Chords for Tom Paxton 'Jesus Christ SRO (Standing Room Only)'
Tempo:
148.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
Bb
E
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] Jesus, [E] you're making it big [A] on Broadway.
[E] [A] Gosh, it's good to [Bm] see your [A] name in lights.
[D] Singing them rock and roll songs by [Gbm] golly.
Bet you you learned them from [Gb] a Buffy Holly.
[B] I bet you you kept the heavenly choir [E] up late at night.
[D] Picking up a bat to [A] beat.
Jesus, [E]
you're at SIRO [A] on Broadway.
[E]
[A] Oh, lest you [E] be back, what [A] do you know?
[D] What, Baba Lupa, what, bang [A] boom.
Roll the stone [Gb] back from the [B] tomb.
And out came Jesus, [E] starring in a [A] Broadway show.
[D] [Gb] [A] Jesus, [E] we needed you here [A] on Broadway.
[E] [A] Business wasn't so [E] good till you [A] came [Gbm] through.
[A] [D] Cecil DeMille made a bundle with you.
[A] But he never knew [Gb] that you could boogaloo.
[B] Now let me tell you what we're [E] gonna do for you.
We'll [Db] put you on the T [A]-shirt, Jesus.
[E] You were a very hot ticket [A] on Broadway.
[E]
[A] Always [E] knew you would make it big [A] somehow.
[D] What, Baba Lupa, what, bang [A] boom.
All you ever [G] needed [Gb] was a couple tunes.
[B] Jesus, I bet [E] your daddy's proud [A] of you now.
[F]
[A] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb] Jesus loves me, this I know.
[Eb] Gave [Dm] me house seats [F] to [Bb] his show.
[N]
[Bb] Cash, cash,
[Cm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[C] [D] cash, cash.
[C]
Throw [G] me that gold glory to the bottom.
[Eb] Jesus, [Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F] you're really the [Bb] toast of Broadway.
[F]
[Bb] Spreading [F] peace and joy on the old [Bb] wide way.
[Eb] This time around you're a little bit looser.
[Bb] All you ever [G] needed was the right [Abm] producer.
[C] Someone who could tell the [F] Savior what to say.
A-bee-a-bop [Bb]-a-loo-la, Jesus.
[F] You're the biggest star [Bb] on Broadway.
[F]
[Bb] And what a [F] proper superstar [Bb] you look.
[Gm] [Ebm]
A cold [Gb] and [Eb] oldie, a [Bb]-pass me the pass.
Great to [D] see [G] that you've come back at last.
[C] And someday I [F] just have to [Bb] leave the
[E] [A]
[E] [A] Jesus, [E] you're making it big [A] on Broadway.
[E] [A] Gosh, it's good to [Bm] see your [A] name in lights.
[D] Singing them rock and roll songs by [Gbm] golly.
Bet you you learned them from [Gb] a Buffy Holly.
[B] I bet you you kept the heavenly choir [E] up late at night.
[D] Picking up a bat to [A] beat.
Jesus, [E]
you're at SIRO [A] on Broadway.
[E]
[A] Oh, lest you [E] be back, what [A] do you know?
[D] What, Baba Lupa, what, bang [A] boom.
Roll the stone [Gb] back from the [B] tomb.
And out came Jesus, [E] starring in a [A] Broadway show.
[D] [Gb] [A] Jesus, [E] we needed you here [A] on Broadway.
[E] [A] Business wasn't so [E] good till you [A] came [Gbm] through.
[A] [D] Cecil DeMille made a bundle with you.
[A] But he never knew [Gb] that you could boogaloo.
[B] Now let me tell you what we're [E] gonna do for you.
We'll [Db] put you on the T [A]-shirt, Jesus.
[E] You were a very hot ticket [A] on Broadway.
[E]
[A] Always [E] knew you would make it big [A] somehow.
[D] What, Baba Lupa, what, bang [A] boom.
All you ever [G] needed [Gb] was a couple tunes.
[B] Jesus, I bet [E] your daddy's proud [A] of you now.
[F]
[A] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb] Jesus loves me, this I know.
[Eb] Gave [Dm] me house seats [F] to [Bb] his show.
[N]
[Bb] Cash, cash,
[Cm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[C] [D] cash, cash.
[C]
Throw [G] me that gold glory to the bottom.
[Eb] Jesus, [Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F] you're really the [Bb] toast of Broadway.
[F]
[Bb] Spreading [F] peace and joy on the old [Bb] wide way.
[Eb] This time around you're a little bit looser.
[Bb] All you ever [G] needed was the right [Abm] producer.
[C] Someone who could tell the [F] Savior what to say.
A-bee-a-bop [Bb]-a-loo-la, Jesus.
[F] You're the biggest star [Bb] on Broadway.
[F]
[Bb] And what a [F] proper superstar [Bb] you look.
