American Dream
Willie Jones
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INTRO:Am Am7/G D FAm Am7/G D FAm Am7/G D F Am VERSE:Am Young man, young manD Got the heart of a lion and theF Am drive of a wild horseAm Young man, young manD Better watch how you step when youF Am step off the front porchAm G Am Your granddad done went through hellF Am Don't take for granted what he builtAm Young man, young manD If you don't know your rootsF Then you don't know what you stand for CHORUS:F G Proud to be a Black manG Livin' in the land of the brave andAm the freeAm Em Yeah, I'm all-AmericanEm F F And that American dream ain't cheapG Oh ohAm G When you're livin' as a Black manG It's a different kinda 'mericanAm Am7/G F#m dreamF It's a different kinda 'mericanAm Am7/G F#m F Am dream VERSE:Am One man, one manD Put his life on the line for theF Am folks tryna break chainsAm One man, one manD Rode in deep in the streets with aF Am dream just to make changeAm G One man, one manF Still in the field, had to kneelAm for the same thingAm Run, man, run, manD F You know we ain't done yet CHORUS:F Proud to be a Black manG Livin' in the land of the braveAm and the freeAm Yeah I'm all-AmericanEm And that American dream ain'tF F cheapG Am Woh oh Oh ohAm G When you're livin' as a Black manG It's a different kinda 'mericanF F G dreamG It's a different kinda 'mericanAm Am Em F dreamContinues after the adBDA K:F A lot of people die for the flagG A lot of people lie for the flagAm Seen a lot of songs for the flagEm Em Do a lot of wrong for the flagF Some people can't breathe for the flagG Had to take a knee for the flagAm I really wanna ride for the flagG But I gotta keep an eye on the flagAm Am7/G D FAm Am7/G D F INTERLUDE: (same chords as INTRO)Am Am7/G D Yeah ah with skin black as nightF Am A Black boy runs for his lifeAm7/G D Faced down by the hounds of aF Am checkered past oh ohAm7/G D Objectified, commodified, andF Am scrutinized by blue eyesAm7/G And blue and white lights dancingD off your skinF Am As he dances in the windAm7/G D His ways, Black saves, Black bloodF Am Black love, Black blood, Black loveAm7/G D Black love, Black love, BlackF love, Black love VERSE::Am White man, white manD Could you spare a little changeF Am 'Cause it's change at the front doorAm White man, white manD F Can you do it right, man CHORUS:F Proud to be a Black manG Livin' in the land of the braveAm and the freeAm Yeah I'm all-AmericanEm And that American dream ain'tF cheapG G Woh ohAm G When you're livin' as a Black manG It's a different kinda 'mericanF dreamG We pledge allegianceAm Look at how they treat usEm They turn around and beat us I guess we all part of the 'mericanF dreamG We've come a long wayAm But we've got a long wayG Am Oh ohhhhh oh oh oh Woh It's a different kinda 'mericanAm Am7/G F#m F Am dreamAm Am7/G F#m F Am American dreamAm7/G F#m F ================================ 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