Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam chords by The Vaselines (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
C 
G 
 (D major) Jesus don't  (C major) want me for a sunbeam  (G major) 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
 (C/G)  (G major)  (C/G) 
D/A 
C/G 
'Cause  (D/A) sunbeams are not  (C/G) made like me
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
 (G major)  (C/G)  (G major)  (C/G) 
D 
C 
And  (D major) don't expect me to  (C major) cry
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
For all the  (G major) reasons  (C/G) you   had to  (G major) die  (C/G) 
D/A 
C/G 
 (D/A) Don't ever ask  (C/G) your love of me
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
 (G major)  (C/G)  (G major)  (C/G) 

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Chorus 1

Don't expect me to lie

Don't expect me to cry

Don't expect me to die

For thee

Verse 2
D 
C 
G 
Oh,  (D major) Jesus don't  (C major) want me for a sunbeam  (G major) 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
 (C/G)  (G major)  (C/G) 
D/A 
C/G 
'Cause  (D/A) sunbeams are not  (C/G) made like me
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
 (G major)  (C/G)  (G major)  (C/G) 
D 
C 
And  (D major) don't expect me to  (C major) cry
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
For all the  (G major) reasons  (C/G) you   had to  (G major) die  (C/G) 
D/A 
C/G 
 (D/A) Don't ever ask  (C/G) your love of me
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
 (G major)  (C/G)  (G major)  (C/G) 

Chorus 2

Don't expect me to lie

Don't expect me to cry

Don't expect me to die

For thee

Interlude 1
D 
C 
 (D major)  (C major) 
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
 (G major)  (C/G)  (G major)  (C/G) 
D/A 
C/G 
 (D/A)  (C/G) 
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
 (G major)  (C/G)  (G major)  (C/G) 
D 
C 
 (D major)  (C major) 
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
 (G major)  (C/G)  (G major)  (C/G) 
D/A 
C/G 
 (D/A)  (C/G) 
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
 (G major)  (C/G)  (G major)  (C/G) 

Verse 3
D 
C 
G 
 (D major) Jesus don't  (C major) want me for a sunbeam  (G major) 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
 (C/G)  (G major)  (C/G) 
D/A 
C/G 
'Cause  (D/A) sunbeams are not  (C/G) made like me
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
 (G major)  (C/G)  (G major)  (C/G) 
D 
C 
And  (D major) don't expect me to  (C major) cry
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
For all the  (G major) reasons  (C/G) you   had to  (G major) die  (C/G) 
D/A 
C/G 
 (D/A) Don't ever ask  (C/G) your love of me
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
 (G major)  (C/G)  (G major)  (C/G) 

Chorus 3

Don't expect me to lie

Don't expect me to cry

Don't expect me to die

For thee

Outro 1
D 
C 
 (D major)  (C major) 
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
 (G major)  (C/G)  (G major)  (C/G) 
D/A 
C/G 
 (D/A)  (C/G) 
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
 (G major)  (C/G)  (G major)  (C/G) 
D 
C 
 (D major)  (C major) 
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
 (G major)  (C/G)  (G major)  (C/G) 
D/A 
C/G 
G 
 (D/A)  (C/G)  (G major) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: G majorBPM: 127

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

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
D/A: x-0-4-2-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam by The Vaselines, 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 G major. It suits players who want to learn Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam the way The Vaselines intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.