AN AMERICAN DREAM
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, with Linda Ronstadt
(Rodney Crowell)
From the album, "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Greatest Hits,"
Curb Records (1990), courtesy of EMI/Capitol Records.
copyright Tessa Publishing Co. [BMI]
INTRO: D G A D D G A Bm G A (4 beats of each chord)
[D] [G]
I beg your pardon, mama, what did you say?
[A] [D]
My mind was drifting off on Martinique Bay.
[D] [G]
It's not that I'm not interested, you see;
[A] [D]
Augusta, Georgia is just no place to be.
[D] I think Jamaican in the [G]moonlight.
[A] Sandy beaches, drinking [D]rum every night.
[D] We got no money, mama, [G]but we can go;
[A] We'll split the difference, go to [D]Coconut Grove.
[D] Keep on talking, mama, [G]I can't hear.
[A] Your voice, it tickles down in[D]side of my ear.
[D] I feel a tropical vac[G]ation this year,
[A] Might be the answer to this [D]hillbilly fear.
[D] I think Jamaican in the [G]moonlight.
[A] Sandy beaches, drinking [D]rum every night.
[D] We got no money, mama, [G]but we can go;
[A] We'll split the difference, go to [D]Coconut Grove.
[D] Voila! An A[G]merican Dream.
[A] Well, we can travel girl, with[D]out any means.
[D] When it's as easy as [G]closing your eyes
[A] And dream Jamaica is a [D]big neon sign.
BREAK: D G A D D G A Bm G A (like intro)
[D] Just keep talking, mama, [G]I like that sound.
[A] It goes so easy with that [D]rain falling down.
[D] I think a tropical vac[G]ation this year,
[A] Might be the answer to this [D]hillbilly fear.
[D] Voila! An A[G]merican Dream.
[A] Yeah, we can travel girl, with[D]out any means.
[D] When it's as easy as [G]closing your eyes
[A] And dream Jamaica is a [D]big neon sign.
[D] Just think Jamaican in the [G]moonlight.
[A] Sandy beaches, drinking [D]rum every night.
[D] We got no money, mama, [G]but we can go;
[A] Split the difference, go to [D]Coconut Grove.
OUTRO: D G A D...(FADE OUT)
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