Jesus Christ chords by Woody Guthrie and Will Geer
Verse 1
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Jesus Christ was a man that
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traveled through the land
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Hard working man and brave
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He said to the rich,
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"Give your goods to the poor"
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So they laid Je sus Christ in His grave
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Yes, Jesus was a man,
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a carpenter by hand
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His followers true and brave
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One dirty coward called Judas Iscariot
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Laid poor Jesus in His grave
Verse 2
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He went to the preacher,
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He went to the sheriff
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Told them all the same
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"Sell all of your jewelry
and give it to the poor"
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So they laid Jesus Christ
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in His grave
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Verse 3
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When Jesus come to town,
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all the working folks around
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Believed what he did say
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The bankers and the preachers,
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they nailed Him on the cross
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And they laid Jesus Christ in his grave
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And the working
Verse 4
people fol
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lowed him around
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Singing and shouting gay
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But the cops and soldiers
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nailed him in the air
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And they laid Jesus Christ
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in his grave
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Verse 5
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Well the people held their breath when
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they heard about his death
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Everybody wondered why
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It was the landlord and the
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soldiers that they hired
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To nail Jesus Christ in the sky
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Verse 6
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This song was made in New York City
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Of rich man and preachers, and slaves
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If Je sus was to preach like
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He preached in Galillee
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They would lay Jesus Christ in His grave
Verse 7
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Yes, Jesus was a man and a
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carpenter by hand
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His followers true and brave
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One dirty coward called Judas Iscariot
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As laid poor Jesus in His grave
Jesus Christ
Woody Guthrie and Will Geer
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