Intro
A
You're my American Dream
B
Nicotine and palm trees
C#m
Gimme, gimme that red, white and blue, oh yeah
C#m E C#m E
[Verse 1]
C#m
I got a California heart
And an east coast state of mind
A
He's got that Tennessee blood
B
That I'm cravin' all the time
C#m
I like the roses on his neck
Like a modern James Dean
A
In the Wild, Wild West
E
Livin' on a silver screen
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m
Kiss me hard, say it's slow
A
I never wanna see you go
[Chorus 1]
A
You're my American Dream
B
Nicotine and palm trees
C#m
Gimme, gimme that red, white and blue, oh yeah
A B
You got me doin' bad things in your new Mercedes
C#m
Baby, baby, we're red, white and blue, oh yeah
A B
Like an American Dream (Dream, dream)
C#m
You're my American Dream
[Verse 2]
C#m
I got a classic kinda soul
With an up-to-no-good smile
A
He's like that old school rock and roll
B
That never goes out of style
C#m
I like the lines across his face
Like he's seen a thing or two
A
And if he ever left me
B
He'd leave me dark blue
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m
Kiss me hard, say it's slow
A
I never wanna see you go
[Chorus 1]
A
You're my American Dream
B
Nicotine and palm trees
C#m
Gimme, gimme that red, white and blue, oh yeah
A B
You got me doin' bad things in your new Mercedes
C#m
Baby, baby, we're red, white and blue, oh yeah
A B
Like an American Dream (Dream, dream)
C#m
You're my American Dream
[Bridge]
C#m
In the Wild, Wild West
A G#m
Like a modern James Dean
C#m
Roses on his neck
A
Livin' on a silver screen
[Chorus 2]
A
You're my American Dream
B
Nicotine and palm trees
C#m
Gimme, gimme that red, white and blue, oh yeah
A B
You got me doin' bad things like it's 1980s
C#m
Baby baby we're red, white and blue, oh yeah
A B
Like an American Dream (Dream, dream)
C#m
You're my American Dream
A B
Like an American Dream (Dream, dream)
C#m
You're my American Dream