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Capo on the 2nd fret, chords are natural.
    Bm    F#m    D    Dadd9    G6    Em    A   Aalternative (also sounds good)
--0----0---0----0----1---1---3---3---
--1----0---1----1----3---3---0---3---
--2----0---0----0----2---2---0---0---
--2----2---2----0----3---0---0---0---
--0----2---3----3----x---x---2---2---
--x----0---x----x----x---x---3---3---
the intro is single notes A D C#
BmI'm just an F#mAmerican Bmboy 
DRaised on  Dadd9M  T  DV
And I've G6seen all those Bmkids in the Emsoda pop Bmads
BmBut none of 'em F#mlooked like Bmme
So I started lookin' around 
For a light out of the dim
And the first thing I heard that made sense was the word
Of Mohammed, peace be upon him
DA shadu la Ailaha illa EmAllah  (pronounced A shadu laila hailla Allah)
GThere is no God but F#mGod
If my daddy could see me now
With chains around my feet
He don't understand that sometimes a man
Has got to fight for what he believes
And I believe God is great,
All praise due to him
And if I should die, I'll rise up to the sky
Just like Jesus, peace be upon him
A shadu la ilaha illa Allah
There is no God but God
Guitar break   Bm   D   A   Em   D    Athen play single notes  D  C#  
We came to fight the Jihad 
And our hearts were pure and strong
As death filled the air we all offered up prayers
And prepared for our martyrdom
But Allah had some other plan,
Some secret not revealed
Now they're dragging me back with my head in a sack
To the land of the infidel
A shadu la ilaha illa Allah
A shadu la ilaha illa Allah
Thanks to Doug Floyd and Gareth Owen for getting me started on this one.

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John Walkers Blues

by Steve Earle

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Dadd9

Capo on the 2nd fret, chords are natural.

Bm F#m D Dadd9 G6 Em A A

alternative (also sounds good)

--0----0---0----0----1---1---3---3---

--1----0---1----1----3---3---0---3---

--2----0---0----0----2---2---0---0---

--2----2---2----0----3---0---0---0---

--0----2---3----3----x---x---2---2---

--x----0---x----x----x---x---3---3---

the intro is single notes A D C#

Bm F#m Bm

I'm just an American boy

D Dadd9 D

Raised on M T V

G6 Bm Em Bm

And I've seen all those kids in the soda pop ads

Bm F#m Bm

But none of 'em looked like me

So I started lookin' around

For a light out of the dim

And the first thing I heard that made sense was the word

Of Mohammed, peace be upon him

D A Em

A shadu la ilaha illa Allah (pronounced A shadu laila hailla Allah)

G F#m

There is no God but God

If my daddy could see me now

With chains around my feet

He don't understand that sometimes a man

Has got to fight for what he believes

And I believe God is great,

All praise due to him

And if I should die, I'll rise up to the sky

Just like Jesus, peace be upon him

A shadu la ilaha illa Allah

There is no God but God

Bm D A Em D A D C#

Guitar break then play single notes

We came to fight the Jihad

And our hearts were pure and strong

As death filled the air we all offered up prayers

And prepared for our martyrdom

But Allah had some other plan,

Some secret not revealed

Now they're dragging me back with my head in a sack

To the land of the infidel

A shadu la ilaha illa Allah

Thanks to Doug Floyd and Gareth Owen for getting me started on this one.

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