Jesus In New Orleans chords by Over the Rhine

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Verse 1
G 
The last time I saw Jesus
Am 
I was drinking bloody mary's in the South
C 
D 
In a barroom in New Orleans
Rinsin' out the bad taste in my mouth
G 

Verse 2
She wore a dark and faded blazer
With a little of the lining
Am 
hanging out
C 
When the jukebox played Miss Dorothy Moore
D 
I knew that it was him without a doubt
G 

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Verse 3

I said, "The road's been

my redeemer

I never know just what on earth I'll find

In the faces of a stranger

In the dark and

weary corners of a mind"

Verse 4
G 
She said, "The last highway is only
Am 
As far away as you are from yourself
C 
No matter just how bad it gets
D 
It does no good to blame
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somebody else"

Verse 5
G 
Am 
Oh, ain't it crazy
C 
What's revealed when you're
D 
G 
not looking all that close?
Am 
Oh, ain't it crazy
C 
D 
How we put to death the one's
G 
we need the most?

Verse 6
G 
I know I'm not a martyr
Am 
I've never died for anyone but me
C 
The last frontier is only
D 
The stranger in the mirror that I see
G 

Verse 7
But when I least expect it
Here and there I see my
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savior's face
C 
D 
He's still my favorite loser
G 
Falling for the entire human race
D 
Oh, ain't

Verse 8
G 
Am 
it crazy
C 
What's revealed when you're
D 
G 
not looking all that close?
Am 
Oh, ain't it crazy
C 
D 
How we put to death the one's we need the
G 
most?

Interlude 1

Verse 9

The last time I saw Jesus I

was drinking bloody mary's in the South

In a barroom in New Orleans

Verse 10
G 
Am 
Oh, ain't it crazy
C 
What's revealed when you're
D 
G 
not looking all that close?
Am 
Oh, ain't it crazy
C 
D 
How we put to death the one's
Am 
C 
we need the most?
Oh hey, yeah
D 
G 