[Intro]
Am F C G x3   Am F
(ad lib on the E for the build up)
 
Am                   F
I don't need to be a global citizen
C                         G
Cause I'm blessed by nationality
Am                F
I'm a member of a growing populace
C                  G
We enforce our popularity
 
Am                            F
There are things that seem to pull us under and
C                     G
There are things that drag us down
Am                        F
But there's a power and a vital presence
       C             E*
that's lurking all around
 
(here the tempo speeds up, listen to the song to get it)
 
Am    F         C       G
We've Got the American Jesus
Am      F       C     G
See him on the interstate
Am    F         C       G
We've Got the American Jesus
Am        F         C    G          Am     E*
He helped build the president's esta---a---ate
 
 
Am                   F
I feel sorry for the earth's population
C                        G
Cause so few live in the USA
Am                          F
At least the foreigners can copy our morality
C                       G
They can Visit but they cannot stay
 
 
Am                    F
Only precious few can garner the prosperity
C                       G
That makes us walk with renewed confidence
Am                F
We got a place to go when we die
        C                       E*
And the architect resides right here
 
 
Am    F         C       G
We've Got the American Jesus
Am      F       C     G
See him on the interstate
Am    F         C       G
We've Got the American Jesus
Am   F         C    G          Am     E*
Overwhelming millions every da----a---ay
 
 
 
Am
He's the farmer's barren fields
F
The force the army weilds
C                                     G
The expressions on the faces of the starving children
 
Am
The power of the man
F
The fuel that drives the clan
C                                    G
The motive and the conscience of the murderer
 
Am
The preacher on TV
F
The false sincerity
C                                     G
The form letter that's written by the big computer
 
Am
The nuclear bomb
F
The kids with no mom
C                         G       E*
And I'm fearful that he's inside me
 
Am    F         C       G
We've Got the American Jesus
Am      F       C     G
See him on the interstate
Am    F         C       G
We've Got the American Jesus
Am   F         C    G          Am     E*
Overwhelming millions every daaay
 
 
In God
We Trust
Cause he is one of us
 
Break down
Cave in
He will redeem your sin
 
Good heart
Clear mind
And infinately kind
 
You lose
We win         E*
He is our champion