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