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Miss Saigon - The American Dream

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F#mI'm fed up with C#7small-time hustles
DI'm too good to waste my Atalent for greed
F#mI need room to C#7flex my muscles
Din an ocean where the Abig sharks feed
Bmmake me Yankee, F#mthey're my fam'ly
G#7they're selling what people C#need
AWhat's that I smell in the air
the American F#mdream
Asweet as a new millionaire
the American F#dream
Bpre-packed, ready-to-wear
the American G#mdream
Bfat, like a chocolate eclair
as you suck out the G#cream
E6Luck by the C#m7tail
B7how can you G#7fail?
C#mAnd best of all, it's for F#7sale
the American B6dream
F#mGreasy chinks make C#7life so sleazy
Din the States I'll have a Aclub that's four-starred
F#mmen like me there C#7have things easy
Dthey have a lawyer and a Abody-guard
Bmto the Johns there F#mI'll sell blondes there
G#sus4that they can charge on a C#7card
AWhat's that I smell in the air?
The American F#mdream
Asweet as a suite in Bel-air
the American F#dream
Bgirls can buy tits by the pair
the American G#mdream
Bbald people think they'll grow hair
the American G#dream
Dbcall girls are lining time square
the American Bbmdream
Dbbums there have money to spare
the American Bbdream
Ebcars that have bars take you there
the American Cmdream
Ebon stage each night: Fred Astaire
the American Cdream
AbShlitz down the Fm7-5drain!
Eb7Pop the ChampagneC7!
Fm7It's time we all enterBb11tain
my ABb7merican Ebdream!

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Miss Saigon - The American Dream

by Misc Musicals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

C#7

G#7

G#m

C#m7

C#m

F#7

G#sus4

Bbm

F#m C#7

I'm fed up with small-time hustles

D A

I'm too good to waste my talent for greed

F#m C#7

I need room to flex my muscles

D A

in an ocean where the big sharks feed

Bm F#m

make me Yankee, they're my fam'ly

G#7 C#

they're selling what people need

What's that I smell in the air

F#m

the American dream

sweet as a new millionaire

the American dream

pre-packed, ready-to-wear

G#m

the American dream

fat, like a chocolate eclair

as you suck out the cream

E6 C#m7

Luck by the tail

B7 G#7

how can you fail?

C#m F#7

And best of all, it's for sale

the American dream

F#m C#7

Greasy chinks make life so sleazy

D A

in the States I'll have a club that's four-starred

F#m C#7

men like me there have things easy

D A

they have a lawyer and a body-guard

Bm F#m

to the Johns there I'll sell blondes there

G#sus4 C#7

that they can charge on a card

What's that I smell in the air?

F#m

The American dream

sweet as a suite in Bel-air

the American dream

girls can buy tits by the pair

G#m

the American dream

bald people think they'll grow hair

the American dream

call girls are lining time square

Bbm

the American dream

bums there have money to spare

the American dream

cars that have bars take you there

the American dream

on stage each night: Fred Astaire

the American dream

Ab Fm7-5

Shlitz down the drain!

Eb7 C7

Pop the Champagne!

Fm7 Bb11

It's time we all entertain

Bb7 Eb

my American dream!

About Miss Saigon - The American Dream Chords by Misc Musicals

Learn how to play Miss Saigon - The American Dream by Misc Musicals with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Miss Saigon - The American Dream chords”, “Miss Saigon - The American Dream guitar chords”, or “Misc Musicals Miss Saigon - The American Dream chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Miss Saigon - The American Dream chords and for experienced players who want accurate Miss Saigon - The American Dream lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F#m, C#7, D, A, Bm, G#7.

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The chords for "Miss Saigon - The American Dream" show the original chord names (including F#m, C#7, D, A, Bm, G#7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.