F# C# Sonny took a train G# C# Mary took a boat F# C# Somewhere its gonna be G# A#m Better everybody needs a little hope F# C# G# Ten thousand souls waiting on bus and it never rolled F# So it goes A#m F# C# No ones leaving California A#m F# G# Pacifica transic overload F# A#m Gold dust dreamers never warn ya G# And my guitar strums I am the American F# C# Got a walking stick G# C# And an old sock hat F# C# I got dirty hands G# A#m And I got a dream to match F# C# G# F# I got a pocket full of government issue cures for poverty No ones leaving California Pacifica transic overload All my friends live on the corner And my guitar strums I am the American F# C# G# F# F# C# Under the street light, down by the water G# F# Donʼt worry baby, its nothing you ever knew F# C# If it makes you feel better throw down a quarter G# F# Donʼt worry it wonʼt stick to your shoes No ones leaving California Pacifica transic overload Gold dust dreamers never warn ya And my guitar strums And my guitar strums I am the American