American Dream

All work, no play may have made Jack a dull (F5)boy, but all work, no God has left Jack with a lost (F5)soul.

But he’s mov ing on full steam; he’s chas ing the A mer i can Dream.

He’s gon na give his fam ’ly the fin er things.

His A “Not mer this i time, can son.

is I’ve no time to (F5)waste.

more and May be to mor row I’ll have ev ’ry time to play.” (F5)day.

And “Dad dy, then he slips in to game?” his new B M Dou ble U and drives far wast ther and far ther they and far ther a way.

’Cause he works all (Bb5)day and tries to sleep at night.

(F)He He says things will get an y bet ter, it ’ll take a bet ter in time.

So he works and he builds with his (Bb5)own two hands, and he pours all he has in a cas (Bb5)tle made with sand, but the wind and the rain are com ing, crash ing in.

Time will tell just how long his king dom (F5)stands,

his king dom stands.

His A “Not mer this i time, can dream is be gin ning to (F5)seem more and more like a night mare with have ev ’ry pass to ing (F5)day.

And “Dad dy, can you come to my game?” “Oh, Ba by, please don’t work late.” An oth er wast ed week end, and they are slip ping a way.

’Cause he works all (Bb5)day and lies a wake at night.

(F)He tells them things will get an y bet ter, it ’ll just like he’s lit tle more time.

’Cause he worked and he built with his (Bb5)own two hands, and he poured all he had in a cas (Bb5)tle made with sand, but the wind and the rain are com ing, crash ing in.

Time will tell just how long his king dom (F5)stands,

his king dom stands.

He used to say, “Who ev er dies

with the most toys wins,” but if he los es his soul, what has he gained in the end?

I’ll take a shack on a rock o ver a cas tle in the (G5)sand.

Now he works (F)all (Bb5)day and cries a lone at night.

Time will tell just how long his king dom (F5)stands,

his (C5)king dom stands.

All they real ly want ed was you.

All they real ly want ed was you.

All they real ly want ed was you.