American Jerusalem chords by
Shawn Colvin

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1
Em Em 
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New York City rain
Don't know if it's makin' me
Bm Bm 2
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Dirty or clean
Went for the subway but
C C 
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there was no train
G G 
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And the tunnel was grumbling
D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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for repairs again
C C 
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Em Em 
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And the sign says welcome to
D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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American Jerusalem
Em Em 
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I've been around

Verse 2
You could spend forever
Bm Bm 2
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Makin' a friend in this town
All you get to do
C C 
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Is lay your dollar down
Em Em 
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Until you're stumbling drunk
G G 
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D D 
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up the stairs again
C C 
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Em Em 
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And the sign says welcome to
G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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American Jerusalem

Verse 3
D D 
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G G 
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In the temples of American Jerusalem
D D 
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G G 
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They buy an ounce of South African gold
D D 
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They don't care who was
Em Em 
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D D 
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Em Em 
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bought or sold
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D D 
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Or who died to mine it

Verse 4
D D 
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C C 
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In the temples of Amer
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G G 
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ican Jerusalem
D D 
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They buy an ounce of Marseille
Em Em 
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D D 
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G G 
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white
D D 
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Em Em 
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Somewhere on a street
D D 
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Em Em 
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with no light
D D 
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Em Em 
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D D 
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Somebody dies tryin' it

Verse 5
Em Em 
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Then somewhere in a crowd
Lookin' that kinda way
Bm Bm 2
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That'll make you turn around
C C 
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There'll be somebody who knows
What it's about
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And he'll take the ribbons
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from your hair again
C C 
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Em Em 
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G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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And welcome you to American Jerusalem
D D 
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Em Em 
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Interlude 1

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Verse 6
D D 
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G G 
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In the alleys of American Jerusalem
D D 
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G G 
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The homeless lie down at the dawn
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Em Em 
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The pretty people wonder
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Em Em 
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what they're on
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Em Em 
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And how they afford it

Verse 7
D D 
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G G 
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In the ashes of American Jerusalem
D D 
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Em Em 
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The prophets live their deaths
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G G 
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out on the corner
D D 
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Em Em 
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The pretty people say there should've
D D 
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Em Em 
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been a warnin'
D D 
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Em Em 
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D D 
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But nobody heard it

Verse 8
Em Em 
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Then shadows lick the sun
The streets are paved with
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Footsteps on the run
Somebody musta got double
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'Cuz I  got none I forgot to
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collect my share again
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Em Em 
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So go west to breathe
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D D 
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the cleansing air again
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G G 
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Go Niagara for your honeymoon again
C C 
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Go on the road if you're
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G G 
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gonna sing your tune again
C C 
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G G 
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Go out to sea and learn to be a man again
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Em Em 
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Until you come on home to
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American Jerusalem

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