INTRO
C7 | | Ab7 Bb | F/C C |
C7 | | Ab7 Bb | F/C C |
Dm6 C/E | G7 | Dm6 C/E | G7
C/E F | G7 | Ab Bb | CM7
VERSE
[CM7]We heard Richard Nixon say, [Gm/C]welcome to the [F/C]U-S-[C]A
The [G/B]common sense I [Am7]sometimes lack
Has [Dm7]opened up a [G7]seismic crack
We've [C/E]fallen in and I [F]can't pull [G]back
And I [Ab]guess we'll [Bb]have to sta[CM7]y
[CM7]
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G||-0----2-0-0----2-0|
D||2--------2--------|
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E||------------------|
VERSE
In [CM7]open arms we put our trust they [Gm/C]put us on a [F/C]big red [C]bus
Twin [G/B]spirits soaking [Am7]up a dream
[Dm7]Fuel to feed the [G]press machine
After [C/E]years that were [F]long and [G]lean
We're [Ab]finally [Bb]on our [CM7]way
CHORUS
And [Bm7]Richard Nixon's [E7]on his knees he's [Am]sent so many [Am/G]overseas
He'd like to [F]know if you and me could h[G]elp him in some [CM7]way
A little [F]camouflage and [D/F#]glue to mask the [G]evil [E7/G#]that men[Am] do
A small [F]diversion [C/E]caused by [Bb]two, [F]pale kids come to play
And [G]we heard Richard Nixon say "[Ab7]welcome to the [Bb]U-S-[CM7]A"
VERSE
[CM7]Neither of us understood the way [Gm/C]things ticked in [F/C]Holly[C]wood
We just [G/B]loaded in and [Am7]grabbed the bat
With [Dm7]little room to s[G7]wing a cat
And [C/E]pretty soon we were [F]where it's a[G]t
Or [Ab]so the [Bb]papers say[CM7]
And [CM7]all around us suntanned teens, [Gm/C]beauty like we'd [F/C]never [C]seen
Our [G/B]heroes led us by [Am7]the hand
Through [Dm7]Brian Wilson's pro[G7]mised land
Where [C/E]Disney's God and [F]he comm[G]ands
Both [Ab]mice and [Bb]men to sta[CM7]y
CHORUS
And [Bm7]Richard Nixon's [E7]on his knees he's [Am]sent so many [Am/G]overseas
He'd like to [F]know if you and me could h[G]elp him in some [CM7]way
A little [F]camouflage and [D/F#]glue to mask the [G]evil [E7/G#]that men[Am] do
A small [F]diversion [C/E]caused by [Bb]two, [F]pale kids come to play
And [G]we heard Richard Nixon say "[Ab7]welcome to the [Bb]U-S-[CM7]A"
BRIDGE
In a [Eb]bright red Porsche on [Bb/D]Sunset I saw [C]Steve Mcqueen
I guess he's [Eb]just about the [Bb/D]coolest guy I've [C]ever seen
And for [F]you and me that [D/F#]speeding car is [G]how it's going to [E7/G#]be
Am D/F# G n/c
I see no brakes just open road and lots of gasoline
VERSE
Oh [C]we heard Richard Nixon say, [Gm/C]welcome to the [F/C]U-S-[C]A
The [G/B]common sense I [Am7]sometimes lack
Has [Dm7]opened up a [G7]seismic crack
We've [C/E]fallen in and I [F]can't pull [G7]back
VAMP
[F]Pale kids come to play
And [G7]we heard Richard Nixon say, "I gotta [Ab7]go but [Bb]you can [CM7]stay"
[F]Pale kids come to play
And [G7]we heard Richard Nixon say, "I gotta [Ab7]go but [Bb]you can [CM7]stay"
OUTRO
Gm/C F/C | C | Gm/C F/C | C
C7 | | Ab7 Bb | F/C C
