Chords for American Jesus
Tempo:
112 bpm
Chords used:
C#
F#
G#
Fm
A#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I heard [F#] the other [C#] day [F#] that [C#]
I needed to pay for [A#]
health and wealth and prosperity, live
my life, serve [F#] peaches and [C#] cream.
But then [A#m] I took a look [D#] [C#] and opened a old book [A#m] and just saw a simple man who was a king that
served the world with such [C#] humility.
I said, [A#m] [G#]
why do we need a new [C#] thing?
It's the American Jesus.
We only want [Fm] him to please us.
Just wear a suit [C#] and tie, have a wink [F#] and desire, just a really [C#] neat guy.
But when the truth of his story is that he left [Fm] all his glory to work on the [C#] greatest
things, travel roads, [G#] make sand, be a [Fm] servant to [A#] man.
[C#] [D#] [C#] But don't [D#] you understand?
[F] [D#] [C#] It's all about man.
[A#m] What you think and where and drive and how much money that it [F#] saves to [C#] feel alive.
Then instead I see a plane, [F#] oh the word [C#] becoming [F#] man.
[C#] Not [A#m] what I can do for him for a week, but he lives [C#] strong and faithfully.
[F#] [C#] [G#] Oh, why do we need a new thing?
It's [C#] the American Jesus.
We only want [Fm] him to please us.
Just wear a suit [C#] and tie, have a wink [F#] and desire, just a really [C#] neat guy.
But [D#] when the truth [C#] of his story is that he left [Fm] all his glory to work on the [F#] greatest
things, travel roads, [G#] make sand, be a servant [C#]
to man.
Oh, and what are [A#m] you all thinking?
His life is not the same as three years, four [D#] years, nothing like a world with entertainment,
honor, fame, and [F#] fortune, flash, and ways, human praise, selfishness, and brain.
It's [G#] all in vain.
It's all in vain.
It's the [C#] American Jesus.
We only want [Fm] him to please us.
Just whisper all [F#] the right things and [C#] talk, give [F#] rich quick scheme, the American [C#] dream.
But when the truth of his story is that he left [Fm] all his glory to work on the [C#] greatest
things, travel roads, make [G#]
sand, be a [C#] servant to man.
[G#]
A sample life's [F#] a dead man.
[G#]
We need to get [C#] with the plan.
He was a servant to man.
I needed to pay for [A#]
health and wealth and prosperity, live
my life, serve [F#] peaches and [C#] cream.
But then [A#m] I took a look [D#] [C#] and opened a old book [A#m] and just saw a simple man who was a king that
served the world with such [C#] humility.
I said, [A#m] [G#]
why do we need a new [C#] thing?
It's the American Jesus.
We only want [Fm] him to please us.
Just wear a suit [C#] and tie, have a wink [F#] and desire, just a really [C#] neat guy.
But when the truth of his story is that he left [Fm] all his glory to work on the [C#] greatest
things, travel roads, [G#] make sand, be a [Fm] servant to [A#] man.
[C#] [D#] [C#] But don't [D#] you understand?
[F] [D#] [C#] It's all about man.
[A#m] What you think and where and drive and how much money that it [F#] saves to [C#] feel alive.
Then instead I see a plane, [F#] oh the word [C#] becoming [F#] man.
[C#] Not [A#m] what I can do for him for a week, but he lives [C#] strong and faithfully.
[F#] [C#] [G#] Oh, why do we need a new thing?
It's [C#] the American Jesus.
We only want [Fm] him to please us.
Just wear a suit [C#] and tie, have a wink [F#] and desire, just a really [C#] neat guy.
But [D#] when the truth [C#] of his story is that he left [Fm] all his glory to work on the [F#] greatest
things, travel roads, [G#] make sand, be a servant [C#]
to man.
Oh, and what are [A#m] you all thinking?
His life is not the same as three years, four [D#] years, nothing like a world with entertainment,
honor, fame, and [F#] fortune, flash, and ways, human praise, selfishness, and brain.
It's [G#] all in vain.
It's all in vain.
It's the [C#] American Jesus.
We only want [Fm] him to please us.
Just whisper all [F#] the right things and [C#] talk, give [F#] rich quick scheme, the American [C#] dream.
But when the truth of his story is that he left [Fm] all his glory to work on the [C#] greatest
things, travel roads, make [G#]
sand, be a [C#] servant to man.
[G#]
A sample life's [F#] a dead man.
[G#]
We need to get [C#] with the plan.
He was a servant to man.
Key:
C#
F#
G#
Fm
A#m
C#
F#
G#
_ _ _ _ _ _ I heard [F#] the other [C#] day [F#] that _ [C#]
I needed to pay for _ [A#]
health and wealth and prosperity, live
my life, serve [F#] peaches and [C#] cream.
