Chord American Dream by Better Than Ezra

Cadd9 , G , D , Dsus4 Cadd9 G D Dsus2 she was a midwestern prom queen got her boyfriend headed out west they ended up in the valley in a one room apartment a disconnected phone yeah now five years later she’s single she’s got two kids and a note and if she gets a moment to herself she can remember how everything used to go her way she says where did the time go when everything was simple and free? i want to know what happened somebody woke me before i could have my american dream for twenty years he worked corporate he planned to early retire his ceo he stole a billion dollars now he’s working at denny’s hoping for a raise he thinks where did the time go when everything was simple and free? i want to know what happened somebody woke me before i could have my american dream yeah , yeah , yeah Cadd9 i’m a little bit rebel G i’m a bit patriot D i can see they’re both sides of the coin Cadd9but still it gets a bit rough geverything is screwed up D i guess its just the american way back to normal strumming pattern sometimes i wonder how you are you’re up in new york city with a family i think i could have been your guy it’s just a moment in time that is slipping on away where did the time go when everything was simple and free? i want to know what happened somebody woke me before i could have my american dream my american dream yeah , yeah , yeah she was a midwestern prom queen got her boyfriend headed out west