Jesus Freak chords by
Dc Talk (Official Version)

2003Rock1.4K views

Key: F minorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
What  will people think
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
When they hear that I'm a Jesus Freak?
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
What  will people do
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
When they find that's it's true?
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm

Verse 1
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Separated, I cut myself clean
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
From a past that comes back
Bb Bb 
 
in my darkest of dreams
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Been apprehended by a spiritual force
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
And a grace that replaced
Bb Bb 
 
all the me  I've divorced

Verse 2
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I saw a man with tat on  his big fat belly
Eb Eb 
 
It wiggled around like marmalade jelly
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
It took me a while to  catch what it said
Bb Bb 
 
'Cause I had to match the rhythm
Eb Eb 
 
Of his belly with my head
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
"Jesus Saves" is  what it raved
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
in  a typical tattoo green
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
He stood on a box in  the middle of the city
Bb Bb 
 
And claimed he had a dream

Chorus 1
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
What will people think
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
When they hear that I'm a Jesus Freak?
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
What will people do
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
When they find that's it's true?
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
I   don't really care
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
if they label me a Jesus freak
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
There ain't no disguising the truth

Interlude 1

Fm

There ain't no disguising the truth

Verse 3
No, I ain't into hidin' the truth
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Kamikaze, my death is gain
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
I've been marked by my maker
Bb Bb 
 
A peculiar display
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
Bb Bb 
 
The high and lofty, they see me as weak
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
'Cause I won't live and die
Bb Bb 
 
for the power they seek

Verse 4
Fm Fm 
 
There was a man from the desert
Db Db 
 
with naps in his head
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
The sand that he walked was also his bed
Fm Fm 
 
The words that he spoke
Db Db 
 
made the people assume
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
There wasn't too much left in the upper room
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
With skins on his back and hair on his
Bb Bb 
 
They thought he was strange
Eb Eb 
 
by the locusts he ate
Fm Fm 
 
The Pharisees tripped
Db Db 
 
when they heard him speak
Bb Bb 
 
Until the king took the head

Chorus 2
of this Jesus freak
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
What will people think
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
When they hear that I'm a Jesus Freak?
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
What will people do
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
When they find that's it's true?
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
I   don't really care
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
if they label me a Jesus freak
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
There ain't no disguising the truth

Chorus 3
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
What will people think
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
When they hear that I'm a Jesus Freak?
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
What will people do
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
When they find that's it's true?
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
I   don't really care
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
if they label me a Jesus freak
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
There ain't no disguising the truth
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
No I   ain't into  hiding

Interlude 2

Fm

Bb/F

Bbm/F

Fm

Bb/F

Bbm/F

Fm

Bb/F

Bbm/F

Fm

Bb/F

Bbm/F

Bridge 1
Fm Fm 
 
People say I'm strange,
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
does it     make me a stran    ger
Fm Fm 
 
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
That my  best friend was born   in a man      ger
Fm Fm 
 
People say I'm strange,
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
does it     make me a stran    ger
Fm Fm 
 
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
That my  best friend was born   in a man      ger
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 

Solo 1

D

Ab

Ab

D

Ab

Ab

D

Ab

Ab

D

Ab

Ab

Chorus 4
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
What will people think
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
When they hear that I'm a Jesus Freak?
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
What will people do
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
When they find that's it's true?
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
I   don't really care
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
if they label me a Jesus freak
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
There ain't no disguising the truth

Chorus 5
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
What will people think
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
When they hear that I'm a Jesus Freak?
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
What will people do
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
When they find that's it's true?
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
I   don't really care
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
if they label me a Jesus freak
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
There ain't no disguising the truth

Outro 1
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
What will people think
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
What will people do
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
I   don't really care
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
There ain't no disguising the truth
Fm Fm 
 
Ab Ab

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEbm Gb Db Ab Bb...

Chords

Ebm
Gb
Db
Ab
Bb
Fm
Eb
Cm
Bb/F
Bbm/F
Fsus2
D

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ebm: x-6-8-8-7-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Bb/F: 1-x-3-3-3-x
Bbm/F: 1-x-3-3-2-x
Fsus2: x-x-3-0-1-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of Jesus Freak by dc Talk, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of dc Talk.

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