{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":862212,"song":"American Dreaming","artist":"Dead Can Dance","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11602687-american-dreaming-chords-by-dead-can-dance/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/862212?type=chord","rating":4.50312,"votes":26,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]   x4\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI need my conscience to keep watch over me[/tab]\r\nTo protect me from myself\r\nSo I can wear honesty like a crown on my head\r\nWhen I walk into the promised land\r\nWe've been too long American dreaming\r\nAnd I think we've all lost the way\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nForlorn - somnambulistic - maniacal in the dark[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm in love with an American girl[/tab]\r\nWell, she's my best friend\r\nI love her surreptitious smile\r\nThat hides the pain within her\r\nAnd we'll go dancing in the rings of laughter\r\nAnd live along by the shores\r\nFeel alone in the brands of rapture\r\nlive along for the loss\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus4[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYeah-ee, on the lea the rising wind blows[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus4[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFay-hee, on the lea the rising wind blows[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Csus4[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHow long, how long?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]       (few times)\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHere alone on the grounds[/tab]\r\nof allegiances we've left behind\r\nTurned back by the foot of the doorway\r\nNever lost and found\r\nWe've been too long American dreaming\r\nI think we've all lost the heart\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nForlorn - somnambulistic - maniacal in the dark[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus4[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYeah-ee, on the lea the rising wind blows[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus4[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFay-hee, on the lea the rising wind blows[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Csus4[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHow long, how long?[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nC   Em    D Dsus4 D   x4\n\n[Verse 1]\n\nTo protect me from myself\nSo I can wear honesty like a crown on my head\nWhen I walk into the promised land\nWe've been too long American dreaming\nAnd I think we've all lost the way\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\nWell, she's my best friend\nI love her surreptitious smile\nThat hides the pain within her\nAnd we'll go dancing in the rings of laughter\nAnd live along by the shores\nFeel alone in the brands of rapture\nlive along for the loss\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nC      Cmaj7    D          C      Cmaj7    D       (few times)\n\n[Verse 3]\n\nof allegiances we've left behind\nTurned back by the foot of the doorway\nNever lost and found\nWe've been too long American dreaming\nI think we've all lost the heart\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["C","Em","D","Dsus4","Cmaj7","Dsus2","Csus4"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,0,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,0,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dsus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,0],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,0]},"Dsus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,3]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]}}}