Jesus Christ - Woody Guthrie Chords
Chords: G, C, D
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G C
Jesus Christ was a man that traveled through the land
G D
Hard working man and brave
G C
He said to the rich, "Give your goods to the poor."
G D G
So they laid Jesus Christ in his grave
C G
Yes, Jesus was a man, a carpenter by hand
D
His followers true and brave
G C
One dirty coward called Judas Iscariot
G D G
Has laid poor Jesus in his grave
G C
He went to the preacher, he went to the sheriff
G D
Told them all the same
G C
Sell all of your jewelry and give it to the Poor
G D G
So, they laid Jesus Christ in his grave
G C
When Jesus come to town, the working folks around
G D
Believed what he did say
G C
The bankers and the preachers they nailed him on a cross
G D G
And they laid Jesus Christ in his grave
G C
Now, the working people, follered him around
G D
Sing and shouted "Gay"
G C
But the Cops and the soldiers, nailed him in the air
G D G
And they laid Jesus Christ in his grave
G C
Well the people held their breath when they heard about his death
G D
Everybody wondered why
G C
It was the landlord and the soldiers that he hired
G D G
That nailed Jesus Christ in the sky
G C
This song was made in New York City
G D
Of rich mans, and preachers, and slaves
G C
If Jesus was to preach like he preached in Galillee
G D G
They would lay Jesus Christ in his grave
C G
Yes, Jesus was a man, and a carpenter by hand
D
His followers true and brave
G C
One dirty coward called Judas Iscariot
G D G
Has laid poor Jesus in his grave
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