American Dream chords by Willie Jones

Chords with lyrics

• Submitter: Donczarski53
• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Capo on 3rd
• Difficulty: Beginner

SONG:  AMERICAN DREAM
ARTIST: WILLIE JONES
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/uT2akX5j7p8
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]


NOTE: In this song there are a few people singing. The lyrics in the tab are ONLY what
   Willie Jones is singing. Below the tab is a complete set of the lyrics for those
   who are interested in seeing and using them.

               AMERICAN DREAM
               WILLIE JONES

CAPO: 3rd FRET

INTRO:
A minorAm Am7/GAm7/G D MajorD FF
A minorAm Am7/GAm7/G D MajorD FF
A minorAm Am7/GAm7/G D MajorD FF A minorAm

VERSE:
 A minorAm
Young man, young man
     D MajorD            FF       A minorAm
Got the heart of a lion and the drive of a wild horse

 A minorAm
Young man, young man
    D MajorD              FF         A minorAm
Better watch how you step when you step off the front porch

 A minorAm    G+G           A minorAm
Your granddad done went through hell
         FF        A minorAm
Don`t take for granted what he built

 A minorAm
Young man, young man
    D MajorD
If you don`t know your roots
     FF
Then you don`t know what you stand for


CHORUS:
 FF           G+G
Proud to be a Black man
 G+G                    A minorAm
Livin` in the land of the brave and the free
 A minorAm          E minorEm
Yeah, I`m all-American
E minorEm               FF FF
And that American dream ain`t cheap
  G+G
Oh oh

A minorAm                G+G
When you`re livin` as a Black man
 G+G                A minorAm Am7/GAm7/G F# minorF#m
It`s a different kinda `merican dream
    FF            A minorAm Am7/GAm7/G F# minorF#m FF A minorAm
It`s a different kinda `merican dream

VERSE;
A minorAm
One man, one man
     D MajorD            FF         A minorAm
Put his life on the line for the folks tryna break chains

A minorAm
One man, one man
     D MajorD              FF         A minorAm
Rode in deep in the streets with a dream just to make change

A minorAm    G+G
One man, one man
 FF                      A minorAm
Still in the field, had to kneel for the same thing

A minorAm
Run, man, run, man
D MajorD          FF
 You know we ain`t done yet


CHORUS:
FF
 Proud to be a Black man
G+G                     A minorAm
 Livin` in the land of the brave and the free
 A minorAm
Yeah I`m all-American
E minorEm                FF  FF
 And that American dream ain`t cheap
  G+G   A minorAm
Woh oh Oh oh

 A minorAm               G+G
When you`re livin` as a Black man
 G+G                FF  FF G+G
It`s a different kinda `merican dream
 G+G                A minorAm A minorAm E minorEm FF
It`s a different kinda `merican dream


BREAK:
FF
A augmentedA lot of people die for the flag
G+G
A augmentedA lot of people lie for the flag
        A minorAm
Seen a lot of songs for the flag
              E minorEm E minorEm
Do a lot of wrong for the flag

FF
 Some people can`t breathe for the flag
 G+G
Had to take a knee for the flag
        A minorAm
I really wanna ride for the flag
                 G+G
But I gotta keep an eye on the flag

A minorAm Am7/GAm7/G D MajorD FF
A minorAm Am7/GAm7/G D MajorD FF


INTERLUDE: (same chords as INTRO)
   A minorAm      Am7/GAm7/G     D MajorD
Yeah ah with skin black as night
     FF        A minorAm
A augmentedA Black boy runs for his life
Am7/GAm7/G        D MajorD          FF   A minorAm
Faced down by the hounds of a checkered past oh oh
    Am7/GAm7/G     D MajorD       FF       A minorAm
Objectified, commodified, and scrutinized by blue eyes
       Am7/GAm7/G         D MajorD
And blue and white lights dancing off your skin
    FF       A minorAm
As he dances in the wind
     Am7/GAm7/G        D MajorD
His ways, Black saves, Black blood
       FF         A minorAm
Black love, Black blood, Black love
   Am7/GAm7/G       D MajorD      FF
Black love, Black love, Black love, Black love


