Will Hoge - My American Dream

this is my first submission . thought i’d give it a go as i couldn’t find it
elsewhere . bit unsure about the lyrics in places .

capo 2nd fret
fcgamgfcg
F C F C
you used to be a one horse town but the pony went away ,
F C Am G
ended up in china ’cos they make it cheaper there they say ,
F C Am G F
now the store fronts all are empty and the factory is dead ,
F C Am G
and these streets i used to walk on , now they’re just my bed

Am G F
and i’m goin down . . . down . . . down
C
i’m goin down

F C F C
did a couple years at college but i just couldn’t make it stick ,
F C Am G
had to come back here and help mama ’cos Daddy left when she got sick ,
F C Am G F
she worked everyday for nothin’ until she turned sixty two ,
F C Am G
and on the same day that i buried her the bank folk closed on her house too

( chorus )
F C G Am
it’s my american dream and i’ve been all that i can be ,
G F C G
with nothin’ left to lose at all i guess i’m free ,
Am G F
it’s my american dream . . . dream . . . dream
C
it’s my american dream

F C F C
so i stand here at this ( not sure of word! ) and smile as best i can ,
F C Am G
with a sign that says jesus loves you but it’s hard to think he gives a damn
F C Am G F
when they roll down their windows and put some spare change in my hand ,
F C Am G
but i’d give it all right back to just be looked at like a man ,

Am G F
and i’m goin down . . . down . . . down
C
i’m goin down

( solo )

F C F C
when it’s cold i try the mission on night’s like this i sleep outside ,
F C Am G
under a bridge beside the interstate where i can hear those trucks roll by ,
F C Am G F
and imagine i’m inside one , just rollin’ down the road ,
F C Am G
but i wake up just to realise that this place is now my home ,

F C G Am
it’s my american dream and i’ve been all that i can be ,
G F C G
with nothin’ left to lose at all i guess i’m free ,
F C G Am
’cos my american dream disappeared in front of me ,
G F C G
and with nothin’ left to lose at all i guess i’m free ,

Am G F
it’s my american dream . . . dream . . . dream
C
it’s my american dream . . .