The Man Who Called Himself Jesus Chords by Strawbs
Tempo:
97.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
A
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
[A]
[D] [E]
He came into the shop and looked [D] me straight between the eyes [E] and said, you know, I'm Jesus.
And [D] I must have looked surprised because [E] he said, please don't be hasty.
[D] No one understands, [A] but I've got a way to prove it.
And he lifted up [D] his hands.
He [A] was the father [D] of God [E] himself, Jesus.
For a minute I was speechless.
[D] Then I looked into his face [E] with sufficient delight of sadness [D] for the total human race.
[E] And I said, you must be joking.
[D] Slowly he shook his head [A] and said, that's what they all say.
I might as well be [D] dead.
He was the father [D] of God [E] himself, Jesus.
He asked me if I knew a [D] place where he could start the preach.
[E] And I said, well, try a church [D] or maybe Brighton Beach.
[E] And I was trying to be serious, [D] but he didn't seem impressed.
[A] He said, you think I'm crazy?
You're just like [D] all of this.
He [A] was the father [D] of God [E] himself, Jesus.
I looked really quite embarrassed.
[D] He was being so sincere.
[E] So I said, I close the shop [D] soon.
Won't you come and have a beer?
[E] Then he asked me if I meant it.
[D] And he gave a funny smile [A] and said, he'd rather like that.
And he hung around a while.
He was the father of God [E] himself, Jesus.
On the way he stopped [D] at children's heads [E] and told them one line they're [D] saying when they went off to their beds.
[E] But mostly they were frightened [D] and they looked at him wide eyed.
[A] But when he said his name was Jesus, one girl [D] even cried.
He [A] was the father [D] of God [E] himself, Jesus.
In the pub I asked him [D] if he'd tried to see the Pope.
[E] And he said, although he thought about [D] it, there was really not a hope.
[E] Then he said he thought he'd better go.
[D] He had some work to do.
[A] He said he'd come and see me in a while, then we'd go [D] to.
He was [A] the father of [D] God himself, [E] Jesus.
After I'd eaten at dawn, [D] I thought of what he said.
[E] And all this funny shit, [D] they kept running through my head.
[E] And when I'd felt my mind was [D] drowning in a sea of mud.
[A] It seemed if I'd a beer I'd turn into a pint of blood.
He was the father of God [E] himself, Jesus.
He was the [D] mother calling [E] out Jesus.
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
[A]
[D] [E]
He came into the shop and looked [D] me straight between the eyes [E] and said, you know, I'm Jesus.
And [D] I must have looked surprised because [E] he said, please don't be hasty.
[D] No one understands, [A] but I've got a way to prove it.
And he lifted up [D] his hands.
He [A] was the father [D] of God [E] himself, Jesus.
For a minute I was speechless.
[D] Then I looked into his face [E] with sufficient delight of sadness [D] for the total human race.
[E] And I said, you must be joking.
[D] Slowly he shook his head [A] and said, that's what they all say.
I might as well be [D] dead.
He was the father [D] of God [E] himself, Jesus.
He asked me if I knew a [D] place where he could start the preach.
[E] And I said, well, try a church [D] or maybe Brighton Beach.
[E] And I was trying to be serious, [D] but he didn't seem impressed.
[A] He said, you think I'm crazy?
You're just like [D] all of this.
He [A] was the father [D] of God [E] himself, Jesus.
I looked really quite embarrassed.
[D] He was being so sincere.
[E] So I said, I close the shop [D] soon.
Won't you come and have a beer?
[E] Then he asked me if I meant it.
[D] And he gave a funny smile [A] and said, he'd rather like that.
And he hung around a while.
He was the father of God [E] himself, Jesus.
On the way he stopped [D] at children's heads [E] and told them one line they're [D] saying when they went off to their beds.
[E] But mostly they were frightened [D] and they looked at him wide eyed.
[A] But when he said his name was Jesus, one girl [D] even cried.
He [A] was the father [D] of God [E] himself, Jesus.
In the pub I asked him [D] if he'd tried to see the Pope.
[E] And he said, although he thought about [D] it, there was really not a hope.
[E] Then he said he thought he'd better go.
[D] He had some work to do.
[A] He said he'd come and see me in a while, then we'd go [D] to.
He was [A] the father of [D] God himself, [E] Jesus.
After I'd eaten at dawn, [D] I thought of what he said.
[E] And all this funny shit, [D] they kept running through my head.
[E] And when I'd felt my mind was [D] drowning in a sea of mud.
[A] It seemed if I'd a beer I'd turn into a pint of blood.
He was the father of God [E] himself, Jesus.
He was the [D] mother calling [E] out Jesus.
