Intro D G D F# Bm G D Bm G Bm G D Bm F#m G Verse 1 G D Bm G It feels like, American Dreams caught on fire G We’re tearing down the white picket fences G A soldier bleeds, and a soldier dies G Have you ever thought that war was a sickness D I’m a son of it, f*cked up from it G Casualty of my family ‘cause of it Bm G We dare to dream, or live to die Dm Reunited by the truth at the right time Pre-Chorus N.C. Something’s wrong here N.C. Or so it seems N.C. Cause I’m not sleeping in Chorus Bm F#m G American Dreams, American lies D Bm F#m G We’re trying to see through the smoke in our eyes A Bm So give me the truth F#m G Don’t tell me your lies D Bm Cause it’s harder to breathe F#m G When you’re buried alive A D By American Dreams Verse 2 Bm With every bullet hole, there’s a blood stain G Another family that’s struggling to keep sane Bm D Cause their neighborhood, ain’t a safe place G D Got us all wearing black every Sunday Bm D And I’m growing numb to the violence G Sing along to the sounds of the sirens Bm F# We’re trying to keep ourselves alive G A But it’s hard to get by when it feels like Pre-Chorus N.C. Something’s wrong here N.C. Or so it seems N.C. Cause I’m not sleeping in Chorus Bm F#m G American Dreams, American lies D Bm F#m We’re trying to see through the smoke in our eyes G Bm So give me the truth F#m Don’t tell me your lies G D Bm Cause it’s harder to breathe D When you’re buried alive A D By American Dreams Instrumental Bm D Bm A D Chorus D Cause I’m not sleeping in Bm D G American Dreams, American lies D G We’re trying to see through the smoke in our eyes Bm So give me the truth D G Don’t tell me your lies D Bm Cause it’s harder to breathe G When you’re buried alive Bm G D Bm G By American Dreams Bm D G D Bm F#m G By American Dreams
