[Intro]
Am
[Verse]
Am
Everything I need is blowing in the breeze
Am7 Am
Everything I want is just down stream
C Am
Everything between my ears is just a dream
Am
I never stay still, I'm always in motion
D Am
Flying in a tin can, hanging by a shoe string
C Am
Sitting on a plastic throne, living like a king
[Pre-Chorus]
Em A
Stuck in a dream
Em G
Stuck in a dream
[Chorus]
C E F G
It's only American heartache
C E F G
It's only American heartache
Am
[Verse]
Am
I wanna make peace but I don't have the skills
D Am
When I feel pain I reach for the pills
C Am
I wish I had a body of steel but I'm over the hill
[Pre-Chorus]
Em A
Stuck in a dream
Em G
Stuck in a dream
[Chorus]
C E F G
It's only American heartache
C E F G
It's only American heartache
C E
Nothing is wrong, nothing's at stake
F G C E
I only feel bad when I can't have nothing at all
F G Am
I only feel bad when I can't have nothing at all
[Solo]
Am* (Am6 and Am7 Variations)
Em A
Em A
Stuck in a dream
E Am
Em A G
Stuck in a dream
C E F G
[Chorus]
C E F G
It's only American heartache
C E F G
It's only American heartache
C E F G
It's only American heartache (I only feel bad when I can't have it all)
(Nothing is wrong, nothing's at stake)
C E F G
It's only American heartache (I only feel bad when I can't have it all)
C E F
It's only American heartache
F G C
I only feel bad when I can't have it all