VERSE::
A minorAm
 White man, white man
      D MajorD
Could you spare a little change
       FF          A minorAm
`Cause it`s change at the front door

 A minorAm
White man, white man
D MajorD        FF
 Can you do it right, man


CHORUS:
FF
 Proud to be a Black man
G+G                     A minorAm
 Livin` in the land of the brave and the free
 A minorAm
Yeah I`m all-American
E minorEm                FF
 And that American dream ain`t cheap
  G+G G+G
Woh oh

A minorAm                 G+G
 When you`re livin` as a Black man
 G+G                FF
It`s a different kinda `merican dream
          G+G
We pledge allegiance
             A minorAm
Look at how they treat us
              E minorEm
They turn around and beat us
                   FF
I guess we all part of the `merican dream

          G+G
We`ve come a long way
     A minorAm
But we`ve got a long way
   G+G       A minorAm
Oh ohhhhh oh oh oh Woh
                 A minorAm Am7/GAm7/G F# minorF#m FF A minorAm
It`s a different kinda `merican dream

A minorAm Am7/GAm7/G      F# minorF#m FF  A minorAm Am7/GAm7/G F# minorF#m FF
     American dream


================================ COMPLETE LYRICS =================================


[Verse 1]
Young man, young man
Got the heart of a lion and the drive of a wild horse
Young man, young man
Better watch how you step when you step off the front porch
Your granddad done went through hell
Don`t take for granted what he built
Young man, young man
If you don`t know your roots
Then you don`t know what you stand for


[Chorus]
Proud to be a Black man
Livin` in the land of the brave and the free
Yeah, I`m all-American
And that American dream ain`t cheap
We`ve come a long way
Still got a long way to go
When you`re livin` as a Black man
It`s a different kinda `merican dream
It`s a different kinda `merican dream


[Verse 2]
One man, one man
Put his life on the line for the folks tryna break chains
One man, one man
Rode in deep in the streets with a dream just to make change
One man, one man
Still in the field, had to kneel for the same thing
Run, man, run, man
You know we ain`t done yet


[Chorus]
Proud to be a Black man
Livin` in the land of the brave and the free
Yeah I`m all-American
And that American dream ain`t cheap
We`ve come a long way
Still got a long way to go
When you`re livin` as a Black man
It`s a different kinda `merican dream
It`s a different kinda `merican dream


[Bridge]
A augmentedA lot of people die for the flag
A augmentedA lot of people lie for the flag
Seen a lot of songs for the flag
Do a lot of wrong for the flag
Some people can`t breathe for the flag
Had to take a knee for the flag
I really wanna ride for the flag
But I gotta keep an eye on the flag


[Interlude]
With skin black as night
A augmentedA Black boy runs for his life
Faced down by the hounds of a checkered past oh oh
Objectified, commodified, and scrutinized by blue eyes
And blue and white lights dancing off his skin
As he dances in the wind
His ways, Black saves, Black blood
Black love, Black blood, Black love
Black love, Black love, Black love, Black love


[Verse 3]
White man, white man
Could you spare a little change
`Cause it`s change at the front door
White man, white man
Can you do it right, man


[Chorus]
Proud to be a Black man
Livin` in the land of the brave and the free
Yeah I`m all-American
And that American dream ain`t cheap
We`ve come a long way
Still got a long way to go
When you`re livin` as a Black man
It`s a different kinda `merican dream
We`ve come a long way (We pledge allegiance)
Still got a long way to go (Look at how they treat us)
(They turn around and beat us)
It`s a different kind of `merican dream (I guess we all fighting for the `merican dream)
We`ve come a long way (We`ve come a long way)
Still got a long way to go (But we`ve got a long way to go)
When you`re livin` as a Black man (Oh oh oh)
It`s a different kinda `merican dream