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