Biography:
Joe Pug (born Joe Pugliese on 20 April 1984) is an American singer-songwriter from Chicago. He has released two EPs, Nation of Heat and In the Meantime (the latter of which has been made available for free on his website) as well as the albums Messenger, The Great Despiser, Windfall and The Flood In Color.
He has toured extensively since 2008 and has opened for alt-country pioneer Steve Earle, singer-songwriter Josh Ritter and folk rocker M. Ward among others.
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Capo 2
[Chords]
Em (022000)
G (320033)
G6 (302033)
D (xx0232)
C (302010)
(The G6 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.)
[Intro]
Em D G G6 G X4
[Verse 1]
G C G G6 G G6 G
Across from the prison and beside the great lake
Em D G G6 G G6 G
Below the rooftops and above the highways
C G G6 G G6 G
The spirits pay rental on the basements they haunt
Em D G G6 G G6 G
And the pages just draw pictures of the things that they want
Em D G G6
I cook my dinner on the blacktop street
Em D G G6 G G6 G
I come from the nation of heat
[Verse 2]
G C G G6 G G6 G
Outside the train station there's a bold painted sign
Em D G G6 G G6 G
It says try to be patient don't forget to choose sides
C G G6 G G6 G
We got the loudest explosions you ever heard
Em D G G6 G G6 G
We got two dollar soldiers and ten dollar words
Em D G G6
If I didn't own boots I wouldn't need feet
Em D G G6 G G6 G
I come from the nation of heat
[Verse 3]
G C G G6 G G6 G
So swift and so vicious are the carnival rides
Em D G G6 G G6 G
And the carnival barker yell your name for a bribe
C G G6 G G6 G
we got billboards for love and Japanese cars
Em D G G6 G G6 G
It ain't rare to hear the streetlights call themselves stars
Em D G G6
The more that I learn the more that I cheat
Em D G
I come from the nation of heat
[Harmonica solo]
Em D G G6 G x4
[Verse 4]
G C G G6 G G6 G
I've seen skeleton mothers and hungry folks
Em D G G6 G G6 G
Across the street from the kitchens that cook dinner for most
C G G6 G G6 G
Sometimes you hear whispers by the dark of the moon
Em D G G6 G G6 G
That we promised too much and gave it too soon
Em D G G6
Even our coughs and our fevers compete
Em D G G6 G G6 G
I come from the nation of heat
[Verse 5]
G C G G6 G G6 G
Blockin borders with smiles are immigrant sons
Em D G G6 G G6 G
we measure loneliness and miles and misery in tons
C G G6 G G6 G
There's a straw-hatted man rowing away from the shore
Em D G G6 G G6 G
Who says "It's a shame they don't let you have slaves here anymore"
Em D G G6
I'm the ugliest man that you'll ever meet
Em D G
I come from the nation of heat
[Chords]
Em (022000)
G (320033)
G6 (302033)
D (xx0232)
C (302010)
(The G6 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.)
[Intro]
Em D G G6 G X4
[Verse 1]
G C G G6 G G6 G
Across from the prison and beside the great lake
Em D G G6 G G6 G
Below the rooftops and above the highways
C G G6 G G6 G
The spirits pay rental on the basements they haunt
Em D G G6 G G6 G
And the pages just draw pictures of the things that they want
Em D G G6
I cook my dinner on the blacktop street
Em D G G6 G G6 G
I come from the nation of heat
[Verse 2]
G C G G6 G G6 G
Outside the train station there's a bold painted sign
Em D G G6 G G6 G
It says try to be patient don't forget to choose sides
C G G6 G G6 G
We got the loudest explosions you ever heard
Em D G G6 G G6 G
We got two dollar soldiers and ten dollar words
Em D G G6
If I didn't own boots I wouldn't need feet
Em D G G6 G G6 G
I come from the nation of heat
[Verse 3]
G C G G6 G G6 G
So swift and so vicious are the carnival rides
Em D G G6 G G6 G
And the carnival barker yell your name for a bribe
C G G6 G G6 G
we got billboards for love and Japanese cars
Em D G G6 G G6 G
It ain't rare to hear the streetlights call themselves stars
Em D G G6
The more that I learn the more that I cheat
Em D G
I come from the nation of heat
[Harmonica solo]
Em D G G6 G x4
[Verse 4]
G C G G6 G G6 G
I've seen skeleton mothers and hungry folks
Em D G G6 G G6 G
Across the street from the kitchens that cook dinner for most
C G G6 G G6 G
Sometimes you hear whispers by the dark of the moon
Em D G G6 G G6 G
That we promised too much and gave it too soon
Em D G G6
Even our coughs and our fevers compete
Em D G G6 G G6 G
I come from the nation of heat
[Verse 5]
G C G G6 G G6 G
Blockin borders with smiles are immigrant sons
Em D G G6 G G6 G
we measure loneliness and miles and misery in tons
C G G6 G G6 G
There's a straw-hatted man rowing away from the shore
Em D G G6 G G6 G
Who says "It's a shame they don't let you have slaves here anymore"
Em D G G6
I'm the ugliest man that you'll ever meet
Em D G
I come from the nation of heat
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