Tom: A Intro: A Am9 A A Am9 A A I used to see you on every T.V., A Your smiling face looked back at me. D I used to see you on every T.V., A Your smiling face looked back at me. E Then they caught you with the girl next door, E People's money piled on the floor, Bm Accusations that you try to deny, D A Am9 A Revelations and rumors begin to fly. A Now you think about reaching out, A Maybe get some help from above. D Now you think about reaching out, A Maybe get some help from above. E Reporters crowd around your house E Going through your garbage like a pack of hounds, Bm Speculating what they may find out, D A It don't matter now, you're all washed up. E A E You wake up in the middle of the night, A E Your sheets are wet and your face is white. E You tried to make a good thing last. A E B9 How could something so good, go bad, so fast? A Bm American dream, American dream A Bm D American dream, American dream. A Don't know when things went wrong, A Might have been when you were young and strong. D Don't know when things went wrong, A Might have been when you were young and strong. E Reporters crowd around your house, E Going through your garbage like a pack of hounds, Bm D Speculating what they may find out, D It don't matter now, you're all washed up. A Don't know when things went wrong, A Might have been when you were young and strong. A American dream, American dream. D Don't know when things went wrong, A Might have been when you were young and strong. A American dream, American dream.