{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1710414,"song":"I Was Jesus","artist":"Hello Saferide","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11360372-i-was-jesus-chords-by-hello-saferide/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1710414?type=chord","rating":0.04606,"votes":0,"content":"Tuning: Standard E\r\n\r\nIt was difficult to put the chords over the lyrics in a truly satisfying way, since some of the lines\r\nare so long and rapidly sung. I chose to put the lines together in a way that best conveys the song's \r\nmessage, in my opinion. Listen to the song if you're unsure how it goes!\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nIt was the second day of spring and sunbeams made love to windows in all the houses[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I was Jesus and I decided to come down to earth in the shape of a woman this time[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]      \r\nAnd I was Jesus, and I went into the sea, and I took two fishes, and I turned them to millions[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n...And I took five loaves of bread, and fed a country with them, and I said: \"Do you believe me now?\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]             \r\n\"Sorry\", they said, \"We focused on your wet white clothes as you bent over to pick up the fishes!\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I was bitter for a while, but then decided to go at it again[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAaah, aaah, aaah, aaah, aaah[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]               \r\nAnd I was Ghandi and I went back to earth in the shape of a woman this time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch] \r\n.....And the river Ganges it cleared my vision and I, well, I guess I was a woman again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                                             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n.....And I started my quiet, friendly revolution and they said: \"Oh, a quiet friendly woman, super rare\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                                                    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd I tried to convince them \"it's not a personality, it's choice and a belief\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd \"would you give me credit for it and please follow me\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Bm[/ch]                                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd they said: \"Speak louder, we can't hear you when we're screaming[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nyou look nice now that you don't eat\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]Em[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I was Martin Luther King and I came back to earth in the shape of a woman this time[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I was both black and a woman so I had two fights to fight so I was burned out and well, that was it[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]                                          [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I was Jesus and I went up to heaven Easter Sunday and I said: \"I'm never going back to earth\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\n...And Mother said: \"oh Jesus up 'til now, you've been paying for Adam's sins[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSoon is when the fun begins\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd then, she gave me a date for when this would occur[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAaah, aaah, aaah, aaah, aaah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAaah, aaah, aaah, aaah, aaah[/tab]","plain_text":"Tuning: Standard E\n\nIt was difficult to put the chords over the lyrics in a truly satisfying way, since some of the lines\nare so long and rapidly sung. I chose to put the lines together in a way that best conveys the song's \nmessage, in my opinion. Listen to the song if you're unsure how it goes!\n\n[Intro]\nD    D    D    D\nD  Em  Bm  G  D    D\nD  Em  Bm  G  D    D\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["E","D","Em","Bm","G","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}