slipping away
Pre-Chorus 2
e           g             D MajorD
'Cause he works all day and lies awake at night
e               g
He tells them things will get better
                  D MajorD
It'll just take a little more time

Chorus

Verse 3
D MajorD               bm
He used to say, "Who ever died with the most toys wins."
D MajorD             bm
But if he loses his soul, what has he gained in the end
D MajorD
I'll take a shack on a rock
bm            e
Over a castle in the sand


Pre-chorus 3
e           g             D MajorD
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

Chorus

Outro
D MajorD
All they really wanted was you
D MajorD
All they really wanted was you
D MajorD
All they really wanted was you

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