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American Dream

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[Intro]
 F   G   C   Am(x2)
[Verse 1]
FWake up with somebody Gnear you
And at Csomeone else's Amplace
FYou took acid and looked in the Gmirror
Watched the Cbeard crawl around on your Amface
FOh, the revolution was Ghere
That would sCet you free from those Ambourgeoisie
FIn the morning everything's cGlearer
When the sCunlight exposes your Amage
[Chorus]
But that's oFkayG  
And that's oCkayAm  
[Verse 2]
FGrab your clothes and head to the Gdoorway
If you Cdance out, no one cAmomplains
FFind the place where you can be Gboring
Where you Cwon't need to Amexplain
FThat you're sick in the head and you Gwish you were dead
Or at Cleast instead of sleeping here you Amprefer your own bed, come on
FYou just suck at self-Gpreservation
Versus Csomeone else's Ampain
[Chorus]
So you feel dFrainedG  
And CinsaneAm  F  G  
And CinsaneAm  F  G  C  Am  
[Verse 3]
FHe was leather and you were Gscreaming
Swinging Cchains against the Amstage
FAnd you couldn't know he was Gleaving
But now mCore will go with Amage, you know
FSo get up and stop your cGomplaining
You know that Cyou're the only one who's been Amdestroying all the fun
FLook what happened when you were dGreaming
Then Cpunch yourself in the Amface
FSo you kiss and you clutch but you Gcan't fight that feeling
That your Cone true love is just Amawaiting your big meeting
FSo you never even ask for Gnames
You just Clook right through them as if you Amalready came
FIt's a drug of the heart and you can't stop the Gshaking
'Cause the Cbody wants what it's terrible at Amtaking, oh
FAnd you kind of remember the Gmeaning
But there's Cno going back against this CAmalifornia feeling
[Chorus]
FDreamG  
American CdreamAm  
American FdreamG  
American CdreamAm  

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American Dream

by LCD Soundsystem

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

F G C Am

(x2)

[Verse 1]

F G

Wake up with somebody near you

C Am

And at someone else's place

F G

You took acid and looked in the mirror

C Am

Watched the beard crawl around on your face

F G

Oh, the revolution was here

C Am

That would set you free from those bourgeoisie

F G

In the morning everything's clearer

C Am

When the sunlight exposes your age

[Chorus]

F G

But that's okay

C Am

And that's okay

[Verse 2]

F G

Grab your clothes and head to the doorway

C Am

If you dance out, no one complains

F G

Find the place where you can be boring

C Am

Where you won't need to explain

F G

That you're sick in the head and you wish you were dead

C Am

Or at least instead of sleeping here you prefer your own bed, come on

F G

You just suck at self-preservation

C Am

Versus someone else's pain

[Chorus]

F G

So you feel drained

C Am F G

And insane

C Am F G C Am

And insane

[Verse 3]

F G

He was leather and you were screaming

C Am

Swinging chains against the stage

F G

And you couldn't know he was leaving

C Am

But now more will go with age, you know

F G

So get up and stop your complaining

C Am

You know that you're the only one who's been destroying all the fun

F G

Look what happened when you were dreaming

C Am

Then punch yourself in the face

F G

So you kiss and you clutch but you can't fight that feeling

C Am

That your one true love is just awaiting your big meeting

F G

So you never even ask for names

C Am

You just look right through them as if you already came

F G

It's a drug of the heart and you can't stop the shaking

C Am

'Cause the body wants what it's terrible at taking, oh

F G

And you kind of remember the meaning

C Am

But there's no going back against this California feeling

[Chorus]

F G

Dream

C Am

American dream

F G

American dream

C Am

American dream

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