C G Am F 
oohhhh....


[Verse]

C             G  
We broke down trying to leave town
Am                      F
Flying down the road to change
        C            G  
We were born to run, Cali here we come
Am                    F
Escape from nowhere USA

C
Say goodbye to white picket fences
G
Say hello to palm trees and Benzes
Am                                   F 
They say you gotta fall to have it all

Yeah
C
We don’t want two kids and a wife
G
I don’t want a job I just want a life
Am
Sometimes the underdogs rise
F
And the mighty fall


[Chorus]

C                          G
This ain’t the same summer song that you used to know
Am               F 
‘Cause Jack left Diane thirty years ago
C                         G 
The world is spinning too fast for you and me
Am                     F                     C 
So tell me whatever happened to the American dream


[Verse]

C               G
I know a girl I met her last night
Am                    F
She was fresh off the plane
    C
She whispered in my ear,
   G                      Am                 F
“Baby, come here. I’ll do anything to make a name”

C
Honey, take my hand follow me ‘cause
G
I don’t wanna hurt you but he does
Am                              F
I just wanna give you some real advice

(Listen baby, mmm)
C
uh, never take candy from a stranger
G
And keep your eyes open for danger
Am                                  F 
‘Cause this right here is a twisted paradise


[Chorus]

C                          G
This ain’t the same summer song that you used to know
Am               F 
‘Cause Jack left Diane thirty years ago
C                         G 
The world is spinning too fast for you and me
Am                     F                     C 
So tell me whatever happened to the American dream

C                          G
This ain’t the same summer song that you used to know
Am                      F
So baby, let's live and die before we're getting old
C                            G
You know that nothing is the way it used to be
Am                     F
So tell me whatever happened to the American dream


[Bridge]

C
Na na na
G
Na na na na na
Am             F
Na na na na na na  (x3)

C                       G
We we were born to run, Cali here we come
               Am       F
Gettin' out of here, baby

C G Am F

                 C    G   Am    F
Let's get out of here ohh whoa


[Chorus]

C                          G
This ain’t the same summer song that you used to know
Am               F 
‘Cause Jack left Diane thirty years ago
C                         G 
The world is spinning too fast for you and me
Am                     F                     C 
So tell me whatever happened to the American dream

C                          G
This ain’t the same summer song that you used to know
Am                      F
So baby, let's live and die before we're getting old
C                            G
You know that nothing is the way it used to be
Am                     F
So tell me whatever happened to the American dream


[Outro]

C
Na na na
G
Na na na na na
Am             F
Na na na na na na