The American Dream By Gary Stanton

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[verse]

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I get pissed off when I watch the news
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and a life that ain’t yours is yours to choose
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and workin’ hard isn’t relavent anymore
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I break a sweat and then use my cash
F
to feed a man who all he does is sit on his ass
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and we teach our kids that’s how it’s supposed to be
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well let me tell you somthin‘ you won’t here anymore
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I heard it from my daddy and it should be known

[chorus]

C                  G       F
You won’t take my freedom, you won’t take my gun
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You tried to take my Jesus what this countries founded on
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You might think im crazy yeah that’s alright with me
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its a nightmare what these folks now call the American Dream.

[verse]

C                                 G
When they hear somethin’ they don’t wanna hear
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they‘ll file a suit and close their ears and
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hit you with that hate crime you’ll do time these days
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If free speech is an open door
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till you bring up god and it ain’t no more
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Well good luck, shuttin’ my mouth’s gonna be hard to do

[bridge]

G                           A
Well I’ve said it a hundred times
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and I’ll say it once again
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The man‘s gonna get you down so you gotta get back up to win

[chorus]

You won’t take my freedom, you won’t take my gun
You tried to take my Jesus what this countries founded on
You might think im crazy yeah that’s alright with me
its a nightmare what these folks now call the American Dream.

[bridge]

Well I ain’t sayin it’s hopeless but look at all our debt
And a leader who points a finger will never get my respect

[chorus]

You won’t take my freedom, you won’t take my gun
You tried to take my Jesus what this countries founded on
You might think im crazy yeah that’s alright with me
its a nightmare what these folks now call the American Dream.