A5                      C5  
  I don't need to be a global citizen  
F5                          G5  
  'Cuz I'm blessed by nationality  
A5                 C5  
  I'm member of a growing populace  
F5                    G5  
  We enforce our popularity  
  
  
A5                               C5  
  There are things that seem to pull us under and  
F5                       G5  
  There are things that drag us down  
A5                           C5  
  But there's a power and a vital presence  
F5                     E5  
  That's lurking all around  
  
  
A5       C5       F5        G5  
  We've got the american Jesus  
A5         C5      F5    G5  
  See him on the interstate  
A5       C5       D5        F5  
  We've got the american Jesus  
  A5                   G5           F5  
  He helped build the president's estate  
  
  
Riff A x4  
  
  
A5                      C5  
  I feel sorry for the earth's population  
F5                         G5  
  'Cuz so few live in the USA  
A5                             C5  
  At least the foreigners can copy our morality  
F5                         G5  
  They can visit but they cannot stay  
  
  
A5                       C5  
  Only precious few can garner the prosperity  
F5                         G5  
  It makes us walk with reconfidence  
A5                      C5  
  We've got a place to go when we die  
F5                                 E5  
  And the architect resides right here  
  
  
A5       C5       F5        G5  
  We've got the american Jesus  
A5       C5      F5      G5  
  Bolstering national faith  
A5       C5       D5        F5  
  We've got the american Jesus  
A5              G5              F5   E5  
  Overwhelming millions every day  
  
  
A5   C5   F5   G5  
A5   C5   F5   G5  
  
           A5  
  He's the farmers barren fields (in god)  
      C5  
  The force the army wields (we trust)  
      F5  
  The expression in the faces (because)  
         G5  
  Of the starving millions (he's one of us)  
  
  
      A5  
  The power of the man (break down)  
           C5  
  He's the fuel that drives the clan (cave in)  
           F5  
  He's the motive and conscience (we can)  
         G5  
  Of the murderer (take in our sins)  
  
  
           A5  
  He's the preacher on TV (strong heart)  
      C5  
  The false sincerity (too high)  
      F5  
  The form letter that's written (an infinite)  
         G5  
  By the big computers (kind)  
  
  
      A5  
  The nuclear bombs (you lose)  
          C5  
  And the kids with no moms (we win)  
          F5  
  And I'm fearful that (he is)  
              E5  
  He's inside me (our champion)  
  
  
A5       C5       F5        G5  
  We've got the american Jesus  
A5         C5      F5    G5  
  See him on the interstate (we've got the american Jesus)  
A5       C5       F5        G5  
  We've got the american Jesus  
A5     C5          F5    G5   
 Exercisin' his authority  
  
  
repeat without las line 
 
A5              G5        F5  
  Overwhelming millions everyday