Key:
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E
A
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D
E
A
C#
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He came into the shop and looked [D] me straight between the eyes [E] and said, you know, I'm Jesus.
And [D] I must have looked surprised because [E] he said, please don't be hasty.
[D] No one understands, _ [A] but I've got a way to prove it.
And he lifted up [D] his hands.
He [A] was the father [D] of God [E] himself, Jesus. _
For a minute I was speechless.
[D] Then I looked into his face [E] with sufficient delight of sadness [D] for the total human race.
[E] And I said, you must be joking.
[D] Slowly he shook his head [A] and said, that's what they all say.
I might as well be [D] dead.
He was the father [D] of God [E] himself, Jesus. _
He asked me if I knew a [D] place where he could start the preach.
[E] And I said, well, try a church [D] or maybe Brighton Beach.
[E] And I was trying to be serious, [D] but he didn't seem impressed.
[A] He said, you think I'm crazy?
You're just like [D] all of this.
He [A] was the father [D] of God [E] himself, Jesus. _
I looked really quite embarrassed.
[D] He was being so sincere.
[E] So I said, I close the shop [D] soon.
Won't you come and have a beer?
[E] Then he asked me if I meant it.
[D] And he gave a funny smile [A] and said, he'd rather like that.
And he hung around a while.
He was the father of God [E] himself, Jesus. _
_ On the way he stopped [D] at children's heads [E] and told them one line they're [D] saying when they went off to their beds.
[E] But mostly they were frightened [D] and they looked at him wide eyed.
[A] But when he said his name was Jesus, one girl [D] even cried.
He [A] was the father [D] of God [E] himself, Jesus. _
_ In the pub I asked him [D] if he'd tried to see the Pope.
[E] And he said, although he thought about [D] it, there was really not a hope.
[E] Then he said he thought he'd better go.
[D] He had some work to do.
[A] He said he'd come and see me in a while, then we'd go [D] to.
He was [A] the father of [D] God himself, [E] Jesus. _
After I'd eaten at dawn, [D] I thought of what he said.
[E] And all this funny shit, [D] they kept running through my head.
[E] And when I'd felt my mind was [D] drowning in a sea of mud.
[A] It seemed if I'd a beer I'd turn into a pint of blood.
He was the father of God [E] himself, Jesus.
He was the [D] mother calling [E] out Jesus. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
He came into the shop and looked [D] me straight between the eyes [E] and said, you know, I'm Jesus.
And [D] I must have looked surprised because [E] he said, please don't be hasty.
[D] No one understands, _ [A] but I've got a way to prove it.
And he lifted up [D] his hands.
He [A] was the father [D] of God [E] himself, Jesus. _
For a minute I was speechless.
[D] Then I looked into his face [E] with sufficient delight of sadness [D] for the total human race.
[E] And I said, you must be joking.
[D] Slowly he shook his head [A] and said, that's what they all say.
I might as well be [D] dead.
He was the father [D] of God [E] himself, Jesus. _
He asked me if I knew a [D] place where he could start the preach.
[E] And I said, well, try a church [D] or maybe Brighton Beach.
[E] And I was trying to be serious, [D] but he didn't seem impressed.
[A] He said, you think I'm crazy?
You're just like [D] all of this.
He [A] was the father [D] of God [E] himself, Jesus. _
I looked really quite embarrassed.
[D] He was being so sincere.
[E] So I said, I close the shop [D] soon.
Won't you come and have a beer?
[E] Then he asked me if I meant it.
[D] And he gave a funny smile [A] and said, he'd rather like that.
And he hung around a while.
He was the father of God [E] himself, Jesus. _
_ On the way he stopped [D] at children's heads [E] and told them one line they're [D] saying when they went off to their beds.
[E] But mostly they were frightened [D] and they looked at him wide eyed.
[A] But when he said his name was Jesus, one girl [D] even cried.
He [A] was the father [D] of God [E] himself, Jesus. _
_ In the pub I asked him [D] if he'd tried to see the Pope.
[E] And he said, although he thought about [D] it, there was really not a hope.
[E] Then he said he thought he'd better go.
[D] He had some work to do.
[A] He said he'd come and see me in a while, then we'd go [D] to.
He was [A] the father of [D] God himself, [E] Jesus. _
After I'd eaten at dawn, [D] I thought of what he said.
[E] And all this funny shit, [D] they kept running through my head.
[E] And when I'd felt my mind was [D] drowning in a sea of mud.
[A] It seemed if I'd a beer I'd turn into a pint of blood.
He was the father of God [E] himself, Jesus.
He was the [D] mother calling [E] out Jesus. _ _ _
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