When Jesus Came to Play chords by Jethro Tull
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Intro 1
(G major)
Verse 1
(F major) I was (G major) in my watering-hole with
with some ugly (D minor) friends of (G major) mine
when he door (D minor) came off (G major) its hinges
like a (F major) cork from (C major) fizzy (G major) wine.
He (E flat major) said, "My name is Jesus: I'm the
(F major) leader of the band.
Got to (B flat major) set up my equipment,
if you (C major) boys can lend a hand."
Oh yeah. (G major) When (C major) Jesus (D minor) came
to play. (G major) (E flat major) (D minor) (G major)
He (F major) set that bandstand (G major) jumping.
Yeah, and he (F major) cranked (C major) it up so (G major) loud.
And he (F major) moved up to the (G major) microphone: had the
at (F major) tention (C major) of the crowd. (G major)
He (E flat major) said, "My name is Jesus: going
to (F major) turn your head around.
I'm (B flat major) go ing to make this easy.
Got no (C major) time to mess around."
Oh (G major) yeah.
When (C major) Jesus (D minor) came to (G major) play.
When (E flat major) Jesus (D minor) came (D major) to (C major) play.
When Jesus came to (G major) play.
(C major) When Jesus (D major) came to (G major) play.
When (C major) Jesus (D minor) came (D major) to (E minor) play. (C major) (G major)
(E minor) (C major) (G major) (E minor)
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Interlude 1
(C major) (G major) (E minor) (C major) (G major)
Verse 2
"I (E flat major) got no twelve disciples,
and I (F major) got no cross to bear.
If you (B flat major) thought they had me crucified,
I (C major) guess you weren't there."
Oh (G major) yeah.
When (C major) Jesus (D minor) came to (G major) play.
When (E flat major) Jesus (D minor) came
He sang about (F major) three or four (G major) numbers,
but we'd (F major) heard (C major) it all be (G major) fore.
(G minor) We (F major) boys were getting (G major) restless: no
girls were (F major) moving (C major) on the (G major) floor.
Those (F major) parables,
they were (G major) merciless and the (F major) tables (C major) over (G major) turned.
And there (F major) were no minor (G major) miracles
but false (F major) prophets (C major) they were (G major) burned.
Well, (E flat major) maybe he was Jesus;
But his (F major) hair could have used a comb.
Long be (B flat major) fore he hit the last notes,
we (C major) boys had all gone home.
Oh (G major) yeah.
When (C major) Jesus (D minor) came (D major) to (G major) play.
When (C major) Jesus (D minor) came (D major) to play. (G major)
When (C major) Jesus (D minor) came to play. (E flat major)
(C major) When Jesus came to (G major) play.
Oh (G minor) (G major) (G minor) (G major)
(G major) (G major) (G major) Je
(G major) sus,
is it (G major) really you?
Outro 1
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