American Dreaming Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][F][C][G][D][C][G][C][G]
[D][Am][Asus4][D][Am][C][G][C][G][D][Asus4][D][C]
[G][C][G][D][Asus4][C]

[Verse 1]
I need [G]my conscience to keep [D]watch over me
[C]To protect me [G]fro[C]m my [G]sel[D]f[Asus4]
[C]So I can wea[G]r honest[C]y lik[G]e a
[D]crown on my [Asus4]head[D]
When I [C]walk [G]into the promised
[D]land
[Asus4][D][Asus4]

[Verse 2]
[D][C]
We've been too [G]long
[D]American [Asus4]dreaming
An[G]d I [C]think we've [G]all lost
the [D]way[Asus4][D][C]
[G]For[C]lorn somn[D]ambulist[Asus4] ic ma[G]
[C]niacal [G]in the[D] dark
[Asus4][D]

[Verse 3]
[C]
I'm [G]in love [C]with an [G]Ame[D]rican gir[C]l
Though she's my be[G]st
[D]friend[Asus4][D][C]
I [G]love [C]her [G]surrepti[D] tious sm[Asus4]ile
[D]That [C]hides the pain [G]with[D]in her
[Asus4][D][Asus4]

[Verse 4]
[G]And[C] we'll go dancing
in the [D]rings of [Asus4]laughter[D][Asus4]
[G]And [C]live [G]along by [D]the shores

[Interlude 1]
[Asus4][G][C][D][Asus4]
[D][Asus4][G][C][G][Asus4][G][D][Asus4][G]
[D]Yeah-ee, on

[Verse 5]
[Asus4]on the lea t[D]he rising[A][Asus4]
[D]wind [C]blo[G]ws[C][G][C][G][D]
Fay-hee, on on the lea the [A]rising
[Asus4]wind blow[D]s[C][G][C]
How [G]long [D]how[A][Asus4][D][Dm][G][D][Asus4][D]
[G]
[D][Asus4][D][Dm][G][D][Asus4][D]
[G]lon[C]g?[G]

[Verse 6]
(?) In the [G]grounds [D]of [C](?) we've
[G]left [C]be [G]hin[D]d[Asus4][D][G][C]
Turned [G]back by the foot
[D]of the doorway
Nev[C]er [G]lost [C]and[G] found
[D][Asus4][D]

[Verse 7]
[C]
We've been too long
[D]American [Asus4]dreaming
I [G]think [C]we've all[G] los[C]t[G]
the [D]heart[Asus4][G][C]
(?)[D]Somnambulist[Asus4]ic ma[G]
[C]niacal [G]in the[D] dark
[Asus4]

[Verse 8]
[D]Yeah-ee, [Am]on on[D] the lea the
rising [C]wind [G]blows[C][G]
[D]Fay-hee, [Asus4]on on the[D] lea
the [A]rising [Asus4]wind blow[Am]s[G]
[C]How long how[G] long?

[Outro 1]
[D][Asus4][D][G][D][Asus4][D][G][D][G][D][Asus4][D][Dm]
[G][D][Asus4][D][G][D][Asus4][D][G][D][Asus4][D][G][D][Asus4][D]
[C][G][D]