The American Dream Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays539

The American Dream by Hank Williams Jr is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, D and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			C                             F                C 
Too many lawyers in football, baseball's got a few 
    C                                         D                   G 
The pitcher, he got a million dollars and the quarterback, he got two 
    C                                  F                      C 
The pitcher threw his arm away and the quarterback burned his knee 
    C                                     G       C 
And this they did so they could live the American dream 
  
Now there are some preachers on TV with a suit and a tie and a vest 
They want you to send your money to the Lord but they give you their address 
Cause all of your donations are completely tax free 
God bless you all but most of all send your money 
 
              F                      C 
Do you really want it, do you really need it 
                  G       F               C 
You gotta keep on grindin' just to try to keep it 
                F                                      C     F 
You got no time for yourself, you got more for old Jim Beam 
                   C       G             C           
You're goin' crazy dreamin' the American Dream 
 
 
Reagan is a-cuttin' the budget, making the Democrats scream 
Says we gotta control inflation, quit spendin' our money on everything 
But this years tax increase, why it's the biggest in history 
'Round and around we go, where we stop, who knows, the American dream 
 
Chorus 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante