American Dream

F G C Am (2x) F G Wake up with somebody near you C Am And at someone else's place F G You took acid and looked in the mirror C Am Watched the beard crawl around on your face F G Oh, the revolution was here C Am That would set you free from those bourgeoisie F G In the morning everything's clearer C Am When the sunlight exposes your age +play chords an octave higher+ F G But that's okay C Am And that's okay -revert to standard chords- F G Grab your clothes and head to the doorway C Am If you dance out, no one complains F G Find the place where you can be boring C Am Where you won't need to explain F G That you're sick in the head and you wish you were dead C Am Or at least instead of sleeping here you prefer your own bed, come on F G You just suck at self-preservation C Am Versus someone else's pain +play chords an octave higher+ F G So you feel drained C Am And insane -revert to standard chords- F G C Am And insane +play chords an octave higher+ F G He was leather and you were screaming C Am Swinging chains against the stage F G And you couldn't know he was leaving C Am But now more will go with age, you know -revert to standard chords- F G So get up and stop your complaining C Am You know that you're the only one who's been destroying all the fun F G Look what happened when you were dreaming C Am Then punch yourself in the face +play chords an octave higher+ F G So you kiss and you clutch but you can't fight that feeling C Am That your one true love is just awaiting your big meeting -revert to standard chords- F G So you never even ask for names C Am You just look right through them as if you already came +play chords an octave higher+ F G It's a drug of the heart and you can't stop the shaking C Am 'Cause the body wants what it is terrible at taking, oh -revert to standard chords- F G And you can't remember the meaning C Am But there's no going back against this California feeling Am California feeling +play chords an octave higher+ F G C Am Dr----eam, sha-bang sha-bang -revert to standard chords- F G C Am American dr---eam, sha-bang sha-bang +play chords an octave higher+ F G It's a drug of the heart C Am It's a drug of the heart Am American dream...