American Jesus

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Repeat Riff A x5
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A5                      C5
  I don't need to be a global 
citizen
F5                          G5
  'Cuz I'm blessed by nationality
A5                 C5
  I'm member of a growing populace
F5                    G5
  We enforce our popularity


A5                               
  There are things that seem to pull
C5
 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


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         
  He helped build the president's 
  F5
estate


Riff A x4


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
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F5                         G5
  They can visit but they cannot 
stay


A5                       C5
  Only precious few can garner the 
prosperity
F5                         G5
  It makes us walk with reconfidence
A5                      C5
  We've got a place to go when we 
die
F5                              
  And the architect resides right 
   E5
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              
  Overwhelming millions every 
F5   E5
day

Palm muted:
A5   C5   F5   G5
A5   C5   F5   G5

           A5
  He's the farmers barren fields (in
 god)
      C5
  The force the army wields (we 
trust)
      F5
  The expression in the faces 
(because)
         G5
  Of the starving millions (he's one
 of us)


      A5
  The power of the man (break down)
           C5
  He's the fuel that drives the clan
 (cave in)
           F5
  He's the motive and conscience (we
 can)
         G5
  Of the murderer (take in our sins)

  Normal:
           A5
  He's the preacher on TV (strong 
heart)
      C5
  The false sincerity (too high)
      F5
  The form letter that's written (an
 infinite)
         G5
  By the big computers (kind)


      A5
  The nuclear bombs (you lose)
          C5
  And the kids with no moms (we win)
          F5
  And I'm fearful that (he is)
              E5
  He's inside me (our champion)


A5       C5       F5        G5
  We've got the american Jesus
A5         C5      F5    G5
  See him on the interstate (we've 
got the american Jesus)
A5       C5       F5        G5
  We've got the american Jesus
A5     C5          F5    G5
 Exercisin' his authority


A5       C5       F5        G5
  We've got the american Jesus
A5       C5      F5      G5
  Bolstering national faith (we've 
got the american Jesus)
A5       C5       D5        F5
  We've got the american Jesus
A5              G5        F5
  Overwhelming millions everyday


Riff A x8 (one nation under god)