American Dream Acoustic

Jon Foreman

CAPO 5

On the record its tuned down but in 
this performance it's standard so 
its your choice

Tuning:
Recorded- Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Live- E A D G B E

My main reason for doing this tab is
 to fix the bridge from whats been 
posted before and
have it just like Jon does.
the other ones sound okay with the 
vocal but they aren't how Jon plays 
it.
This is the way Jon Foreman plays 
American Dream on the * video.
I think this is the first time I 
have ever seen Jon Foreman use a 
capo.
Everything is of course relative to 
the capo.
I did my best to line up the lyrics 
to the tab


Intro
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When success is equated with excess
The ambition for excess wrecks us
As the top of the mind becomes the 
bottom line
Where success is equated with excess
If your time had been nothing but 
money
I start to feel really bad for you 
honey
Maybe honey put your money
Where your mouth's been running
If your time had been nothing but 
money

Bridge:
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      I want out of this machine it 
doesn't feel like freedom

Chorus:
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    This ain't my American dream
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    I want to live and die for 
bigger things
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    I'm tired of fighting for just 
me
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    This ain't my American dream
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Where Success is equated with excess
When you're fighting for the Beamer,
 the Lexus
As the heart and the soul breathe in
 the company goals
Where success is equated with excess

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      I want out of this machine it 
doesn't feel like freedom

Chorus:

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    This ain't my American dream
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    I want to live and die for 
bigger things

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    I'm tired of fighting for just 
me

(On the recorded Acoustic he goes to
 an E chord on dream, live he does a
 fill and picks
the E at the end of the fill, take 
your pick I'll put the E here since 
the fill is on
above chorus)
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    This ain't my American dream

This bridge thing here has been done
 wrong a lot here on the site
The other ones posted sound great 
along with the vocal but
they aren't what Jon does so here it
 is, its a little complicated
and the timing is a bit weird but 
this is 100% right. If you need
help check out the video at 
live-pulse or email me.
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Cause baby's always talking about 
her ring
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And talk has always been the 
cheapest thing
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Is it true, would you do what I want
 you to
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If I show with the right amount of 
bling
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Yeah you're just a puppet on a 
monetary string
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 Maybe we've been caught singing

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  Red, white, blue, and green
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But that ain't my America
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That ain't my American dream

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**((RECORDED VERSION!))**
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  Red, white, blue, and green
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But that ain't my America
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That ain't my American dream
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Chorus:
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    This ain't my American dream
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    I want to live and die for 
bigger thing
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    I'm tired of fighting for just 
me,       Yeah

(On the record he triple strums the 
D like I have here but live
  he only hits it once, so once 
again take your pick)
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    This ain't my American dream


Alright thats it, I hope this helps 
someone out! Just trying to get it 
accurate!
CJG*