American Jesus by Bad Religion

This song is published by EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC, EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC OBO SICK MUSE SONGS, WARNER-TAMERLANE PUB. OBO POLYPTERUS MUSIC and displayed here with permission.
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Tuning-Half Step down

Key:

~~-Bend
>>>>-Pick Slide
PM.-Palm Mute

(Intro)

Guitar one:
Eb-----------------------------|
Bb-----------------------------|
Gb-----------------------------|
Db---------------0-------------|        x2 (then 2x again with guitar 2)
Ab--0-0-2-3--2-3---3--2--3-2-0-|
Eb-----------------------------|
 
Guitar two
Eb----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------| x2
Db-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Ab-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb--------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

(Into Part Two)
Guitar one:

Eb---------------------|
Bb---------------------|
Gb---------------------|
Db-2~~~~~~~~2~~~~~~~~2-|
Ab---------------------|
Eb---------------------|

Guitar two:

Eb---------------------|
Bb---------------------|
Gb---------------------|
Db---------------------|
Ab---------------------|
Eb-0>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>-|

(Verse)

guitars 1 and 2:

Eb-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------|
Db-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|x4
Ab-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb-------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Guitar one:
 (sliding down the neck)
Eb-XXXXXXXX-|
Bb-XXXXXXXX-|
Gb-XXXXXXXX-|
Db-XXXXXXXX-|
Ab-XXXXXXXX-|
Eb-XXXXXXXX-|

(Chorus)

Guitars one and two

   We've got the American Jesus   See him on the interstate
Eb-----------------------------------|
Bb-----------------------------------| x 2
Gb-2--2--5-5-------------------------|
Db-2--2--5-5--3-3-3-3----5-5-5-------|
Ab-0--0--3-3--3-3-3-3----5-5-5-------|
Eb------------1-1-1-1----3-3-3

    We've got the American Jesus
Eb--------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------|
Gb--2-2---5--5-5-5-7-7-7-7--10-10-|
Db--2-2---5--5-5-5-7-7-7-7--10-10-|
Ab--0-0---3--3-3-3-5-5-5-5--8--8--|
Eb--------------------------------|


  He helped Build the President's estate

Eb-----------------------------------------|
Bb-----------------------------------------|
Gb-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------|
Db-2-2-2-2-2-2----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-|
Ab-0-0-0-0-0-0----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-|

-Repeat Intro Part one

-Repeat Verse

Eb-------------------|
Bb-------------------|
Gb-------------------|
Db-------------------|
Ab-------------------|
Eb-0>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>-|

-Repeat Chorus

(Bridge Part one)

Guitar one


Eb-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------|
Db-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|  x2
Ab-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb-------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

PM................................................................

Guitar two

Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-----2-------2-----5---------5---------------------------------------------|
Db---2---2---2-----5---5-----5--5------3--------3-----------5----------5-----|x2 w/guitar one
Ab-0-------0-----3-------3--3-----3--3---3----3----3------5---5------5---5---|
Eb----------------------------------1-----1--1------1---3-------3--3-------3-|

PM...........................................................................

(Bridge Part Two)

Guitars One and Two

   In god         We Trust              Because he's   one of us
Eb-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------|
Db-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|x2
Ab-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb-------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

PM................................................................

-Repeat Bridge Part Two w/out PM.

(Chours/ending)

Guitars one and Two

   We've got The American Jesus, see him on the interstate...
Eb--------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------|
Gb-2-2---5-5----------------------|  x6
Db-2-2---5-5---3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-|
Ab-0-0---3-3---3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-|
Eb-------------1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-|

    We've got the American Jesus
Eb--------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------|
Gb--2-2---5--5-5-5-7-7-7-7--10-10-|
Db--2-2---5--5-5-5-7-7-7-7--10-10-|
Ab--0-0---3--3-3-3-5-5-5-5--8--8--|
Eb--------------------------------|
   
   Overwhelming  millions everyday
Eb-------------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------------|
Gb-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
Db-2-2-2-2-2-----5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
Ab-0-0-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
Eb---------------3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|


Guitar one:
Eb-----------------------------|
Bb-----------------------------|
Gb-----------------------------| w/guitar 2
Db---------------0-------------|        
Ab--0-0-2-3--2-3---3--2--3-2-0-|                       One nation, under god....
Eb-----------------------------|
 
Guitar two
Eb----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------| 
Db-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Ab-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb--------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


(End)
Guitar one

Eb------------------------|
Bb------------------------|
Gb------------------------|
Db--2-3-2-0---0-----------|
Ab----------3---3-2-------|
Eb------------------------|

Guitars one and two

Under god....
Eb------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------|
Gb-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|
Db-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|
Ab-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
Eb------------------------------|