C G D
[Verse 1]
Em
New York City rain
Bm
Don't know if it's making me dirty or clean
C
Went for the subway, but there was no train
G D
And the tunnel was grumbling for repairs again
C Em G D G D Em
And the sign says 'Welcome to American Jerusalem'
[Verse]
Em
I've been around
Bm
You could spend forever making a friend in this town
C
All you get to do is lay your dollar down
G D
Until you're stumbling drunk up the stairs again
C Em G D G
And the sign says 'Welcome to American Jerusalem'
[Chorus]
D C G
In the temples of American Jerusalem
D Am G
They buy an ounce of South African gold
D Em
They don't care who was bought or sold
C D Em D/F#
Or who died to mine it
D C G
In the temples of American Jerusalem
D Am G
They buy an ounce of Marseille white
D Em
And somewhere on a street with no light
C D Em D/F#
Somebody dies trying it
[Verse 2]
Em
Somewhere in the crowd
Bm
Looking that kinda way that'll make you turn around
C
There'll be somebody who knows what it's about
G D
And he'll take the ribbons from your hair again
C Em G D G
And welcome you to American Jerusalem
[Instrumental]
D Em Bm C G D C Em G D G
[Chorus]
D C G
In the alleys of American Jerusalem
D Am G
The homeless lie down at the dawn
D Em
The pretty people wonder what they're on
C D Em D/F#
And how they afford it
D C G
And in the ashes of American Jerusalem
D Am G
The prophets live their deaths out on the corner
D Em
The pretty people say there should've been a warning
C D Em D/F#
But nobody heard it
[Verse 3]
Em
Then shadows lick the sun
Bm
The streets are paved with footsteps on the run
C
Somebody musta got double, 'cause I got none
G D
I forgot to collect my share again
C G D
So go west to breathe the cleansing air again
C G D
Go Niagara for your honeymoon again
C G D
Go on the road if you're gonna sing your tune again
C G D
Go out to sea and learn to be a man again
C Em G D G
Until you come on home to American Jerusalem
