American Dream by SwitchfootKey: AA | Capo: 0fr | |Intro x2 Verse 1: A (palm-mute verses if desired) When success is equated with excess A The ambition for excess wrecks us A As top of the mind becomes the bottom line A When success is equated with excess Verse 2: A If your time ain't been nothing for money A I start to feel really bad for you, honey A Maybe honey, put your money where your mouth's been running A If your time ain't been nothing but money Pre-Chorus: D E F#m I want out of this machine E It doesn't feel like freedom Chorus: A D This ain't my American dream A D I want to live and die for bigger things E D I'm tired of fighting for just me E This ain't my American dream Intro x1 Verse 3: A When success is equated with excess A When we're fighting for the Beamer, the Lexus A As the heart and soul breath in the company goals A Where success is equated with excess Pre-Chorus Chorus Bridge: E D A 'Cause baby's always talkin' 'bout a ring E D A And talk has always been the cheapest thing E D A Is it true would you do what I want you to E D A If I show up with the right amount of bling? E D A Like a puppet on a monetary string E D Maybe we've been caught singing E E Red, white, blue, and gree-ee-een E (strum three times fast and let ring) But that ain't my America, E (let ring lightly) A That ain't my American dream Chorus Intro