American Jesus

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American Jesus
Bad Religion

Am C F G (x4)

Am                     C
  I don't need to be a global citizen
F                             G
  Because I'm blessed by nationality
Am                  C
  I'm a member of a growing populace
F                      G
  We enforced our popularity

Am                              C 
  There are things that seem to pull us under and 
F                       G
  There are things that drag us down
Am                          C
  But there's a power and a vital presence
      F            E
It's lurking all around

Am      C         F      G
  We've got the american Jesus
Am        C      F     G
  See him on the interstate
Am      C        D       F
  We've got the american Jesus
Am                  G             F
He helped build the president's estate

Am C F G (x2)

Am                     C
  I feel sorry for the earth's population
F                         G
  'Cuz so few live in the U.S.A
Am                            C
  At least the foreigners can copy our morality
F                         G
  They can visit but they cannot stay
Am                      C
  Only precious few can garner our prosperity
F                               G
  It makes us walk with renewed confidence
Am                     C
  We've got a place to go when we die
        F                       G
And the architect resides right here

Am      C         F      G
  We've got the american Jesus
Am      C       F     G
  Bolstering national faith
Am      C        D       F
  We've got the american Jesus
Am           G              F
Overwhelming millions every day

Am C F G (x2)
         Am
He's the farmers' barren fields
    C
The force the army wields 
     F 
The expression on the faces
       G
Of the starving millions 
    Am
The power of the man
    C
The fuel that drives the Klan 
    F
The motive and the conscience
        G
of the murderer
         Am
He's the preacher on TV
    C
The false sincerity 
    F 
The form letter that's written 
       G
by the big computer
         Am
He's the nuclear bombs 
    C
The kids with no moms 
        F           
And I'm fearful that 
            G
He's inside me 

Am      C         F      G
  We've got the american Jesus
Am        C      F     G
  See him on the interstate
Am      C        D       F
  We've got the american Jesus
Am                 G    F
  Exercising his authority

Am      C         F      G
  We've got the american Jesus
Am      C       F     G
  Bolstering national faith
Am      C        D       F
  We've got the american Jesus
Am           G              F
Overwhelming millions every day

Am C F G (x10)
(One nation under God)
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