American Dream Drayton Farley

American Dream

Drayton Farley

Echo

172
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: A
Capo:
Fret 2
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| G - | D/A - | C -   | G - |
| - - | D/A - | C D/A | G - |
| - - |

[Verse 1]
     G
I'ma just keep watching
  D/A
I think my heart's stopping
C                   G
Nicotine fiend of a man
I was born this way
      D/A
I'm a government slave
          C         D/A        G
And I was raised on stolen land

[Chorus]
           C    C/B Am
And it's a hard up  kinda life
G              D/A      Cadd9
Begging the ashtray for nickels and dimes
G             D/A             C                  Am
Writing these songs trying to wrap my mind around
  D/A       C            G
A bullshit American dream

[Pre-Verse]
                    | D/A - |
| C -   | G - | - - | D/A - |
| C D/A | G - | - - |

[Verse 2]
            G
I'm still a six gun owning
        D/A
Bet the truth hurts, don't it
          C                  G
Won't you catch me if you can
I hope all is well
           D/A
It'll be a cold day in hell
         C              D/A        G
When you pry it from my dying hands

[Chorus]
              C    C/B Am
'Cause it's a hard up  kinda life
     G               D/A      Cadd9
When paying your dues   don't get  you by
       G           D/A               C
You're working all week to make some overtime
      Am          D/A       C            G
To pay  from this bullshit American dream

[Pre-Verse]
      | D/A - | C -   | G - |
| - - | D/A - | C D/A | G - |
| - - |

[Verse 3]
           G
I've heard once to be dreaming
             D/A
Means you've got to be asleep
               C                       G
And I've grown tired of counting these sheep
I had a dream I was drugged
           D/A
And when I finally woke up
           C         D/A  G
I went and blew up my   TV

[Chorus]
              C    C/B Am
'Cause it's a hard up  kinda life
            G              D/A            Cadd9
When you're not allowed to get yourself a natural high
         G                D/A
Here's a pill to help you sleep,
     C
just give it some time
Am                            D/A       C
  Now you're addicted to this bullshit American dream

[Outro/Fade Out]
                      | G - |
| D/A - | C -   | G - | - - |
| D/A - | C D/A | G - |

Bars

[Intro]
| G - | D/A - | C -   | G - |
| - - | D/A - | C D/A | G - |
| - - |

[Verse 1]
      | G - | D/A - | C -   |
| G - | - - | D/A - | C D/A |
| G - | - - |

I'ma just keep watching
I think my heart's stopping
Nicotine fiend of a man
I was born this way
I'm a government slave
And I was raised on stolen land

[Chorus]
                   | C C/B | Am - |
| G  D/A | Cadd9 - | G D/A | C  - |
| Am -   | D/A   C | G -   |

And it's a hard up  kinda life
Begging the ashtray for nickels and dimes
Writing these songs trying to wrap my mind around
A bullshit American dream

[Pre-Verse]
                    | D/A - |
| C -   | G - | - - | D/A - |
| C D/A | G - | - - |

[Verse 2]
                      | G - |
| D/A - | C -   | G - | - - |
| D/A - | C D/A | G - | - - |

I'm still a six gun owning
Bet the truth hurts, don't it
Won't you catch me if you can
I hope all is well
It'll be a cold day in hell
When you pry it from my dying hands

[Chorus]
| C C/B | Am - | G  D/A | Cadd9 - |
| G D/A | C  - | Am -   | D/A   C |
| G -   |

'Cause it's a hard up  kinda life
When paying your dues   don't get  you by
You're working all week to make some overtime
To pay  from this bullshit American dream

[Pre-Verse]
      | D/A - | C -   | G - |
| - - | D/A - | C D/A | G - |
| - - |

[Verse 3]
      | G - | D/A - | C -   |
| G - | - - | D/A - | C D/A |
| G - | - - |

I've heard once to be dreaming
Means you've got to be asleep
And I've grown tired of counting these sheep
I had a dream I was drugged
And when I finally woke up
I went and blew up my   TV

[Chorus]
                   | C   C/B | Am - |
| G  D/A | Cadd9 - | G   D/A | C  - |
| Am -   | -     - | D/A C   |

'Cause it's a hard up  kinda life
When you're not allowed to get yourself a natural high
Here's a pill to help you sleep,
just give it some time
Now you're addicted to this bullshit American dream

[Outro/Fade Out]
                      | G - |
| D/A - | C -   | G - | - - |
| D/A - | C D/A | G - |

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