American Dream chords by Willie Jones

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Capo on 3rd
• Difficulty: Beginner

SONG:  AMERICAN DREAM
ARTIST: WILLIE JONES
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/uT2akX5j7p8
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


NOTE: In this song there are a few people singing. The lyrics in the tab are ONLY what
   Willie Jones is singing. Below the tab is a complete set of the lyrics for those
   who are interested in seeing and using them.

               AMERICAN DREAM
               WILLIE JONES

CAPO: 3rd FRET

INTRO:
Am Am7/G D F
Am Am7/G D F
Am Am7/G D F Am


VERSE:
 Am
Young man, young man
     D            F       Am
Got the heart of a lion and the drive of a wild horse

 Am
Young man, young man
    D              F         Am
Better watch how you step when you step off the front porch

 Am    G           Am
Your granddad done went through hell
         F        Am
Don`t take for granted what he built

 Am
Young man, young man
    D
If you don`t know your roots
     F
Then you don`t know what you stand for


CHORUS:
 F           G
Proud to be a Black man
 G                    Am
Livin` in the land of the brave and the free
 Am          Em
Yeah, I`m all-American
Em               F F
And that American dream ain`t cheap
  G
Oh oh

Am                G
When you`re livin` as a Black man
 G                Am Am7/G F#m
It`s a different kinda `merican dream
    F            Am Am7/G F#m F Am
It`s a different kinda `merican dream


VERSE;
Am
One man, one man
     D            F         Am
Put his life on the line for the folks tryna break chains

Am
One man, one man
     D              F         Am
Rode in deep in the streets with a dream just to make change

Am    G
One man, one man
 F                      Am
Still in the field, had to kneel for the same thing

Am
Run, man, run, man
D          F
 You know we ain`t done yet


CHORUS:
F
 Proud to be a Black man
G                     Am
 Livin` in the land of the brave and the free
 Am
Yeah I`m all-American
Em                F  F
 And that American dream ain`t cheap
  G   Am
Woh oh Oh oh

 Am               G
When you`re livin` as a Black man
 G                F  F G
It`s a different kinda `merican dream
 G                Am Am Em F
It`s a different kinda `merican dream


BREAK:
F
A lot of people die for the flag
G
A lot of people lie for the flag
        Am
Seen a lot of songs for the flag
              Em Em
Do a lot of wrong for the flag

F
 Some people can`t breathe for the flag
 G
Had to take a knee for the flag
        Am
I really wanna ride for the flag
                 G
But I gotta keep an eye on the flag

Am Am7/G D F
Am Am7/G D F


INTERLUDE: (same chords as INTRO)
   Am      Am7/G     D
Yeah ah with skin black as night
     F        Am
A Black boy runs for his life
Am7/G        D          F   Am
Faced down by the hounds of a checkered past oh oh
    Am7/G     D       F       Am
Objectified, commodified, and scrutinized by blue eyes
       Am7/G         D
And blue and white lights dancing off your skin
    F       Am
As he dances in the wind
     Am7/G        D
His ways, Black saves, Black blood
       F         Am
Black love, Black blood, Black love
   Am7/G       D      F
Black love, Black love, Black love, Black love


VERSE::
Am
 White man, white man
      D
Could you spare a little change
       F          Am
`Cause it`s change at the front door

 Am
White man, white man
D        F
 Can you do it right, man


CHORUS:
F
 Proud to be a Black man
G                     Am
 Livin` in the land of the brave and the free
 Am
Yeah I`m all-American
Em                F
 And that American dream ain`t cheap
  G G
Woh oh

Am                 G
 When you`re livin` as a Black man
 G                F
It`s a different kinda `merican dream
          G
We pledge allegiance
             Am
Look at how they treat us
              Em
They turn around and beat us
                   F
I guess we all part of the `merican dream

          G
We`ve come a long way
     Am
But we`ve got a long way
   G       Am
Oh ohhhhh oh oh oh Woh
                 Am Am7/G F#m F Am
It`s a different kinda `merican dream

Am Am7/G      F#m F  Am Am7/G F#m F
     American dream


================================ COMPLETE LYRICS =================================


[Verse 1]
Young man, young man
Got the heart of a lion and the drive of a wild horse
Young man, young man
Better watch how you step when you step off the front porch
Your granddad done went through hell
Don`t take for granted what he built
Young man, young man
If you don`t know your roots
Then you don`t know what you stand for


[Chorus]
Proud to be a Black man
Livin` in the land of the brave and the free
Yeah, I`m all-American
And that American dream ain`t cheap
We`ve come a long way
Still got a long way to go
When you`re livin` as a Black man
It`s a different kinda `merican dream
It`s a different kinda `merican dream


[Verse 2]
One man, one man
Put his life on the line for the folks tryna break chains
One man, one man
Rode in deep in the streets with a dream just to make change
One man, one man
Still in the field, had to kneel for the same thing
Run, man, run, man
You know we ain`t done yet


[Chorus]
Proud to be a Black man
Livin` in the land of the brave and the free
Yeah I`m all-American
And that American dream ain`t cheap
We`ve come a long way
Still got a long way to go
When you`re livin` as a Black man
It`s a different kinda `merican dream
It`s a different kinda `merican dream


[Bridge]
A lot of people die for the flag
A lot of people lie for the flag
Seen a lot of songs for the flag
Do a lot of wrong for the flag
Some people can`t breathe for the flag
Had to take a knee for the flag
I really wanna ride for the flag
But I gotta keep an eye on the flag


[Interlude]
With skin black as night
A Black boy runs for his life
Faced down by the hounds of a checkered past oh oh
Objectified, commodified, and scrutinized by blue eyes
And blue and white lights dancing off his skin
As he dances in the wind
His ways, Black saves, Black blood
Black love, Black blood, Black love
Black love, Black love, Black love, Black love


[Verse 3]
White man, white man
Could you spare a little change
`Cause it`s change at the front door
White man, white man
Can you do it right, man


[Chorus]
Proud to be a Black man
Livin` in the land of the brave and the free
Yeah I`m all-American
And that American dream ain`t cheap
We`ve come a long way
Still got a long way to go
When you`re livin` as a Black man
It`s a different kinda `merican dream
We`ve come a long way (We pledge allegiance)
Still got a long way to go (Look at how they treat us)
(They turn around and beat us)
It`s a different kind of `merican dream (I guess we all fighting for the `merican dream)
We`ve come a long way (We`ve come a long way)
Still got a long way to go (But we`ve got a long way to go)
When you`re livin` as a Black man (Oh oh oh)
It`s a different kinda `merican dream