INTRO:  D  A 
 
A 
Some people say there's no American dream 
A 
I hear them talkin' but they don't say a thing 
D 
I still believe you've to give it to get 
A 
Baptize your every aspiration in sweat 
E                            D 
I bow my head each night and roll up my sleeves 
       E                              D 
'Cause buddy it's a long hard road to easy street, where 
 
PRE-CHORUS: 
                A                                    D 
All the cars go fast fast fast, when you step on the gas gas gas 
             E                         A 
Nobody gonna pass me up goin' down the road 
                   A                                       D 
I want a great big house on the hill, every pocket full of hundred dollar bills 
                E                                  A 
Are givin' me a thrill thrill thrill I ain't never known 
 
CHORUS: 
        D 
Is that askin' too much, am I over the line 
     A 
Am I way out of touch, tell me am I losin' my mind 
  D                      E                         A 
I know I won't ever get enough, is that askin' too much 
 
I never been acused of dreamin' too small 
I never saw no shame in wantin' it all 
I guess that's just the curse of bein' born poor 
No matter what you got you always want more 
Everybody wants a lot, a little inside 
I'm not the only one with hungry eyes 
 
  
E                      A 
Now is that askin' too much