American Jesus Chords by Chris De Burgh #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## BAD RELIGION - "American Jesus" Comments, corrections, etc. welcome Par Svensson, t89par@student.tdb.uu.se Riff: A C F G 1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ e |----------------------------------------------------------------- B |----------------------------------------------------------------- G |----------------------------------------------------------------- D |-----------------0-------------------------------0--------------- A |-0---0h2-3---2h3-----3r2-3r2-0---0---0h2-3---2h3-----3r2-3r2-0--- E |----------------------------------------------------------------- Riff x2 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'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...