C7 | | Ab7 Bb | F/C C
C7 | | Ab7 Bb | F/C C |
C7 | | Ab7 Bb | F/C C |
Dm6 C/E | G7 | Dm6 C/E | G7
C/E F | G7 | Ab Bb | CM7
VERSE
[CM7]We heard Richard Nixon say, [Gm/C]welcome to the [F/C]U-S-[C]A
The [G/B]common sense I [Am7]sometimes lack
Has [Dm7]opened up a [G7]seismic crack
We've [C/E]fallen in and I [F]can't pull [G]back
And I [Ab]guess we'll [Bb]have to sta[CM7]y
[CM7]
e||------------------|
B||--1-0------1-0----|
G||-0----2-0-0----2-0|
D||2--------2--------|
A||------------------| [x2]
E||------------------|
VERSE
In [CM7]open arms we put our trust they [Gm/C]put us on a [F/C]big red [C]bus
Twin [G/B]spirits soaking [Am7]up a dream
[Dm7]Fuel to feed the [G]press machine
After [C/E]years that were [F]long and [G]lean
We're [Ab]finally [Bb]on our [CM7]way
CHORUS
And [Bm7]Richard Nixon's [E7]on his knees he's [Am]sent so many [Am/G]overseas
He'd like to [F]know if you and me could h[G]elp him in some [CM7]way
A little [F]camouflage and [D/F#]glue to mask the [G]evil [E7/G#]that men[Am] do
A small [F]diversion [C/E]caused by [Bb]two, [F]pale kids come to play
And [G]we heard Richard Nixon say "[Ab7]welcome to the [Bb]U-S-[CM7]A"
VERSE
[CM7]Neither of us understood the way [Gm/C]things ticked in [F/C]Holly[C]wood
We just [G/B]loaded in and [Am7]grabbed the bat
With [Dm7]little room to s[G7]wing a cat
And [C/E]pretty soon we were [F]where it's a[G]t
Or [Ab]so the [Bb]papers say[CM7]
And [CM7]all around us suntanned teens, [Gm/C]beauty like we'd [F/C]never [C]seen
Our [G/B]heroes led us by [Am7]the hand
Through [Dm7]Brian Wilson's pro[G7]mised land
Where [C/E]Disney's God and [F]he comm[G]ands
Both [Ab]mice and [Bb]men to sta[CM7]y
CHORUS
And [Bm7]Richard Nixon's [E7]on his knees he's [Am]sent so many [Am/G]overseas
He'd like to [F]know if you and me could h[G]elp him in some [CM7]way
A little [F]camouflage and [D/F#]glue to mask the [G]evil [E7/G#]that men[Am] do
A small [F]diversion [C/E]caused by [Bb]two, [F]pale kids come to play
And [G]we heard Richard Nixon say "[Ab7]welcome to the [Bb]U-S-[CM7]A"
BRIDGE
In a [Eb]bright red Porsche on [Bb/D]Sunset I saw [C]Steve Mcqueen
I guess he's [Eb]just about the [Bb/D]coolest guy I've [C]ever seen
And for [F]you and me that [D/F#]speeding car is [G]how it's going to [E7/G#]be
Am D/F# G n/c
I see no brakes just open road and lots of gasoline
VERSE
Oh [C]we heard Richard Nixon say, [Gm/C]welcome to the [F/C]U-S-[C]A
The [G/B]common sense I [Am7]sometimes lack
Has [Dm7]opened up a [G7]seismic crack
We've [C/E]fallen in and I [F]can't pull [G7]back
VAMP
[F]Pale kids come to play
And [G7]we heard Richard Nixon say, "I gotta [Ab7]go but [Bb]you can [CM7]stay"
[F]Pale kids come to play
And [G7]we heard Richard Nixon say, "I gotta [Ab7]go but [Bb]you can [CM7]stay"
OUTRO
Gm/C F/C | C | Gm/C F/C | C
C7 | | Ab7 Bb | F/C C
C7 | | Ab7 Bb | F/C C
