Jesus Christ Woody Guthrie
Verse 1:
[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
Chorus:
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
Verse 2:
[G]He went to the preacher, he [C]went to the sheriff
[G]Told them all the sam[D]e
[G]Sell all of your jewelry and giv[C]e it to the Poor
So, they[G] laid Jesus[D] Christ in his[G] grave
Verse 3:
[G]When Jesus come to town, the[C] working folks around
[G]Believed what he did [D]say
[G]The bankers and the preachers th[C]ey nailed him on a cross
And they[G] laid Jesus[D] Christ in his[G] grave
Verse 4:
[G]Now, the working people, fol[C]lered him around
[G]Sing and shouted "Gay[D]"
[G]But the Cops and the soldiers, n[C]ailed him in the air
And they[G] laid Jesus[D] Christ in his[G] grave
Verse 5:
[G]Well the people held their b[C]reath when they heard about his death
[G]Everybody wondered wh[D]y
[G]It was the landlord and the sol[C]diers that he hired
That nai[G]led Jesus C[D]hrist in the s[G]ky
Verse 6:
[G]This song was made in New Yo[C]rk City
[G]Of rich mans, and pre[D]achers, and slaves
[G]If Jesus was to preach like he p[C]reached in Galillee
They wou[G]ld lay Jesu[D]s Christ in hi[G]s grave
Chorus:
Yes, [C]Jesus was a man, an[G]d a 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
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