[Intro]
E A E B
Hold on, don't fight your war alone
E A E B
Hate all around you, don't have to face it on your own
G#m A E B
We will win this fight, let all souls be brave
G#m A
We'll find a way to heaven, we'll find a way
[Verse 1]
E A
War is old, so is sex, let's play God, you go next
E A
Hands go up, men go down, try my luck, stand my ground
E A
Die in church, live in jail say her name, twice in hell
E
Uncle Sam kissed a man, Jim Crow Jesus rose again
[Bridge]
D E
I like my woman in the kitchen
D E
I teach my children superstitions
E
I keep my two guns on my blue nightstand
D
a pretty young thang, she can wash my clothes
E
But she'll never ever wear my pants
[Pre-Chorus]
Am
I pledge allegiance to the flag
G C
Learned the words from my mom and dad
E
Cross my heart and I hope to die
E
With a big old piece of American pie
[Chorus]
A E B
Love me, baby, love me for who I am
E B
Fallen angels, singing "Clap your hands"
A E B
Don't try to take my country, I will defend my land
G#m A
I'm not crazy, baby, naw, I'm American
E
I'm American, I'm American, I'm American
[Verse 2]
D E G
Seventy-nine cent to your dollar
E D E
All that bullshit from white-collars
G
You see my color before my vision
E D
Sometimes I wonder if you were blind
E
Would it help you make a better decision?
[Pre-Chorus]
G Am
I pledge allegiance to the flag
G C
Learned the words from my mom and dad
E
Cross my heart and I hope to die
E
With a big old piece of American pie
[Chorus]
A E B
Just love me, baby, love me for who I am
E B
Fallen angels, singing "Clap your hands"
A E
Don't try to take my country
B
I will defend my land
G#m A
I'm not crazy, baby, naw, I'm American
E
I'm American, I'm American, I'm American
[Spoken Bridge]
E
Let me help you in here
E
Until women can get equal pay for equal work
Em
This is not my America
A E
Until same-gender loving people can be who they are
E
This is not my America
E
Until black people can come home from a police stop without being shot in the head
Am
This is not my America, huh!
G F E
Until poor whites can get a shot at being successful
E
This is not my America
E
I can't hear nobody talkin' to me
[Chorus]
A E B
Just love me, baby, love me for who I am
E B
Fallen angels, singing "Clap your hands"
A E
Don't try to take my country
B
I will defend my land
G#m A
I'm not crazy, baby, naw, I'm American (Love me, baby)
E B
I'm American yeah yeah yeah(Love me for who I am)
A
(Fallen angels)
[Spoken Outro]
E B G#m A
Until Latinos and Latinas don't have to run from walls
E B
This is not my America
G#m A
But I tell you today that the devil is a liar
E
Because it's gon' be my America before it's all over
F#m
Please sign your name on the dotted line
