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ACFG
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Riff x2
AC
I don't need to be a global citizen
FG
because I'm blessed by nationality
AC
I'm a member of a growing populace
FG
we enforced our popularity
AC
there are things that seem to pull us under and
FG
there are things that drag us down
AC
but there's a power and a vital presence
FE
that's lurking all around
ACFG
we've got the american jesus
ACFG
see him on the interstate
ACDF
we've got the american jesus
AGF
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...
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.