I See America

Abm: 4-6-6-4-4-4
Bbm: 6-8-8-6-6-6
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: x-5-5-4-3-x
Asus2: x-0-2-2-0-0
When you play the Asus2, there's a hammer-on on the D string, so:

Ebm7
I saw God out on the block today
Db
He was darker than the preachers say
Abm
With a teardrop tattooed on his face
Ebm7
And dirt on his fingers
Ebm7
I heard angels when he laughed the way
Db
That people do when they have known true pain
Abm
For his sins I don't know who's to blame
Ebm7
What choice was he givin'?
Bbm
In this world that we're livin'

F
When I see you
G
I see love
Asus2
I see America
F
I feel your pain
G
I share your blood
Asus2
I see America

Ebm7
Said you mother knows a different time
Db
She let's her tongue slip with a glass of wine
Abm
And says some things out loud that don't feel right
Ebm7
And you always forgive her
Ebm7
But don't you see the world is changing now?
Db
The blood of the fallen cries out from the ground
Abm
Violence and rumors in a southern town
Ebm7
Both start with a whisper
Bbm
But so does the difference

F
When I see you
G
I see love
Asus2
I see America
Repeat x6
If you want to play the version of this song from Joy Oladokun's Tiny Desk Concert, here are the chords for
the verse (the chorus is the same):
Ebm7: x-6-8-6-7-6
Db: x-4-6-6-6-4
B: x-2-4-4-4-2

Ebm7
I saw God out on the block today
Db
He was darker than the preachers say
B
With a teardrop tattooed on his face
Ebm7
And dirt on his fingers
Ebm7
I heard angels when he laughed the way
Db
That people do when they have known true pain
B
For his sins I don't know who's to blame
Ebm7
What choice was he givin'?
Db
In this world that we're livin'

E|-0---0-----|
B|-0---0-----|
G|-2---2-----|
D|-0---0h2---|
A|-0---0-----|
E|-----------|

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