[Gm] [Ebm]
A cold [Gb] and [Eb] oldie, a [Bb]-pass me the pass.
Great to [D] see [G] that you've come back at last.
[C] And someday I [F] just have to [Bb] leave the
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[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ Jesus, [E] you're making it big [A] on Broadway. _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ Gosh, it's good to [Bm] see your [A] name in _ _ _ _ lights.
_ [D] Singing them rock and roll songs by [Gbm] golly.
Bet you you learned them from [Gb] a Buffy Holly.
[B] I bet you you kept the heavenly choir [E] up late at night.
[D] Picking up a bat to [A] beat.
_ Jesus, [E]
you're at SIRO [A] on Broadway.
_ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ Oh, lest you [E] be back, what [A] do you _ _ _ _ know?
_ [D] What, Baba Lupa, what, bang [A] boom.
_ Roll the stone [Gb] back from the [B] tomb.
And out came Jesus, [E] starring in a [A] Broadway show. _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [A] Jesus, _ [E] we needed you here [A] on _ Broadway.
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] Business wasn't so [E] good till you [A] came _ [Gbm] through. _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ Cecil DeMille made a bundle with you.
[A] But he never knew [Gb] that you could boogaloo.
[B] Now let me tell you what we're [E] gonna do for you.
We'll [Db] put you on the T [A]-shirt, Jesus.
[E] You were a very hot ticket [A] on Broadway.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] Always [E] knew you would make it big [A] somehow. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] What, Baba Lupa, what, bang [A] boom.
All you ever [G] needed [Gb] was a couple tunes.
[B] Jesus, I bet [E] your daddy's proud [A] of you now. _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ Jesus loves me, this I know.
[Eb] _ Gave [Dm] me house seats [F] to _ [Bb] his show.
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Cash, cash, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ cash, cash.
[C]
Throw [G] me that gold glory to the bottom.
_ [Eb] _ _ Jesus, [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] you're really the [Bb] toast of Broadway.
[F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ Spreading [F] peace and joy on the old [Bb] wide way. _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] This time around you're a little bit looser.
[Bb] All you ever [G] needed was the right [Abm] producer.
[C] Someone who could tell the [F] Savior what to say.
A-bee-a-bop [Bb]-a-loo-la, Jesus.
[F] You're the biggest star [Bb] on Broadway.
_ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] And what a [F] proper _ superstar [Bb] you look.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ebm]
A cold [Gb] and [Eb] oldie, a [Bb]-pass me the pass.
Great to [D] see [G] that you've come back at last.
[C] And someday I [F] just have to [Bb] leave the
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ Jesus, [E] you're making it big [A] on Broadway. _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ Gosh, it's good to [Bm] see your [A] name in _ _ _ _ lights.
_ [D] Singing them rock and roll songs by [Gbm] golly.
Bet you you learned them from [Gb] a Buffy Holly.
[B] I bet you you kept the heavenly choir [E] up late at night.
[D] Picking up a bat to [A] beat.
_ Jesus, [E]
you're at SIRO [A] on Broadway.
_ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ Oh, lest you [E] be back, what [A] do you _ _ _ _ know?
_ [D] What, Baba Lupa, what, bang [A] boom.
_ Roll the stone [Gb] back from the [B] tomb.
And out came Jesus, [E] starring in a [A] Broadway show. _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [A] Jesus, _ [E] we needed you here [A] on _ Broadway.
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] Business wasn't so [E] good till you [A] came _ [Gbm] through. _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ Cecil DeMille made a bundle with you.
[A] But he never knew [Gb] that you could boogaloo.
[B] Now let me tell you what we're [E] gonna do for you.
We'll [Db] put you on the T [A]-shirt, Jesus.
[E] You were a very hot ticket [A] on Broadway.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] Always [E] knew you would make it big [A] somehow. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] What, Baba Lupa, what, bang [A] boom.
All you ever [G] needed [Gb] was a couple tunes.
[B] Jesus, I bet [E] your daddy's proud [A] of you now. _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ Jesus loves me, this I know.
[Eb] _ Gave [Dm] me house seats [F] to _ [Bb] his show.
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Cash, cash, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ cash, cash.
[C]
Throw [G] me that gold glory to the bottom.
_ [Eb] _ _ Jesus, [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] you're really the [Bb] toast of Broadway.
[F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ Spreading [F] peace and joy on the old [Bb] wide way. _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] This time around you're a little bit looser.
[Bb] All you ever [G] needed was the right [Abm] producer.
[C] Someone who could tell the [F] Savior what to say.
A-bee-a-bop [Bb]-a-loo-la, Jesus.
[F] You're the biggest star [Bb] on Broadway.
_ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] And what a [F] proper _ superstar [Bb] you look.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ebm]
A cold [Gb] and [Eb] oldie, a [Bb]-pass me the pass.
Great to [D] see [G] that you've come back at last.
[C] And someday I [F] just have to [Bb] leave the