Tonart: D major
Verse 1
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Bm
I was raised on a Jesus, who was white and prestigious,
F#m
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said he never would leave our little country behind
Bm
Said the pledge of allegiance, said I’d never smoke weed,
A
and that my bible I’d read it when I couldn’t decide
Bm
But the sermons were telling me, Hell was a felony,
A
and Heaven’s the guilty plea that keeps me alive
Bm
So my friend went and shot himself, the Jesus he asked for help,
A
was probably somewhere else said, "Son get in line"
Bm
D
A
Verse 2
D
A
F#m
A
Oh lord can you hear it
Bm
The American spirit?
D
I don’t wanna go near it
A
You can smoke one outside
Verse 3
A
You can try to veneer it
D
Oh but something will smear it
A
Just you give it some time
Verse 4
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Bm
I was born in a city, built on homes of the Cherokee,
D
A
and named after Muskogean words to describe
Bm
We hijack the narrative, say that it’s heritage,
A
tell them how good it is that history’s White
Bm
Leave out the stolen land, re place it with Dixieland,
D
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and everyone claps their hands and sings its delight
Bm
You can face it or just forget, I ask for a cigarette,
D
A
you hand me the silhouette smoking a pipe
E
D
A
Verse 5
D
A
Oh lord can you hear it
Bm
The American spirit?
D
I don’t wanna go near it
A
You can smoke one outside
Verse 6
A
You can try to veneer it
D
Oh but something will smear it
A
D
Just you give it some time
Interlude 1
F#m
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D
E
D
F#m
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D
E
Verse 7
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D
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F#m
I believed in a master plan, the natural good in man,
D
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eventually shows its hand and takes home the pot
Bm
But I’m holding my hopes within, get fooled once get fooled again,
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A
you’re bleeding American for something it’s not
D
Verse 8
A
Oh lord can you hear it
Bm
The American spirit?
D
I don’t wanna go near it
A
You can smoke one outside
Verse 9
A
You can try to veneer it
D
Oh but something will smear it
A
Just you give it some time
Verse 10
A
You can try to steer it
D
Oh, but something commandeers it
A
Like the wind in the pines
Verse 11
A
You can face it or just forget
Bm
I ask for a cigarette
D
You hand me a silhouette
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