American Dream by Switchfoot Intro: guitar 1 - b= bend /e-------------5bbbbbb-2---5bbbbbb-2---9-7-5--4-2-0--------------->|\ |B---------------------------------------------------------------->| |G---------------------------------------------------------------->| |D---------------------------------------------------------------->| |A---------------------------------------------------------------->| |E---------------------------------------------------------------->| | | |Intro: guitar 2 - r= 11th fret | |e---------------------------------------------------------------->| |B---------------------------------------------------------------->| |G-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-------------44-44-44-44---->| |D-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-r-9-7--6-4-244-44-44-44---->| |A-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-------------22-22-22-22---->| \E-------------------------------------9-7-5--4-2-0--------------->|/ verse 1: guitar 1 |gt. 2 e--------------------------------------------------------------------------> B--------------------------------------------------------------------------> G-44444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444--44444444-> D-44444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444--44444444-> A-22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222--22222222-> E--------------------------------------------------------------------------> When success is equated with excess/the ambition for excess wrecks us/as top of the mind becomes the bottom line/when success is equated with excess verse 1: guitar 2 e-------------------------------------------------------------------------> B-------------------------------------------------------------------------> G-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-> D-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-> A-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-> E-------------------------------------------------------------------------> If your time ain’t been nothing for money/I start to feel really bad for you, honey/Maybe honey, put your money where your mouth’s been running/if your time ain’t been nothing but money Pre-chorus: guitar 1 /e-0~------0~------0~----------------->|\ |B-0~------0~------0~----------------->| |G-1~------3~------------------------->| |D-2~------4~------6~------8~--------->| |A-2~------4~------6~------9~--------->| |E-0~------2~------4~------6~--------->| |Pre-chorus: guitar 2 (off-beat) | |e------------------------------------>| |B------------------------------------>| |G--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--->| |D------------------------------------>| |A------------------------------------>| \E------------------------------------>|/ I want out of this machine/it doesn’t feel like freedom Chorus: guitar 1 /e------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--->|\ |B-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---->| |G-44444444444444444444433--444444444444444444444--------------------------->| |D-44444444444444444444444--444444444444444444444--------------------------->| |A-22222222222222222222211--222222222222222222222--------------------------->| |E-------------------------------------------------------------------------->| |Chorus: guitar 2 -(r= 11th fret)- | |e-------------------------------------------------------------------------->| |B-------------------------------------------------------------------------->| |G-4444444444-----------33--4444444444-----------6666666666rrrrrrrrrrrrrr--->| |D-44444444442222222222244--4444444444222222222226666666666rrrrrrrrrrrrrr--->| |A-22222222222222222222211--222222222222222222222444444444499999999999999--->| \E-----------00000000000--------------00000000000--------------------------->|/ This ain’t my American dream/I want to live and die for bigger things/I’m tired of fighting for just me/This ain't my American dream Fill: guitar 1 /e-5bbbbbb-2---5bbbbbb-2---9-7-5--4-2-0--------------->|\ |B---------------------------------------------------->| |G---------------------------------------------------->| |D---------------------------------------------------->| |A---------------------------------------------------->| |E---------------------------------------------------->| | | |fill: guitar 2 | |e---------------------------------------------------->| |B---------------------------------------------------->| |G-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-------------44-44-44-44---->| |D-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-r-9-7--6-4-244-44-44-44---->| |A-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-------------22-22-22-22---->| \E-------------------------9-7-5--4-2-0--------------->|/ verse 2: guitar 1 /e-------------5bbbbbb-2222--------------------------------------->|\ |B---------------------------------------------------------------->| |G---------------------------------------------------------------->| |D---------------------------------------------------------------->| |A---------------------------------------------------------------->| |E---------------------------------------------------------------->| | | |verse 2: guitar 2 -(*= palm mute)- | |e---------------------------------------------------------------->| |B---------------------------------------------------------------->| |G-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-4--4--4--4----->| |D-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-4--4--4--4----->| |A-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-2--2--2--2----->| \E---------------------------------------------------------------->|/ ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** When success is equated with excess/When we’re fighting for the Beamer, the Lexus/As the heart and soul breathe in the company goals/Where success is equated with excess ---REPEAT PRE-CHORUS ---REPEAT CHORUS fill: guitar 2 e-------------> B-------------> G-44-44-44-44-> D-44-44-44-44-> A-22-22-22-22-> E-------------> Bridge: guitar 1 /e-5bbbbb-2------5bbbbb-2------5bbbbb-2-----5bbbbb-2-------9-7-5--4-2-0--->|\ |B------------------------------------------------------------------------>| |G------------------------------------------------------------------------>| |D------------------------------------------------------------------------>| |A------------------------------------------------------------------------>| |E------------------------------------------------------------------------>| | | |Bridge: guitar 2 | |e------------------------------------------------------------------------>| |B------------------------------------------------------------------------>| |G---------44-44---------44-44----------------------44-44----------------->| |D---------44-44---------44-44---------22-22--------44-44--r-9-7--6-4-2--->| |A---------22-22---------22-22---------22-22--------22-22----------------->| \E-------------------------------------00-00---------------9-7-5--4-2-0--->|/ ‘Cause baby’s always talkin’ ‘bout a ring/and talk has always been the cheapest thing/Is it true would you do what I want you to/If I show up with the right amount of bling? Like a puppet on a monetary string bridge: guitar 1 /e-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-7-5--4-2-0------------------------------------------------->|\ |B--7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------->| |G-------------------------------------------------------------------------->| |D-------------------------------------------------------------------------->| |A-------------------------------------------------------------------------->| |E-------------------------------------------------------------------------->| | | |bridge: guitar 2 (r= 11th fret) | |e-------------------------------------------------------------------------->| |B-------------------------------------------------------------------------->| |G-44-44-44-44--------------666666666666/rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr~---------------->| |D-44-44-44-44-r-9-7--6-4-2-666666666666/rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr~---------------->| |A-22-22-22-22--------------444444444444/999999999999999999~---------------->| \E-------------9-7-5--4-2-0------------------------------------------------->|/ Maybe we’ve been caught singing Red, white, blue, and green But that ain’t my America, That ain’t my American dream ---REPEAT CHORUS outro: guitar 1 /e-------------------------------------9-7-5--4-2-0--------------->|\ |B---------------------------------------------------------------->| |G---------------------------------------------------------------->| |D---------------------------------------------------------------->| |A---------------------------------------------------------------->| |E---------------------------------------------------------------->| | | |outro: guitar 2 - r= 11th fret | |e---------------------------------------------------------------->| |B---------------------------------------------------------------->| |G-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-------------4~------------->| |D-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-r-9-7--6-4-24~------------->| |A-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-------------2~------------->| \E-------------------------------------9-7-5--4-2-0--------------->|/ www.TAB6.com