{"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":1752109,"song":"Jesus Was An Only Son","artist":"Bruce Springsteen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1752109-jesus-was-an-only-son-chords-by-bruce-springsteen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1752109?type=chord","rating":4.6108,"votes":24,"content":"Jesus was an only Son\r\nPerformed By Bruce Springsteen\r\n\r\nIntro\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\nVERSE 1\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch] \r\nWell Jesus was an only son        [/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs he walked up Calvary Hill [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHis mother Mary walking beside him          [/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     \r\nIn the path where his blood spilled        [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 2\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch] \r\nJesus was an only son [/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn the hills of Nazareth [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAs he lay reading the Psalms of David[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     \r\nHeld at his mother's feet [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 3\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch] \r\nHis mother prayed sleep tight, my child, sleep well [/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor I'll be at your side [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLet no shadow, no darkness, no tolling bell [/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]     \r\nShall pierce your dreams this night [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 4\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch] \r\nIn the garden at Gethsemane [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe prayed for the life he'd never live [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe beseeched his heavenly Father [/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     \r\nTo remove the cup of death from his lips [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 5\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch] \r\nNow there's a loss that can never be replaced [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA destination that can never be reached [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA light you'll never find in a mother's face [/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     \r\nThe sea whose distance cannot be breached [/tab]\r\n\r\n  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 6\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch] \r\nWell, Jesus kissed his mother's hands [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd whispered, mother please still your tears [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nFor remember the soul of the universe [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]     \r\nWilled a world and it appeared.[/tab]","plain_text":"Jesus was an only Son\nPerformed By Bruce Springsteen\n\nIntro\nD G D A D\n\nVERSE 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE 2\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE 3\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE 4\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE 5\n\n\n\n\n\n  D G D A D\n\n\nVERSE 6","chords":["D","G","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}