• Song:

    American Dreams

  • Artist:

    Casting Crowns

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Intro  
D5                        B5                                       D5 
All work no play may have made Jack a dull boy 
                       B5                                        D5       
But all work no God has left Jack with a lost soul 
                         D5 
But he's moving on full steam 
B5                                              D5 
He's chasing the American dream 
                                           B5             
And he's gonna give his family finer things 
 

D5   B5 x2 
 

verse 1 
D5                  B5                                           D5 
Not this time son I've no time to waste 
                    B5                             D5 
Maybe Tomorrow we'll have time to play  
                                    B5                            D5 
And then he slips into his new BMW 
                                        B5                                      E5 
And drives farther and farther and farther away 
 
Pre-Chorus 1 
E5                                G5                                     D5 
'Cause  he works all day and tries to sleep at night  
E5                                           G5                       D5 
He says things will get better; better in time 
 
Chorus  
D5                       G5                           B5           
So he works and he builds with his own two hands 
D5                   G5                  B5                   
And he pours all he has in a castle made with sand  
D5                   G5                 B5              
But the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in  
D5                 G5                                         D5           D5 B5 G5 
Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands 
                      D5     B5 G5 
His kingdom stands 
 
Verse 2 
D5                                B5 
His American dream is begining to seem  
D5                                                  B5 
More and More like a nightmare 
                                         D5 
with every passing day 
                                                            B5 
"Daddy, can you come to my game?"  
                                                        D5 
"Oh Baby, please don't work late." 
                                              B5 
Another wasted weekend 
                           E5 
And they are slipping away 
 
Pre-Chorus 2 
E5                                 G5                                           D5 
'Cause he works all day and lies awake at night  
E5                                           G5                 
He tells them  things will get better 
                                              D5 
Just take a little more time 
 
Chorus 
D5                       G5                           B5           
So he works and he builds with his own two hands 
D5                   G5                  B5                   
And he pours all he has in a castle made with sand  
D5                   G5                 B5              
But the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in  
D5                 G5                                         D5           D5 B5 G5 
Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands 
                      D5     B5 G5 
His kingdom stands 
 
Verse 3 
D5                                                B5           
He used to say, "Who ever died with the most toys wins." 
D5                                   B5 
But if he loses his soul, what has he gained in the end 
D5 
I'll take a shack on a rock  
B5                                   E5 
Over a castle in the sand 
  
Pre-Chorus 3 
E5                                   G5                                          D5 
Now he works all day and cries alone at night  
E5                                            G5                 
It's not getting any better  
 
Looks like he's running out of time 
 
Chorus 
 

D5                       G5                           B5           
?Cause he works and he builds with his own two hands 
D5                    G5                  B5                   
And he poured all he had in a castle made with sand  
D5                   G5                 B5              
But the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in  
D5                 G5                                         D5           D5 B5 G5 
Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands 
                      D5     B5 G5 
His kingdom stands 
 
Outro  
D5 
All they really wanted was you 
D5 
All they really wanted was you 
D5 
All they really wanted was you
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