Chords for Kris Kristofferson - Jesus Was A Capricorn (Owed To John Prine)

Tempo:
84.8 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

A

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Kris Kristofferson - Jesus Was A Capricorn (Owed To John Prine) chords
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[G]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
Jesus was a [B] Capricorn, he ate organic [G] foods.
He believed in love and [A] peace and never wore no shoes.
[G] Long hair, beard and sandals and a [C] funky bunch of friends.
[C]
Reckon they [G] may just nail him up if he come down again.
Cause everybody's gotta have somebody to look down on.
[D] Who can feel better [C] than at any time [E] they please.
[C] Someone doing something [G] that it isn't supposed to be proud of.
[D] You can't find nobody [C] else and help [G] yourself to me.
[A] [G] Get back John.
[A] [C] [G]
[D] [G]
Eggheads cussing, rednecks [C] cussing, hippies [G] for the hair.
Others laugh at straights, [A] who laugh at freaks, who [D] laugh at square.
[G] Some folks hate the whites, [G] who hate the blacks, who hate the Klan.
[C]
Most of [G] us hate anything [D] that we don't understand.
[G] Cause everybody's gotta have somebody to look down [D] on.
Who can feel better [C] than at any time [G] they please.
[C] Someone doing [G] something that it isn't supposed to be proud of.
[D] You can't find nobody [C] else and help yourself [G] to me.
Help yourself.
Help yourself John.
[C] Help [G] yourself.
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
A
1231
B
12341112
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Kris Kristofferson - (Owed To John Prine, Album Version) Jesus Was A Capricorn chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: D, C, G, D, G, C, G and A. For best results, commence at 47 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 94. Considering the song's key of G Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ Jesus was a [B] Capricorn, he ate organic [G] foods.
He believed in love and [A] peace and never wore no shoes.
[G] Long hair, beard and sandals and a [C] funky bunch of friends.
[C]
Reckon they [G] may just nail him up if he come down again.
Cause everybody's gotta have somebody to look down on.
[D] Who can feel better [C] than at any time [E] they please.
[C] Someone doing something [G] that it isn't supposed to be proud of.
[D] You can't find nobody [C] else and help [G] yourself to me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] Get back John.
[A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Eggheads cussing, rednecks [C] cussing, hippies [G] for the hair.
Others laugh at straights, [A] who laugh at freaks, who [D] laugh at square.
[G] Some folks hate the whites, [G] who hate the blacks, who hate the Klan.
[C]
Most of [G] us hate anything [D] that we don't understand.
[G] Cause everybody's gotta have somebody to look down [D] on.
Who can feel better [C] than at any time [G] they please.
[C] Someone doing [G] something that it isn't supposed to be proud of.
[D] You can't find nobody [C] else and help yourself [G] to me.
_ _ _ _ Help yourself.
_ _ _ _ Help yourself John.
_ _ _ [C] Help [G] yourself. _
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This song was written by Kris Kristofferson.

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