An American Dream Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays626

An American Dream by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D                       G  
I beg your pardon momma what did you say  
A                         D  
My mind was drifting on a Martinque Bay 
                          G  
It's not that I'm not interested you see  
A                       D   
Augusta Georgia is just no place to be  
                       G  
I think Jamaica in the moonlight  
A                      D  
Sandy beaches drinking rum every night  
D                        G  
We've got no money momma but we can go  
A                                     D  
We'll split the difference  and go to Coconut grove  
D                          G  
Just keep on talking momma I can hear  
A                          D  
Your voice it tickles down inside of my ear  
D                 G  
I feel a tropical vacation this year  
A                           D  
Might be the answer to this Hillbilly fear 
                       G  
I think Jamaica in the moonlight  
A                      D  
Sandy beaches drinking rum every night  
D                        G  
We've got no money momma but we can go  
A                                     D  
We'll split the difference  and go to Coconut grove  
D            G  
Viola an American dream  
A                     D  
We can travel girl without any means  
D                    G  
When it's as easy as closing your eyes  
A                      D  
And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign  
  
SOLO  
  
D                          G  
Just keep on talking momma I like the sound  
A                          D  
It goes so good with that rain poring down  
D                 G  
I feel a tropical vacation this year  
A                           D  
Might be the answer to this Hillbilly beer  
                       G  
I think Jamaica in the moonlight  
A                      D  
Sandy beaches drinking rum every night  
D                        G  
We've got no money momma but we can go  
A                                     D  
We'll split the difference  and go to Coconut grove  
D            G  
Viola an American dream  
A                     D  
We can travel girl without any means  
D                    G  
When it's as easy as closing your eyes  
A                      D  
And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign  
  
SOLO  
  


    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante