F C Sonny took a train G C Mary took a boat F C Somewhere its gonna be G Am Better everybody needs a little hope F C G Ten thousand souls waiting on bus and it never rolled F So it goes Am F C No ones leaving California Am F G Pacifica transic overload F Am 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 Am 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