john the baptist chords by
John Martyn
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Key: A major
Intro 1
G
G

F#m
F#m

Em
Em

F#m
F#m

D
D

Verse 1
G
G

I'm
John the Baptist,
F#m
F#m

and this is my friend Salome
Em
Em

And you can bet it's
my head she wants,
F#m
F#m

and love my heart only
D
D

G
G

If you see me smiling
F#m
F#m

and you wonder why
Em
Em

You can bet it's a private joke
F#m
F#m

between her and I
C
C

G
G

D
D

It's all alright
C
C

G
G

D
D

All alright
G
G

D
D

F#m
F#m

She dances for me in the midnight moon
Em
Em

And when I play for her,
F#m
F#m

she never sings too soon
G
G

An d when my head's cut off
F#m
F#m

and I'm lying on the plate
Em
Em

I'm gonna grin and tell myself
F#m
F#m

it's been a lovely wait
D
D

C
C

G
G

D
D

C
C

And it's all alright
G
G

D
D

It's all alright
G
G

With the revelations granted
D
D

F#m
F#m

And my face just lightly haunted
Em
Em

I see myself on the nursery wall
F#m
F#m

On a poster reading wanted
G
G

An d there's a big reward
D
D

F#m
F#m

for bringing me in
Em
Em

And I know in my very heart
D
D

F#m
F#m

I committed no sin
C
C

G
G

D
D

C
C

G
G

And it's all al right
D
D

All's alright
G
G

I'm John the Baptist
F#m
F#m

and this is my friend Salome
Em
Em

And you can bet it's
my head she wants,
F#m
F#m

not my heart only
G
G

If you see me smiling
F#m
F#m

and you wonder why
Em
Em

You can bet it's a hyper joke
F#m
F#m

between her and I
C
C

G
G

That's all right
Dsus4
Dsus4

D
D

C
C

Everything's all right
G
G

D
D

Everything's all right
C
C

G
G

D
D

Everything's all right
G
G

Everything's alright
D
D

C
C

G
G

D
D

C
C

G
G

D
D

C
C

G
G

D
D

C
C

G
G

D
D

Bye!

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