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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 this time, son.
is I’ve no time to (F5)waste.
more and May be to mor row I’ll have ’ry time to play.” (F5)day.
And dy, then he slips in to game?” his new B M Dou ble U and drives far 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 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 this time, dream is be gin ning to (F5)seem more and more like a night mare with have ’ry pass to ing (F5)day.
And dy, can you come to my game?” “Oh, Ba by, please don’t work late.” An oth er 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 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.
This page shows “American Dream” by Casting Crowns in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 112 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.