American Dream

G G/F# Em7 G G/F# Em D/F# She was a spinning glass heart with a crack running down her side G G/F# Em D For her falling in love was never enough to bridge divide G G/F# Em D Build a fire so big that it burns us all G G/F# Em D Light a fire so big that it burns my soul G G/F# Em D – 2x G G/F# Em D He was an old chimney billowing smoke in the sky G G/F# Em D And all the birds in the trees would catch his disease and die G G/F# Em D Build a fire so big that it burns us all G G/F# Em Light a fire so big that it burns my soul C G D I feel your fear it follows me to the corner of the room C G D Does anybody hear the words I say as I fall down C G You were dancing across the floor without burning bounds D Now you can't find your way home C G D Does anybody hear the words I say as I fall down G G/F# Em D He was a steel bullet train vowing never again to cross state lines G G/F# Em D Until she blew up the hills with her dynamite it burned his eyes G G/F# Em D She was a river boat queen an American dream for sure G G/F# Em D Silver steeple of hope that kept the city alive through the war G G/F# Em D Build a fire so big that it burns us all G G/F# Em D Light a fire so big that it burns my soul C G D I feel your fear it follows me to the corner of the room C G D Does anybody hear the words I say as I fall down C G You were dancing across the floor without burning bounds D Now you can't find your way home C G D Does anybody hear the words I say as I fall down C G D We're all falling down, no our feet never touched the ground C G D We're all falling down, no our feet never made a sound C G D We're all falling down, no our feet never touched the ground C G D We're all falling down C G D – 4x