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| Cover of Casting Crowns |
In 2003, Mark Hall and Hector Cervantes wrote American Dream. The sheet music for the piano is in the Key of D. I've been playing the piano for quite sometime now and have found that the D5 piano chord is really easy to play. Do you have a favorite Casting Crown song? One of my favorites that I have blogged about earlier is, Voice of Truth.
American Dream by Casting Crowns
Intro
D Bm D
All work no play may have made Jack a dull boy
Bm D
But all work no God has left Jack with a lost soul
D
But he's moving on full steam
Bm D
He's chasing the American dream
Bm
And he's gonna give his family finer things
D...Bm...x2
verse 1
D Bm D
Not this time son I've no time to waste
Bm D
Maybe Tomorrow we'll have time to play
Bm D
And then he slips into his new BMW
Bm E
And drives farther and farther and farther away
Pre-chorus 1
E G D
'Cause he works all day and tries to sleep at night
E G D
He says things will get better; better in time
Chorus
D Gm Bm
'Cause he works and he builds with his own two hands
D Gm Bm
And he pours all he has in a castle made with sand
D Gm Bm
But the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in
D Gm D D Bm Gm
Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands
D Bm Gm
His kingdom stands
Verse 2
D Bm
His American dream is begining to seem
D Bm
More and More like a nightmare
D
with every passing day
Bm
"Daddy, can you come to my game?"
D
"Oh Baby, please don't work late."
Bm
Another wasted weekend
E
And they are slipping away
Pre-Chorus 2
E G D
'Cause he works all day and lies awake at night
E G
He tells them things will get better
D
It'll just take a little more time
Chorus
Verse 3
D Bm
He used to say, "Who ever died with the most toys wins."
D Bm
But if he loses his soul, what has he gained in the end
D
I'll take a shack on a rock
Bm E
Over a castle in the sand
Pre-chorus 3
E G D
Now he works all day and cries alone at night
E G
It's not getting any better
Looks like he's running out of time
Chorus
Outro
D
All they really wanted was you
D
All they really wanted was you
D
All they really wanted was you
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Piano Chords:
Intro D Bm D All work no play may have made Jack a dull boy Bm D But all work no God has left Jack with a lost soul D But he's moving on full steam Bm D He's chasing the American dream Bm And he's gonna give his family finer things D...Bm...x2 verse 1 D Bm D Not this time son I've no time to waste Bm D Maybe Tomorrow we'll have time to play Bm D And then he slips into his new BMW Bm E And drives farther and farther and farther away Pre-chorus 1 E G D 'Cause he works all day and tries to sleep at night E G D He says things will get better; better in time Chorus D Gm Bm 'Cause he works and he builds with his own two hands D Gm Bm And he pours all he has in a castle made with sand D Gm Bm But the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in D Gm D D Bm Gm Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands D Bm Gm His kingdom stands Verse 2 D Bm His American dream is begining to seem D Bm More and More like a nightmare D with every passing day Bm "Daddy, can you come to my game?" D "Oh Baby, please don't work late." Bm Another wasted weekend E And they are slipping away Pre-Chorus 2 E G D 'Cause he works all day and lies awake at night E G He tells them things will get better D It'll just take a little more time Chorus Verse 3 D Bm He used to say, "Who ever died with the most toys wins." D Bm But if he loses his soul, what has he gained in the end D I'll take a shack on a rock Bm E Over a castle in the sand Pre-chorus 3 E G D Now he works all day and cries alone at night E G It's not getting any better Looks like he's running out of time Chorus Outro D All they really wanted was you D All they really wanted was you D All they really wanted was you
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You can get free piano sheet music, here.
I play this piano song moderately slow in 4/4 time. Here are my chords:
D5 Bm
All work no play may have made Jack a dull
D5
boy
Bm
But all work no God has left Jack with a lost
D5
soul
But he’s moving
Bm
on full steam
He’s chasing the American dream
D5 Bm D5 Bm
D5 Bm
Not this time son I’ve no time to waste
D5 Bm
Maybe Tomorrow we’ll have time to play
D5 Bm
And then he slips into his new BMW
D5 Bm E5
And drives farther and farther and farther away
E
E5
‘Cause he works all day
G5
ay and tries to sleep at ni
D5
ght
E5 D/F#
He says things will get better
Gsus2
; better in time
D
D5 G5 B5 G5
‘Cause he works and he builds with his own two hands
D5 G5 B5 G5 B5
And he pours all he has in a castle made with sand
D5 D5 G5
But the wind and the rain are comin’ crashing in
B5 D5 G5
Time will tell just how long his kingdom s
D5 Bm
tands
D
His kingdom sta
D5
nds
D5 Bm
His American dream is begining to seem
D5 Bm
More and More like a nightmare
with every passing day
D5
“Oh Baby, please don’t work late.”
D
And they are slipping away
E5
E
‘Cause he works all da
G5
y and lies awake at night
D5
E5 D/F#
He tells them things will get
Gsus2
better
It’ll just take a little more time
D5
D(add4) Gmaj7/B
He used to say, “Who ever died with the most toys wins.”
D Gmaj7/B
But if he loses his soul, what has he gained in the end
D(add4)
I’ll take a shack on a rock
Gmaj7/B
Over a castle in the sand
E
E5 D/F#
Now he works all day a
G5
nd cries alone at night
D
E
It’s not getting any better
G
D(add4)
All they really wanted was you
D
All they really wanted was you
D
All they really wanted was you
How To Learn To Play Piano
So when you look at this particular chord chart, remember to think about slash chords. You'll be using both hands on the piano with each chord. Example: left hand notes/ right hand notes.
Here are some random piano chords in the song, using different inversions sometimes.
D5 = DA/ D
Bm = BF#/ F#
D5 = DA/ F#
Bm = BF#/ D
D5 = D/ AD
Bm = B/ ADEF#
D5 = D/ ADF#
Bm = B/ ADE
E5 = EB/ BE
G5 = GD/ D
D5 = DA/ A
D/F# = F#D/ AD
Gsus2 = GD/ GAD
D5 = DAD/ A
G5 = GDG/ A
B5 = BF#/A
G5 = GDG/ A
D5 = DAD/ DA
Bm/D = DB/ ADEF#
D(add4) = D/ EA
Gmaj7/B = BF#/ F#
D5 = DAD/F#A
G5 = GDG/ AD
B5 = BF#/ F#B
A5 = AE/ EA
D(add4) = DAD/ AD
Last Chord: DAD/ GADF#
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