C9    G         D
I was born in Coastal Maine
     C9      G          D
Then moved away south of LA
C9    G   D
San Diego knows my name (yo, what up Zach?)
    C9    G       D
But now I live in cars and planes

C9    G           D
These long drives long flights
  C9       G           D
I wouldn't trade for anything

G               D                 Em7
Everybody wanna piece Americana (U.S.A.)
              C9
But she don't come so easily
G                      D
All the kids are gonna do what they wanna
   Em7
Oh oh
                C9
And when we get older we can sing
G
Oh whoa whoa
D
Oh whoa oh
       Em7                         C9
We all around the world living The American Dream yeah
G
Oh whoa whoa
D
Oh whoa oh
       Em7                         C9
We all around the world living The American Dream

C9     G          D
Almost died in Carolina
C9          G          D
Crashed the van, it caught on fire
               C9       G           D
If you've been down and out throw up your lighters
       C9      G      D
We're a little older, little brighter

C9   G      D
Time goes by, time flies
   C9        G          D
So don't you wait for anything

G               D                 Em7
Everybody wanna piece Americana (U.S.A.)
              C9
But she don't come so easily
G                      D
All the kids are gonna do what they wanna
   Em7
Oh oh
                C9
And when we get older we can sing
G
Oh whoa whoa
D
Oh whoa oh
       Em7                         C9
We all around the world living The American Dream yeah
G
Oh whoa whoa
D
Oh whoa oh
       Em7                         C9
We all around the world living The American Dream

C9                     G
Most of my friends got college loans
D
Sending them my love from the road
    C9             G
Got souvenirs from 50 states
D
Little magnets that say my name
     C9      G
Am I famous? Eh, not quite.
    D
But shameless? You got that right.
  C9                   G
A toast you your wife, toast to your life
D
Toast to the night, start it off right

G
Oh whoa whoa
D
Oh whoa oh
       Em7                         C9
We all around the world living The American Dream yeah
G
Oh whoa whoa
D
Oh whoa oh
       Em7                         C9
We all around the world living The American Dream

G               D                 Em7
Everybody wanna piece Americana (U.S.A.)
              C9
But she don't come so easily
G                      D
All the kids are gonna do what they wanna
   Em7
Oh oh
                C9
And when we get older we can sing
G
Oh whoa whoa
D
Oh whoa oh
       Em7                         C9
We all around the world living The American Dream yeah
G
Oh whoa whoa
D
Oh whoa oh
       Em7                         C9
We all around the world living The American Dream
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