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American Dreaming

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[Intro]
   C      Em   D   Dsus4     Dx4
[Verse 1]
CI need my coCmaj7nscience to keep wDatch ovDsus4er meD  
To protect me from myself
So I can wear honesty like a crown on my head
When I walk into the promised land
We've been too long American dreaming
And I think we've all lost the way
CForloCmaj7rn - somnaDmbulistic - manCiacCmaj7al in the dDarkDsus4  D  Dsus2  
[Verse 2]
CI'm in love Cmaj7with an American gDirlDsus4  D  
Well, she's my best friend
I love her surreptitious smile
That hides the pain within her
And we'll go dancing in the rings of laughter
And live along by the shores
Feel alone in the brands of rapture
live along for the loss
[Chorus]
Dsus2Yeah-eDe, Dsus4on the lea the rCising wEmind blowsD  
Dsus2Fay-heDe, Dsus4on the lea the rCising wEmind blowsD  
CHow lonCsus4g, how longC?
[Interlude]
      C      Cmaj7            D        C      Cmaj7         D(few times)
[Verse 3]
CHere alCmaj7one on the gDrounDsus4dsD  
of allegiances we've left behind
Turned back by the foot of the doorway
Never lost and found
We've been too long American dreaming
I think we've all lost the heart
CForloCmaj7rn - somnaDmbulistic - manCiacCmaj7al in the dDarkDsus4  D  Dsus2  
[Chorus]
Dsus2Yeah-eDe, Dsus4on the lea the rCising wEmind blowsD  
Dsus2Fay-heDe, Dsus4on the lea the rCising wEmind blowsD  
CHow lonCsus4g, how longC?

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American Dreaming

by Dead Can Dance

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Cmaj7

Dsus2

Csus4

[Intro]

C Em D Dsus4 D

[Verse 1]

C Cmaj7 D Dsus4 D

I need my conscience to keep watch over me

To protect me from myself

So I can wear honesty like a crown on my head

When I walk into the promised land

We've been too long American dreaming

And I think we've all lost the way

C Cmaj7 D C Cmaj7 D Dsus4 D Dsus2

Forlorn - somnambulistic - maniacal in the dark

[Verse 2]

C Cmaj7 D Dsus4 D

I'm in love with an American girl

Well, she's my best friend

I love her surreptitious smile

That hides the pain within her

And we'll go dancing in the rings of laughter

And live along by the shores

Feel alone in the brands of rapture

live along for the loss

[Chorus]

Dsus2 D Dsus4 C Em D

Yeah-ee, on the lea the rising wind blows

Dsus2 D Dsus4 C Em D

Fay-hee, on the lea the rising wind blows

C Csus4 C

How long, how long?

[Interlude]

C Cmaj7 D C Cmaj7 D

(few times)

[Verse 3]

C Cmaj7 D Dsus4 D

Here alone on the grounds

of allegiances we've left behind

Turned back by the foot of the doorway

Never lost and found

We've been too long American dreaming

I think we've all lost the heart

C Cmaj7 D C Cmaj7 D Dsus4 D Dsus2

Forlorn - somnambulistic - maniacal in the dark

[Chorus]

Dsus2 D Dsus4 C Em D

Yeah-ee, on the lea the rising wind blows

Dsus2 D Dsus4 C Em D

Fay-hee, on the lea the rising wind blows

C Csus4 C

How long, how long?

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