Casting Crowns - American Dream guitar tab

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

bm

And he's gonna give his family finer things

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verse 1

d bm d

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

bm e

And drives farther and farther and farther away

Pre-chorus 1

e g d

'Cause he works all day and tries to sleep at night

e g d

He says things will get better; better in time

Chorus

d gm bm

'Cause he works and he builds with his own two hands

d gm bm

And he pours all he has in a castle made with sand

d gm bm

But the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in

d gm d d bm gm

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."

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Another wasted weekend

e

And they are slipping away

Pre-Chorus 2

e g d

'Cause he works all day and lies awake at night

e g

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

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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

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All they really wanted was you

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All they really wanted was you