_ _ _ _ But then [A#m] I took a look _ [D#] _ [C#] and opened a old book [A#m] and just saw a simple man who was a king that
served the world with such [C#] humility.
I said, _ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [G#]
why do we need a new [C#] thing?
It's the American Jesus.
_ We only want [Fm] him to please us.
Just wear a suit [C#] and tie, have a wink [F#] and desire, just a really [C#] neat guy.
_ _ But when the truth of his story _ is that he left [Fm] all his glory to work on the [C#] greatest
things, travel roads, [G#] make sand, be a [Fm] servant to [A#] man.
_ [C#] _ _ [D#] _ [C#] But don't [D#] you understand?
[F] _ _ [D#] _ [C#] It's all about man.
_ [A#m] What you think and where and drive and how much money that it [F#] saves to [C#] feel alive.
_ _ _ Then instead I see a plane, _ _ [F#] oh the word [C#] becoming [F#] man.
_ [C#] Not [A#m] what I can do for him for a week, but he lives [C#] strong and faithfully.
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ [G#] Oh, why do we need a new thing?
It's [C#] the American Jesus.
_ We only want [Fm] him to please us.
Just wear a suit [C#] and tie, have a wink [F#] and desire, just a really [C#] neat guy.
_ _ But [D#] when the truth [C#] of his story _ is that he left [Fm] all his glory to work on the [F#] greatest
things, travel roads, [G#] make sand, be a servant [C#]
to man.
_ Oh, and what are [A#m] you all thinking?
His life is not the same as three years, four [D#] years, nothing like a world with entertainment,
honor, fame, and [F#] fortune, flash, and ways, human praise, selfishness, and brain.
It's [G#] all in vain.
It's all in vain.
It's the [C#] American Jesus. _
We only want [Fm] him to please us.
Just whisper all [F#] the right things and [C#] talk, give [F#] rich quick scheme, the American [C#] dream. _ _
But when the truth of his story is that he left [Fm] all his glory to work on the [C#] greatest
things, travel roads, make [G#]
sand, be a [C#] servant to man.
_ [G#]
A sample life's [F#] a dead man.
_ [G#]
We need to get [C#] with the plan. _ _
_ _ _ He was a servant to man. _ _ _ _ _ _
I needed to pay for _ [A#]
health and wealth and prosperity, live
my life, serve [F#] peaches and [C#] cream.
_ _ _ _ But then [A#m] I took a look _ [D#] _ [C#] and opened a old book [A#m] and just saw a simple man who was a king that
served the world with such [C#] humility.
I said, _ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [G#]
why do we need a new [C#] thing?
It's the American Jesus.
_ We only want [Fm] him to please us.
Just wear a suit [C#] and tie, have a wink [F#] and desire, just a really [C#] neat guy.
_ _ But when the truth of his story _ is that he left [Fm] all his glory to work on the [C#] greatest
things, travel roads, [G#] make sand, be a [Fm] servant to [A#] man.
_ [C#] _ _ [D#] _ [C#] But don't [D#] you understand?
[F] _ _ [D#] _ [C#] It's all about man.
_ [A#m] What you think and where and drive and how much money that it [F#] saves to [C#] feel alive.
_ _ _ Then instead I see a plane, _ _ [F#] oh the word [C#] becoming [F#] man.
_ [C#] Not [A#m] what I can do for him for a week, but he lives [C#] strong and faithfully.
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ [G#] Oh, why do we need a new thing?
It's [C#] the American Jesus.
_ We only want [Fm] him to please us.
Just wear a suit [C#] and tie, have a wink [F#] and desire, just a really [C#] neat guy.
_ _ But [D#] when the truth [C#] of his story _ is that he left [Fm] all his glory to work on the [F#] greatest
things, travel roads, [G#] make sand, be a servant [C#]
to man.
_ Oh, and what are [A#m] you all thinking?
His life is not the same as three years, four [D#] years, nothing like a world with entertainment,
honor, fame, and [F#] fortune, flash, and ways, human praise, selfishness, and brain.
It's [G#] all in vain.
It's all in vain.
It's the [C#] American Jesus. _
We only want [Fm] him to please us.
Just whisper all [F#] the right things and [C#] talk, give [F#] rich quick scheme, the American [C#] dream. _ _
But when the truth of his story is that he left [Fm] all his glory to work on the [C#] greatest
things, travel roads, make [G#]
sand, be a [C#] servant to man.
_ [G#]
A sample life's [F#] a dead man.
_ [G#]
We need to get [C#] with the plan. _ _
_ _ _ He was a servant to man. _ _ _ _ _ _