An American Dream Chords by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Tempo:
110.8 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

F#m

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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An American Dream chords
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[D] [G]
[A] [D]
[G]
I [A]
[D] [G] [D]
beg your pardon, [G] Mama, what did you say?
[A] My mind was drifting [D] off on Martinique Bay.
It's not that I'm [G] not interested, you [A] see.
Augusta, Georgia [D] is just no place to be.
I think [G] Jamaican in the moonlight.
[A] Sandy beaches, [D] drinking rum every night.
We got no money, [G] Mama, but we can [A] go.
What's with the [D] difference for the coconut roll?
Keep on talking, [G] Mama, I can't hear.
[A] Your voice, it tickles [D] down inside of my ear.
I feel a tropical [G] vacation this [A] year
might be the answer [D] to this hillbilly fear.
I think Jamaican [G] in the moonlight.
[A] Sandy beaches, [D] drinking rum every night.
We got no money, [G] Mama, but we can go.
[A] What's with the [D] difference for the coconut roll?
Wild life, [G] an American dream.
[A] Well, we can travel, [D] girl, without any mean.
When it's as easy [G] as closing your [A] eyes,
and dream Jamaica [D] is a big neon sign.
[F#m] [G]
[Em] [D] [G] [D]
[G]
[A]
[D] [G] [A] [G]
[D] Just keep talking, [G] Mama, I like that sound.
[A] It goes so easy [D] with that rain falling down.
I think a tropical [G] vacation this [A] year
might be the answer [D] to this hillbilly fear.
Wild life, [G] an American dream.
[A] Yeah, we can travel, [D] girl, without any mean.
When it's as easy [G] as closing your [A] eyes,
and dream Jamaica [D] is a big neon sign.
Just [G] think Jamaican in the moonlight.
[A] Sandy beaches, [D] drinking rum every night.
We got no money, [G] Mama, but we can [G#] go.
[A] Split the difference [D] for the coconut roll.
[G] [A] [D]
[G]
[A]
[D] [G]
[A] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
F#m
123111112
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - An American Dream chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: G, A, D, G and D. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 55 BPM and then match the original tempo of 111 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
I [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ beg your pardon, [G] Mama, what did you say?
[A] My mind was drifting [D] off on Martinique Bay.
It's not that I'm [G] not interested, you [A] see.
Augusta, Georgia [D] is just no place to be.
I think [G] Jamaican in the moonlight.
[A] _ Sandy beaches, [D] drinking rum every night.
We got no money, [G] Mama, but we can [A] go.
What's with the [D] difference for the coconut roll?
_ Keep on talking, [G] Mama, I can't hear.
_ [A] Your voice, it tickles [D] down inside of my ear.
I feel a tropical [G] vacation this [A] year
might be the answer [D] to this hillbilly fear.
I think Jamaican [G] in the moonlight.
_ [A] _ Sandy beaches, [D] drinking rum every night.
We got no money, [G] Mama, but we can go.
[A] What's with the [D] difference for the coconut roll?
_ Wild life, [G] an American dream.
[A] Well, we can travel, [D] girl, without any mean.
_ When it's as easy [G] as closing your [A] eyes,
and dream Jamaica [D] is a big neon sign.
_ _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ Just keep talking, [G] Mama, I like that sound.
[A] It goes so easy [D] with that rain falling down.
I think a tropical [G] vacation this [A] year
might be the answer [D] to this hillbilly fear.
_ Wild life, [G] an American dream.
[A] Yeah, we can travel, [D] girl, without any mean.
_ When it's as easy [G] as closing your [A] eyes,
and dream Jamaica [D] is a big neon sign.
Just [G] think Jamaican in the moonlight.
_ [A] _ Sandy beaches, [D] drinking rum every night.
We got no money, [G] Mama, but we can [G#] go.
[A] Split the difference [D] for the coconut roll.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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