The Absolute American Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[A5]I've been [C#5]throug[A5]h Hell and[G5]
I came [Gm]back an atheist
[C#5]Because I didn't wa[Bb5]nt to bel[A5]ieve
[G5]that I'd [Eb]been [C#5]through this
And I've [A5]been singing the [A]songs
[G5]of the p[Eb5]romise l[C#5]and
I guess you [A]can [A5]say I [Gm]am the
[Bb5]abso l[G5]ute A[C#5]mer ican[A5]
[G5]The

[Verse 2]
[A]abso[G5]lute [Eb5]Amer i[C#5]c an[A5]
The abso[G5]lute [Eb5]Amer i[C#5]can[A5]
[Am]The absolute[G5] Ameri[Eb]c an[C#5][A5]
[G5]The absolute Ameri[Am]can

[Verse 3]
[Am]If speaking in tongues means you've
[A5]bought your way [Eb5]in[D5]
I'll stop [A5]making change when you start
making [A]sense[Eb5]
[C#5][A5]

[Verse 4]
[E]We saw [Eb5]where [A]you died[A5]
[A]It's not [Eb5]right [A]at [A5]all[Am][F][G5][Am]
[A]We saw [Eb5]where [C#5]you di[Am]ed[E][Eb5]
[C#5]Nobody [A5]looked for you
We [E]saw [Eb5]where you [A5]died
[A]It's not[E5] rig[A]ht at all[A5][Dm]
[E5]We saw [Eb5]where you [A5]died[Eb5]
[C#5]If

[Verse 5]
[G5]speak[Gm]ing in [Bb5]tongues means
you've [C#5]bought your way [F#5]in[F5]
I'll [G5]stop mak[C#5]ing ch[A#5]ange when
[C#5]you start making [F#5]sense
[F5]If speak[G5]ing [C#5]in tongues[Bb5] means[D5]
you've [C#5]bought your [F#5]way in[F5]
[G5]I'll stop [C#5]making [Bb5]change [Dm]when
[C5]you start mak[F5]ing sense

[Verse 6]
[Gm]We are the c[Bb5]hurch of t[C#5]he
[C5]taxp[Bb5]ayer's son
[G5]Sold [Bb5]out beliefs like we ev[C#5]er had som[F#5]e
[F5]We a[Gm]re th[D5]e chu[Bb5]rch of
[C#5]the taxpa[F5]yer's son
[Gm]Sold [C#5]out beli[Bb5]efs like we ev[C#5]er had[F5] some
[E5]I've been [C#5]throug[A5]h Hell and I
[G5]came back an atheist
[C#5]Because I [Bb5]did n't wa[A5]nt to believe
[G5]that I'd [Eb5]been t[C#5]hrough this
And I've [Bb5]been s[A5]inging t[G5]he
songs of the [Bb5]promise land
[C#5]I gues[A]s you can [A5]say I am t[A]he
absolute [C#5]Amer i[E]can[C#5][A]
[A5]The

[Verse 7]
[G5]absolute [Eb]Amer [C5]ic a[A5]n
The [G5]absolute [C5]America[A]n
[A5]The abso[G5]lute Ameri[C5]c an[A5]
The [G5]absolute [Am]Amer
[B5]ic a[F5]n[F][F5]

[Verse 8]
[A]I n[B5]eed t[F5]o know
I need [A5]to kn[B5]ow[F5]
just where to [F]go[B5]
[A5]I ne[B5]ed to [F5]know
[A5]I ne[B]ed, [F]ug[F5]h[Bb5]
[B5]North [Am]or S[C]outh,
[F]I don[F5]'t kno[F]w
[Am]North [F]or South, I don't [F5]know[F][Bb5]
[B5]North or S[A5]outh,[Am] I don'[F]t know
North [A]or [B5]South[F], I don't know

[Outro 1]
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