C  G  D

[Verse 1]
Em
New York City rain
                             Bm
Don't know if it's making me dirty or clean
                               C
Went for the subway, but there was no train
                   G                      D
And the tunnel was grumbling for repairs again
        C          Em          G   D     G         D Em
And the sign says 'Welcome to American Jerusalem'

[Verse]
Em
I've been around
                                 Bm
You could spend forever making a friend in this town
                     C
All you get to do is lay your dollar down
                       G                    D
Until you're stumbling drunk up the stairs again
        C          Em          G   D     G
And the sign says 'Welcome to American Jerusalem'

[Chorus]
       D           C         G
In the temples of American Jerusalem
            D               Am     G
They buy an ounce of South African gold
           D                      Em
They don't care who was bought or sold
       C       D        Em  D/F#
Or who died to mine it
       D           C         G
In the temples of American Jerusalem
            D           Am     G
They buy an ounce of Marseille white
        D                         Em
And somewhere on a street with no light
         C    D          Em  D/F#
Somebody dies trying it

[Verse 2]
Em
Somewhere in the crowd
                               Bm
Looking that kinda way that'll make you turn around
                            C
There'll be somebody who knows what it's about
                   G                       D
And he'll take the ribbons from your hair again
    C          Em   G   D     G
And welcome you to American Jerusalem

[Instrumental]
D Em      Bm      C      G   D   C  Em  G D   G

[Chorus]
       D          C         G
In the alleys of American Jerusalem
    D            Am          G
The homeless lie down at the dawn
           D                          Em
The pretty people wonder what they're on
    C          D        Em  D/F#
And how they afford it
           D         C         G
And in the ashes of American Jerusalem
    D                   Am                G
The prophets live their deaths out on the corner
           D                                 Em
The pretty people say there should've been a warning
    C      D         Em  D/F#
But nobody heard it

[Verse 3]
Em
Then shadows lick the sun
                           Bm
The streets are paved with footsteps on the run
                                  C
Somebody musta got double, 'cause I got none
               G              D
I forgot to collect my share again
      C       G                     D
So go west to breathe the cleansing air again
     C       G           D
Go Niagara for your honeymoon again
          C              G               D
Go on the road if you're gonna sing your tune again
          C       G             D
Go out to sea and learn to be a man again
          C       Em       G   D     G
Until you come on home to American Jerusalem