Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - An american dream
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INTRO: C F G C C F G Am F G (4 beats of each chord)
I CbeFg your pardon, mama, what did you say?
MyG mCind was drifting off on Martinique Bay.
ItC'sF not that I'm not interested, you see;
AuGguCsta, Georgia is just no place to be.
C IF think Jamaican in the moonlight.
G SCandy beaches, drinking rum every night.
C WFe got no money, mama, but we can go;
G WCe'll split the difference, go to Coconut Grove.
C FKeep on talking, mama, I can't hear.
G CYour voice, it tickles down in side of my ear.
C FI feel a tropical vac ation this year,
G CMight be the answer to this hillbilly fear.
C FI think Jamaican in the moonlight.
G CSandy beaches, drinking rum every night.
C FWe got no money, mama, but we can go;
G CWe'll split the difference, go to Coconut Grove.
C FVoila! An A merican Dream.
G CWell, we can travel girl, with out any means.
C FWhen it's as easy as closing your eyes
G CAnd dream Jamaica is a big neon sign.
BREAK: C F G C C F G Am F G (like intro)
C FJust keep talking, mama, I like that sound.
G CIt goes so easy with that rain falling down.
C FI think a tropical vac ation this year,
G CMight be the answer to this hillbilly fear.
C FVoila! An A merican Dream.
G CYeah, we can travel girl, with out any means.
C FWhen it's as easy as closing your eyes
G CAnd dream Jamaica is a big neon sign.
C FJust think Jamaican in the moonlight.
G CSandy beaches, drinking rum every night.
C FWe got no money, mama, but we can go;
G CSplit the difference, go to Coconut Grove.
OUTRO: C F G C...(FADE OUT)