American Dreams by Casting Crowns
Key: DD | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

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


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

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

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

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

Chorus

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


Pre-Chorus 3
E                     G                          D
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 
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All they really wanted was you
D
All they really wanted was you
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All they really wanted was you