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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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