Other contributions I looked at didn't sound quite right, so here's my attempt at it
No capo
Standard tuning
C chords in brackets are optional, I find it sounds more like the song with them in there, but it's up to you
F (C) G
We broke down trying to leave town
Am C F
Flying down the road to change
F (C) G
We were born to run, Cali here we come
Am C F
Escape from nowhere USA
F (C)
Say goodbye to white picket fences
G
Say hello to palm trees and Benzes
Am C F
They say you gotta fall to have it all
Yeah
F (C)
We don’t want two kids and a wife
G
I don’t want a job I just want a life
Am C F
Sometimes the underdogs rise
And the mighty fall
F (C) G
This ain’t the same summer song that you used to know
Am C F
‘Cause Jack left Diane thirty years ago
F (C) G
The world is spinning too fast for you and me
Am C F C
So tell me whatever happened to the American dream
F (C) G
I know a girl I met her last night
Am C F
She was fresh off the plane
F (C)
She whispered in my ear,
G Am C F
“Baby, come here. I’ll do anything to make a name”
F (C)
Honey, take my hand follow me ‘cause
G
I don’t wanna hurt you but he does
Am C F
I just wanna give you some real advice
F (C)
uh, never take candy from a stranger
G
And keep your eyes open for danger
Am C F
‘Cause this right here is a twisted paradise
F (C) G
This ain’t the same summer song that you used to know
Am C F
‘Cause Jack left Diane thirty years ago
F (C) G
The world is spinning too fast for you and me
Am C F
So tell me whatever happened to the American dream
F (C) G
This ain’t the same summer song that you used to know
Am C F
So baby, let's live and die before we're getting old
F (C) G
You know that nothing is the way it used to be
Am C F
So tell me whatever happened to the American dream
F
Na na na
G
Na na na na na
Am C F
Na na na na na na
F (C) G
We we were born to run, Cali here we come
Am C F
Gettin' out of here, baby
F G Am C F
F G Am C F
Let's get out of here ohh whoa
F (C) G
This ain’t the same summer song that you used to know
Am C F
‘Cause Jack left Diane thirty years ago
F (C) G
The world is spinning too fast for you and me
Am C F
So tell me whatever happened to the American dream
F (C) G
This ain’t the same summer song that you used to know
Am C F
So baby, let's live and die before we're getting old
F (C) G
You know that nothing is the way it used to be
Am C F
So tell me whatever happened to the American dream
F
Na na na
G
Na na na na na
Am C F
Na na na na na na
