Chords for Violent Femmes - "Jesus Walking On The Water" (Electric Lady Sessions)

Tempo:
123.8 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

C

A

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Violent Femmes - "Jesus Walking On The Water" (Electric Lady Sessions) chords
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Oh my, oh my, oh my, [D] what if it [G] was true?
And oh my, oh my, oh my, [D] tell me is it true?
[G] Did he, did he, did he [C] die upon [G] that cross?
And did he, did he, did he [D] come back [A] across?
[C] Jesus walking on the water, [G] sweet Jesus walking in the sky
[E] Sinking sand into my hand, raised me up, brought me up [C] high
And I hold my [D] head high
[G] Will I, will I, will [C] I be true to [G] my birth?
And [D] will I, will I, [G] will [D] I give what I'm worth?
[G] Oh yes sir, yes sir, yes sir, [A] I come when [G] you call
And yes sir, yes sir, yes [D] sir, Jesus my [G] all in all
[C] Jesus walking on the water, [G] sweet Jesus walking in the sky
[E] Sinking sand into [Em] my hand, raised me up, brought [D] me up high
[C] And I hold [D] my head high
[G]
[D]
[Bm] [A]
[D] [G]
[C]
[Em] [G]
[D]
[Cm] [G]
[Gm]
[A] [G]
[D]
[E] And I hold my head [B] high
[G]
[B]
[E] [G]
[Em] [A]
[G]
[A]
[Em]
[A]
[G]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[Am]
[G]
[D]
[G] Oh my, oh [C] my, oh my, what if it was true?
Oh my, oh my, oh [N] my, tell me is it true?
Did he, did he, did he die upon that cross?
Did he, did he, did he come back across?
[Cm] Jesus walking on the water, [G] sweet Jesus walking in the sky
[E] Sinking sand into my hand, raised me up, brought me up high
[C] And I hold my [D] head high
[A] [G]
[E]
[C]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
A
1231
E
2311
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
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To jam and learn Violent Femmes - (Live On WFUV) Jesus Walking On The Water chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: C, D, G, C and G. Ease into the song by practicing at 63 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 126 BPM. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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Oh my, oh my, oh my, [D] what if it [G] was true?
And oh my, oh my, oh my, [D] tell me is it true? _
[G] Did he, did he, did he [C] die upon [G] that cross?
And did he, did he, did he [D] _ come back [A] _ _ across?
[C] Jesus walking on the water, [G] sweet Jesus walking in the sky _
[E] Sinking sand into my hand, raised me up, brought me up [C] high
And I hold my [D] head high
_ _ _ _ [G] Will I, will I, will _ [C] I be true to [G] my _ birth?
And [D] will I, will I, [G] will _ [D] I give what I'm _ worth?
[G] Oh yes sir, yes sir, yes sir, [A] I come when [G] you _ call
And yes sir, yes sir, yes [D] sir, Jesus my [G] all in _ all
_ [C] Jesus walking on the water, [G] sweet Jesus walking in the sky
_ [E] Sinking sand into [Em] my hand, raised me up, brought [D] me up high
[C] And I hold [D] my head high _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] And I hold my head [B] high
_ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Oh _ my, oh [C] my, oh my, what if it was true?
_ Oh my, oh my, oh [N] my, tell me is it _ true?
Did he, did he, did he die _ upon that cross?
_ Did he, did he, did he come back across? _ _
[Cm] Jesus walking on the water, [G] sweet Jesus walking in the sky
[E] Sinking sand into my hand, raised me up, brought me up high
[C] And I hold my [D] head high _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Gordon Gano.

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