intro
D Bm D
all work no play may have made jack a dull boy
Bm D
but all work no god has left jack with a lost soul
D
but he’s moving on full steam
Bm D
he’s chasing the american dream
Bm
and he’s gonna give his family finer things

D . . . Bm . . . x2

verse 1
D Bm D
not this time son i’ve no time to waste
Bm D
maybe tomorrow we’ll have time to play
Bm D
and then he slips into his new bmw
Bm E
and drives farther and farther and farther away

pre – chorus 1
E G D
’cause he works all day and tries to sleep at night
E G D
he says things will get better; better in time

chorus
D Gm Bm
’cause he works and he builds with his own two hands
D Gm Bm
and he pours all he has in a castle made with sand
D Gm Bm
but the wind and the rain are comin’ crashing in
D Gm D D Bm Gm
time will tell just how long his kingdom stands
D Bm Gm
his kingdom stands

verse 2
D Bm
his american dream is begining to seem
D Bm
more and more like a nightmare
D
with every passing day
Bm
“Daddy , can you come to my game?”
D
“oh baby , please don’t work late . ”
Bm
another wasted weekend
E
and they are slipping away
pre – chorus 2
E G D
’cause he works all day and lies awake at night
E G
he tells them things will get better
D
it’ll just take a little more time

chorus

verse 3
D Bm
he used to say , “who ever died with the most toys wins . ”
D Bm
but if he loses his soul , what has he gained in the end
D
i’ll take a shack on a rock
Bm E
over a castle in the sand

pre – chorus 3
E G D
now he works all day and cries alone at night
E G
it’s not getting any better

looks like he’s running out of time

chorus

outro
D
all they really wanted was you
D
all they really wanted was you
D
all they really wanted was you