D A D A D A D A [Verse 1] G D A I know a woman G D A Her husband died and he left her G D A With two little children D So she went back to school A G D And she got a degree in business Em D Yeah, now she owns one G And she taught those kids D You can do anything Em G With the heart of a true believer A N.C. Yeah, she's an American dreamer [BDA K] G D A G D A [Verse 2] G D A And I've got a woman G D A And she waits for me with the light on G D A Because she knows I'm coming D And she talks about babies A G D And building a house in the country Em D Yeah, where it's sunny G D And she's got faith that can do anything Em G But she'll never know how much I need her A N.C. Yeah, she's an American Dreamer [BDA K] G D A G D A [Bridge] G D Back in the sixties, Merle Haggard's in prison Em D He's thinking about writing a tune G D And a guy named Armstrong was crazy enough G A To think he could walk on the moon Bm A And a preacher named King, well he had him a dream G D He believed we could all live as one Em D And a soldier somewhere is praying for peace G A While he's cleaning his gun G D A American dreamers [Instrumental] G D A G A D G D Em D G D A [Verse 3] N.C. G D A And I had a father; G D A He said son if something ain't real G D A Then you don't even bother D And he wasn't a saint A G D But, I'd swear the man walked on water Em D Yeah and he taught me G D I ain't just a long-legged hell-raising Em G Son of a pipe-lining, honky-tonk singer A N.C. G D A Yeah, I'm an American dreamer G D A G D A (Dream as big as you want to) I'm an American dreamer G D A G D A (There ain't nothing that you can't do) I'm an American dreamer G D A G D A (Dream as big as you want to)I'm an American dreamer [Outro] G D A D