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American Jesus by Bad Religion
American Jesus
Riff 1
e |--------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----2-3--2h3-5--3-2-3-2--------2-3--2h3-5--3-2-3-2-----|
E |-5--5-------------------5---5--5--------------------5---|
SONG
the song is played by power chords A5, C5, F5, G5, E5
A5 C5 F5 G5 E5
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-------------9-|
|7--10--3--5--9-|
|7--10--3--5--7-|
|5---8--1--3----|
A5 C5
I don't need to be a global citizen
F5 G5
because I'm blessed by nationality
A5 C5
I'm a member of a growing populace
F5 G5
we enforced our popularity
A5 C5
there are things that seem to pull us under and
F5 G5
there are things that drag us down
A5 C5
but there's a power and a vital presence
F5 E5
that's lurking all around
CHORUS
A5 C5 F5 G5
we've got the american jesus
A5 C5 F5 G5
see him on the interstate
A5 C5 D5 F5
we've got the american jesus
A5 G5 F5
he helped build the president's estate
A5 C5
I feel sorry for the earth's population
F5 G5
'cuz so few live in the usa
A5 C5
at least the foreigners can copy our morality
F5 G5
they can visit but they cannot stay
A5 C5
only precious few can garner our prosperity
F5 G5
it makes us walk with renewed confidence
A5 C5
we've got a place to go when we die
F5 E5
and the architecht resides right here
A5 C5 F5 G5
we've got the american jesus
A5 C5 F5 G5
bolstering national faith
A5 C5 D5 F5
we've got the american jesus
A5 G5 F5
overwhelming millions every day
he's the farmer's barren fields
the force the army wields
the expression in the faces of the starving millions
the power of the man
he's the fuel that drives the clan
he's the motive and the conscience of the murderer
he's the preacher on tv
the false sincerity
the form letter that's written by the big computers
he's the nuclear bombs
and the kids with no moms
and I'm fearful that he's inside me
we've got the american jesus.................
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version 2
Tuning: Normal w/Distortion
Intro:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5--5/7-8--7h8-10--8-7-8-7-5--5--5/7-8-7h8-10-8-7-8-7-5---------------| x2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5--5/7-8--7h8-10--8-7-8-7-5--5--5/7-8-7h8-10(bend slightly and hold)-|
Verse:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7-7-7-7-10--10-10-10-10-3--3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-5--------------------|
A|--7--7-7-7-7-10--10-10-10-10-3--3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-5--------------------|
E|--5--5-5-5-5-8---8--8--8--8--1--1-1-1-1-3--3-3-3-3--------------------| x3
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------9--9-9-9-9--------------------|
D|--5--5-5-5-5-10--10-10-10-10-3--3-3-3-3-9--9-9-9-9--------------------|
A|--5--5-5-5-5-10--10-10-10-10-3--3-3-3-3-7--7-7-7-7--------------------|
E|--5--5-5-5-5-8---8--8--8--8--1--1-1-1-1-------------------------------|
Chorus:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7-7-10--10-10-3--3-3-5--5-5--------------------------------------|
A|--7--7-7-10--10-10-3--3-3-5--5-5--------------------------------------|
E|--5--5-5-8---8--8--1--1-1-3--3-3--------------------------------------| x2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------7--7-7---------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7-7-10--10-10-7--7-7-5--5-5--------------------------------------|
A|--7--7-7-10--10-10-5--5-5-5--5-5--------------------------------------|
E|--5--5-5-8---8--8---------3--3-3--------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7-7-7--7-7-5--5-5-3--3-3-----------------------------------------|
A|--7--7-7-7--7-7-5--5-5-3--3-3-----------------------------------------|
E|--5--5-5-5--5-5-3--3-3-1--1-1-----------------------------------------|
Bridge:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5--5/7-8--7h8-10--8-7-8-7-5--5--5/7-8-7h8-10-8-7-8-7-5--------------| x2
Verse
Chorus
Final Verse: Play 6 times
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------|
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------|
Chorus
Outro:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5--5/7-8--7h8-10--8-7-8-7-5--5--5/7-8-7h8-10-8-7-8-7-5--------------| x6
Start fading out after playing 4 times
A C
I don't need to be a global citizen,
F G
because I'm blessed by nationality,
A C
I'm a member of a growing populace,
F G
we enforced our popularity
A C
there are things that seem to pull us under and
F G
there are things that drag us down,
A C
but there's a power and a vital presence
F E
that's lurking all around
A C F G
we've got the american jesus
A C F G
see him on the interstate,
A C D F
we've got the american jesus
A G F
he helped build the president's estate
Riff x2
(etc.)
I feel sorry for the earth's population
'cuz so few live in the U.S.A
at least the foreigners can copy our morality,
they can visit but they cannot stay,
only precious few
can garner our prosperity,
it makes us walk
with renewed confidence,
we've got a place to go when we die
and the architecht resides right here
we've got the american jesus
postering the ...(?)...
we've got the american jesus
overwhelming millions every day
he's the farmer barren fields,
the force the army wields,
the expression in the faces
of the starving millions,
the power of the man.
he's the fuel that drives the clan,
he's the motive and the conscience
of the murderer
he's the preacher on TV,
the false sincerity,
the form letter that's written by
the big computers,
he's the nuclear bombs,
and the kids with no moms
and I'm fearful that
he's inside me
we've got the american jesus...
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