Jesus Christ You’re Tall chords by
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Key: D major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Jesus, I said Jesus,

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said Jesus Christ you're tall

I bet nobody, I bet nobody,

I bet nobody wanted to

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dance with you at all

I said Jesus,

I said Jesus there hardly ain't

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no one here for you at all

I said Jesus, I said Jesus,

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I said Jesus Christ you're tall

Verse 2

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We could dribble our way

down a courtship

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Get married for a little while

I would shoot a little love inside your basket,

mama

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And in a little while we'll have a child

Verse 3

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He'd be a little boy, he'd be a little boy

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But he'll get taller as the time goes by

He'd be a little boy, he'd be a little boy

But pretty soon he'll

hear the other boys cry

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Because they're saying to him

Verse 4

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Jesus, they'll say Jesus,

they'll say Jesus Christ you're tall

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I bet some day,

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at least some day I hope he finds a basketball

So maybe a big scout from a big town team

will come and sign him to

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the meadow larks

And then someday,

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someday he'll play as good as Van Dyke Parks

Verse 5

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He'll be famous, he'll get married,

he'll be happy with the

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girl next door

They'll have a little boy,

they'll have a little boy but at birth

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he'll measure six foot four

Each generation as the time goes by

will grow and grow until

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they reach the sky

And finally someday, I say someday,

they'll bump into God and He'll say "Hi"

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Then He'll say, Jesus, Jesus look at 'em,

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Jesus Christ they are tall

Jesus, just look at 'em, Jesus, hey,

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you guys want to play a little basketball?

Verse 6

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Da- da, da- da, da- da

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Da- da, da, da- da, da- da, da- da

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Da- da, da- da, da, da, da- da

Verse 7

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There'll be a court up in Heaven

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softer than the softest cloud

They can play all day,

they can play all night,

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they can play as long as they can play

Be a half- court game until

the other boys

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show, it'll be a full court game and then

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Then it's over with your high score,

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it'll be over and then "Amen"

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Hey Jesus, oh Jesus,

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Sweet Jesus Christ you're tall

No, no nobody, no, no nobody, no,

no nobody basketball

Verse 8

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C'mon, c'mon, c'mon,

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c' mon, Jesus

C'mon, c'mon, c'mon,

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c'mon, Lord

C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon,

with a hook shot, baby

C'mon, c'mon, c'mon,

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c'mon, shoot that ball

C'mon, Jesus let's sure play it, now

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You can play as long as you like

You're in Heaven,

now Heaven that's the Hell of it, baby,

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all night long

Verse 9

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All night long, all night long

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All night long, all night long

All night long, all, all,

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all night long

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