Nation Of Heat
Joe PugVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
The Gm chord is really just lifting your index finger from the A string and
hammering it on the D string (2nd fret).
Listen to the song for timing.
(repeated over and over during harmonica part)
Across from the prison and beside the great lake
Below the rooftops and above the highways
The spirits pay rental on the basements they haunt
And the pages just draw pictures of the things that they want
I cook my dinner on the blacktop street
I come from the nation of heat
Repeat intro during the harmonica part.
Outside the train station there's a bold painted sign
It says try to be patient don't forget to choose sides
We got the loudest explosions you ever heard
We got two dollar soldiers and ten dollar words
If I didn't own boots I wouldn't need feet
I come from the nation of heat
Repeat intro again during the harmonica part.
So swift and so vicious are the carnival rides
And the carnival barker yell your name for a bribe
we got billboards for love and Japanese cars
It ain't rare to hear the streetlights call themselves stars
The more that I learn the more that I cheat
I come from the nation of heat
Repeat intro during the harmonica part.
I've seen skeleton mothers and hungry folks
Across the street from the kitchens that cook dinner for most
Sometimes you hear whispers by the dark of the moon
That we promised too much and gave it too soon
Even our coughs and our fevers compete
I come from the nation of heat
Repeat intro again during the harmonica part.
Blockin borders with smiles are immigrant sons
we measure loneliness and miles and misery in tons
There's a straw-hatted man rowing away from the shore
Who says "It's a shame they don't let you have slaves here anymore"
I'm the ugliest man that you'll ever meet
I come from the nation of heat
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Readable chord sheet for Nation Of Heat by Joe Pug
[Em] [G] [Gm] [D] [C] The Gm chord is really just lifting your index finger from the A string and hammering it on the D string (2nd fret). Listen to the song for timing. (repeated over and over during harmonica part) [Em] [D] [G] [Gm] [G] [G]Across from the prison and be[C]side the great [G]lake [Gm] [G] [Gm] [G] [Em]Below the rooftops and a[D]bove the [G]highway[Gm]s [G] [Gm] [G] The [C]spirits pay rental on the basements they [G]haunt [Gm] [G] [Gm] [G] And the [Em]pages just draw pictures of the [D]things that they [G]want [Gm] [G] [Gm] [G] I [Em]cook my dinner on the [D]blacktop [G]street [Gm] I[Em] come from the [D]nation of [G]heat Repeat intro during the harmonica part. [G]Outside the train station there's a [C]bold painted [G]sign [Gm] [G] [Gm] [G] It says [Em]try to be patient don't [D]forget to choose [G]sides [Gm] [G] [Gm] [G] We got the [C]loudest explosions you ever h[G]eard [Gm] [G] [Gm] [G] We got [Em]two dollar soldiers and [D]ten dollar [G]words [Gm] [G] [Gm] [G] If I [Em]didn't own boots I [D]wouldn't need f[G]eet [Gm] I[Em] come from the n[D]ation of [G]heat Repeat intro again during the harmonica part. [G]So swift and so vicious are the [C]carnival [G]rides [Gm] [G] [Gm] [G] And the [Em]carnival barker yell your [D]name for a [G]bribe [Gm] [G] [Gm] [G] we got [C]billboards for love and Japanese[G] cars [Gm] [G] [Gm] [G] It ain't [Em]rare to hear the streetlights [D]call themselves [G]stars [Gm] [G] [Gm] [G] The [Em]more that I learn the [D]more that I [G]cheat [Gm] I[Em] come from the [D]nation of [G]heat Repeat intro during the harmonica part. [G]I've seen skeleton mothers and [C]hungry [G]folks [Gm] [G] [Gm] [G] Across the [Em]street from the kitchens that cook [D]dinner for [G]most [Gm] [G] [Gm] [G] Some[C]times you hear whispers by the dark of the[G] moon [Gm] [G] [Gm] [G] That we [Em]promised too much and [D]gave it too [G]soon [Gm] [G] [Gm] [G] [Em]Even our coughs and our [D]fevers comp[G]ete [Gm] I[Em] come from the [D]nation of [G]heat Repeat intro again during the harmonica part. [G]Blockin borders with smiles are [C]immigrant [G]sons [Gm] [G] [Gm] [G] we measure [Em]loneliness and miles and [D]misery in [G]tons [Gm] [G] [Gm] [G] There's a [C]straw-hatted man rowing away from the[G] shore [Gm] [G] [Gm] [G] Who says "It's a [Em]shame they don't let you have [D]slaves here [G]anymore" [Gm] [G] [Gm] [G] I'm the [Em]ugliest man that [D]you'll ever [G]meet [Gm] I[Em] come from the [D]nation of [G]heat