American Dream

| F | C | F | C | | F | C | F | C | F C F C I've been thinking about the news, daddy leaves it on all day through. F C F C I've been thinking about the wars and to be honest, I can't take it anymore. Am F Am F I hear you every day, the awful words you say, C Am F C C but hate can't be the face of the American Dream. F C F C I've been thinking about my life and how one day I wanna be a mother and a wife, F C F C I've been scared of that thought too in a world of struggle, what are we gonna do? Am F Am F I hear you every day, saying "it's gonna be okay" C Am F C C but hate can't be the face of the American Dream. F F C Am And I know F F C we've got a long way to go F F C G/B Am C/G but I've got to believe Am D F C Csus4 C that change is a choice and it can start with me. | F | C | F | C | F C F C And I've been thinking about our mother and how they took her away from her people. F C F C Put her in a boarding school, away from her brother, sister and culture. Am F Am F I can hear her every night saying, "we've gotta make this right" C Am F C Csus4 C 'cause hate can't be the face of the American Dream. End-Chorus F F C Am And I know F F C we've got a long way to go F F C G/B Am C/G but I've got to believe Am D F C C that change is a choice and it can start with me. Am D F C C And change is a choice and it can start with me. Am D F C And change is a choice and it can start with you.