American Jesus chords by Bob Schneider

SimplifiedG · C · D · Am

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
I can't
D 
G 
be your american Jesus
C 
D 
G 
I can't be your exciting career
C 
and I know you've never
D 
G 
asked for either
C 
but I know i've somehow
D 
C 
let you down my dear
D 
G 
but I know well the sound
C 
of your laughter
D 
G 
I've made a map of all of your fears
C 
D 
and I'll take you home
G 
when the party's over
C 
D 
I'll still take you home after all
G 
these years

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
C 
D 
I'll lie beside you while you
G 
lay there sleeping
C 
while the wolves pile up
D 
outside on the lawn
G 
C 
when the stars seek you out
D 
G 
so far from heaven
C 
well I'll be here for you
D 
C 
long after they are gone

Verse 3
D 
G 
I know well your need for solace
C 
and what hides under the
D 
G 
embers of all your tears
C 
D 
and I'll take you home
G 
when the party's over
C 
I'll take you back home
D 
G 
after all these years

Verse 4
C 
D 
both time and love aren't
G 
C 
set in stone
D 
G 
they're only borrowed or freely given
Am 
D 
but they're both so heavy
G 
C 
they'll break your heart
D 
till you don't know if you can go on living

Verse 5
G 
C 
D 
I can't be the thing that
G 
makes you happy
C 
D 
G 
maybe once I was but not anymore
C 
D 
G 
I can only be who I  am
C 
waiting here for you when you
D 
C 
come through the door
D 
G 
C 
I know well the tides of your affection
D 
G 
the way they wax and the way they wain
C 
D 
but I'll take you home
G 
when the party's over
C 
D 
I will always take you back
G 
home again