Baptism Of Jesse Taylor chords by George Jones

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Verse 1
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 (B minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major)  (C major)  (G major) They baptized Jesse
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Taylor in Cedar  (C major) Creek last  (G major) Sunday
Jesus gained a soul and Satan
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lost a good  (D major) right arm
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They  (G major) all cried hallelujah  (C major) when
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Jesse's head went  (G major) under
'Cause this time he went
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under  (D major) for the  (C major) Lord  (G major) 

Verse 2
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Among  (G major) the local taverns there'll
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 (C major) be a slack in business
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'Cause  (G major) Jesse's drinking came before
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the groceries and the  (D major) rent
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Amon (G major) g  the local women there'll
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 (C major) be a slack in cheatin'
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'Cause  (G major) Jesse won't be
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steppin'  (D major) out  (G major) again

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Verse 3

The scars on Jesse's knuckles

were more than just respected

The county courthouse records

tell us all there is to tell

And the pockets of the gamblers will

soon miss Jesse's money

And the black eye of the law will soon be well

They

Verse 4
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 (G major) baptized Jesse Taylor in
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 (C major) Ce dar Creek last  (G major) Sunday
Jesus gained a soul and Satan
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lost a good right  (D major) arm
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They  (G major) all cried hallelujah when
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 (C major) Jesse's head went  (G major) un der
'Cause this time he went
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under  (D major) for the  (G major) Lord  (A flat major) 

Verse 5
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From  (A flat major) now old Nancy Taylor can
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 (D flat major) proudly speak to neighbors
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And  (A flat major) tell them how much Jesse
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took up with little  (E flat major) Jim
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Now  (A flat major) Jimmy's got a daddy
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and  (D flat major) Jesse's got a family
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And  (A flat major) Franklin County's got
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a lot  (E flat major) more  (A flat major) men

Verse 6
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They baptized  (A flat major) Jesse Taylor in
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 (D flat major) Ce  dar Creek last  (A flat major) Sunday
Jesus gained a soul and Satan
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lost a good right  (E flat major) arm
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They  (A flat major) all cried hallelujah when
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 (D flat major) Jesse's head went  (A flat major) un  der
'Cause this time he went
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under  (E flat major) for the  (A flat major) Lord
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 (E flat major) They bap

Verse 7
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 (A flat major) tized Jesse Taylor in
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 (D flat major) Cedar Creek last  (A flat major) Sunday
Jesus gained a soul and Satan
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lost a good right  (E flat major) arm
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They  (A flat major) all cried hallelujah