American Jesus

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BAD RELIGION - "American Jesus"

Comments, corrections, etc. welcome

Par Svensson, [email protected]

Riff:

A C F G

1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^

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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...