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Jesus Christ

Woody Guthrie
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D-DU-UDU
Jesus  Christ was a man that traveled  through the land
Hard  working man and brave
He  said to the rich, "Give your goods  to the poor."
 So they laid  Jesus Christ  in his grave
 Yes, Jesus  was a man, a carpenter  by hand
 His followers true and brave
One  dirty coward called Judas  Iscariot
 Has laid  poor Jesus  in his grave
 He went to the preacher, he went to the sheriff
 Told them all the same
 Sell all of your jewelry and give it to the Poor
 So, they laid Jesus Christ in his grave
 When Jesus come to town, the working folks around
 Believed what he did say
 The bankers and the preachers they nailed him on a cross
 And they laid Jesus Christ in his grave
 Now, the working people, follered him around
 Sing and shouted "Gay"
 But the Cops and the soldiers, nailed him in the air
 And they laid Jesus Christ in his grave
 Well the people held their breath when they heard about his death
 Everybody wondered why
 It was the landlord and the soldiers that he hired
 That nailed Jesus Christ in the sky
 This song was made in New York City
 Of rich mans, and preachers, and slaves
 If Jesus was to preach like he preached in Galillee
 They would lay Jesus Christ in his grave
 Yes, Jesus was a man, and a carpenter by hand
 His followers true and brave
 One dirty coward called Judas Iscariot
 Has laid poor Jesus in his grave

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Readable chord sheet for Jesus Christ by Woody Guthrie

[G]Jesus Christ was a man that [C]traveled through the land
[G]Hard working man and [D]brave
[G]He said to the rich, "Give your [C]goods to the poor."
So they [G]laid Jesus [D]Christ in his [G]grave

Yes, [C]Jesus was a man, a [G]carpenter by hand
His followers true and [D]brave
[G]One dirty coward called [C]Judas Iscariot
Has [G]laid poor [D]Jesus in his [G]grave

He went to the preacher, he went to the sheriff
Told them all the same
Sell all of your jewelry and give it to the Poor
So, they laid Jesus Christ in his grave

When Jesus come to town, the working folks around
Believed what he did say
The bankers and the preachers they nailed him on a cross
And they laid Jesus Christ in his grave

Now, the working people, follered him around
Sing and shouted "Gay"
But the Cops and the soldiers, nailed him in the air
And they laid Jesus Christ in his grave

Well the people held their breath when they heard about his death
Everybody wondered why
It  was the landlord and the soldiers that he hired
That nailed Jesus Christ in the sky

This song was made in New York City
Of rich mans, and preachers, and slaves
If Jesus was to preach like he preached in Galillee
They would lay Jesus Christ in his grave

Yes, Jesus was a man, and a carpenter by hand
His followers true and brave
One dirty coward called Judas Iscariot
Has laid poor Jesus in his grave

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