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