That Old American Dream Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[A][D]

[Verse 1]
She heard the [D]word of the Lord
But she took the devil's hand
He [G]led her up a [A]one- way [D]street
[G]She got mar[D]ried very young
Tied a mortgage 'round her neck
Had [G]a fam'ly under[A]neath her [D]feet

[Verse 2]
(She be[G]lieves in it)
In that old American [D]dream
(She believes in it)
(She[G]believes in it)
In that old American [D]dream
[F][D]

[Verse 3]
She watches ads that pass the hours
On her color T.V. set
And she'll [G]fall for every ex
[A]aggerated [D]line[G]
She'll look [D]thirty when she's forty
If she takes a little trouble
But she'll [G]always say [A]she's
twenty- [D]nine

[Verse 4]
(She be[G]lieves in it)
In that old American [D]dream
(She believes in it)
(She be[G]lieves in it)
In that old American [D]dream[F]

[Verse 5]
She'll [G]die all alone
Yes, she'll die in a private [D]room
(Oh, yes, she [G]will)
Don't cry, dear children
Don't cry, she did it for you
[A]

[Verse 6]
[D]She heard the word of the Lord
But she took the devil's hand
And [G]the devil took her [A]for his [D]wife
[G]He sold her hea[D]ven on earth
At a discount rate
And she [G]paid it for the [A]rest of her [D]life

[Verse 7]
(She be[G]lieves in it)
In that old American [D]dream
(She believes in it)
(She be[G]lieves in it)
In that old American [D]dream

[Verse 8]
(She be[G]lieves in it)
(She believes in it)
In that old American [D]dream
(She believes in it)
(She be[G]lieves in it)
In that old American dream