American dream
A ~ ~ A
1. I used to see you on every
T.V.,
your
smiling face looked back at me.
D
I used to see you on every
T.V.,
A
your
smiling face looked back at me.
E
Then they caught you with the
girl next door,
people's
money piled on the floor,
Bm
accusations
that you try to deny,
D A
revelations
and rumors begin to fly. + A ~ ~
A
2. Now you think about reaching out,
maybe
get some help from above.
D
Now you think about reaching
out,
A
maybe
get some help from above.
E
Reporters crowd around your
house
going
through your garbage like a pack of hounds,
Bm
- D
speculating
what they may find out, it don't matter now,
A
you're
all washed up.
E
You wake up in the middle of
the night,
A - E
your sheets are wet and your face is white.
A - E
You
tried to make a good thing last.
A - E
B
How could something so good, go bad, so fast ?
A - Bm
American dream, American dream.
A - Bm - D
American dream, American
dream.
A
3. Don't know when things went wrong,
might
have been when you were young and strong.
D
Don't know when things went
wrong,
A
might
have been when you were young and strong.
E
Reporters crowd around your
house,
going
through your garbage like a pack of hounds,
Bm
- D
speculating
what they may find out, it don't
matter now,
A
you're
all washed up.
A
4. Don't know when things
went wrong,
might
have been when you were young and strong.
American dream, American
dream.
D
Don't know when things went
wrong,
A
might
have been when you were young and strong.
American dream, American dream ....
(orig. = capo 1st) (Crosby,
Stills, Nash & Young)