Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – An American Dream chords

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 G 
   I think Jamaican in the  moonlight. 
  A D 
   Sandy beaches, drinking  rum every night. 
  D G 
   We got no money, mama,  but we can go; 
  A D 
   We'll split the difference, go to  Coconut Grove. 

  D G 
    Keep on talking, mama,  I can't hear. 
  A D 
    Your voice, it tickles down in side of my ear. 
  D G 
    I feel a tropical vac ation this year, 
  A D 
    Might be the answer to this  hillbilly fear. 

  D G 
    I think Jamaican in the  moonlight. 
  A D 
    Sandy beaches, drinking  rum every night. 

  D G 
    We got no money, mama,  but we can go; 
  A D 
    We'll split the difference, go to  Coconut Grove. 

  D G 
    Voila!  An A merican Dream. 
  A D 
    Well, we can travel girl, with out any means. 
  D G 
    When it's as easy as  closing your eyes 
  A D 
    And dream Jamaica is a  big neon sign. 

BREAK: D G A D D G A Bm G A (like intro) 

  D G 
    Just keep talking, mama,  I like that sound. 
  A D 
    It goes so easy with that  rain falling down. 
  D G 
    I think a tropical vac ation this year, 
  A D 
    Might be the answer to this  hillbilly fear. 

  D G 
    Voila!  An A merican Dream. 
  A D 
    Yeah, we can travel girl, with out any means. 
  D G 
    When it's as easy as  closing your eyes 
  A D 
    And dream Jamaica is a  big neon sign. 

  D G 
    Just think Jamaican in the  moonlight. 
  A D 
    Sandy beaches, drinking  rum every night. 
  D G 
    We got no money, mama,  but we can go; 
  A D 
    Split the difference, go to  Coconut Grove. 

OUTRO: D G A D...(FADE OUT)