{"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":2558418,"song":"Jesus Christ","artist":"Merle Haggard","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2558418-jesus-christ-chords-by-merle-haggard/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2558418?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Hey everybody.\r\nGreat song that appeared at the end of Michael Moore's 'Captalism: A Love Story'\r\nEnjoy!\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nJesus Christ was a man that travelled through the land[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA carpenter true and brave[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe said to the rich give your goods to the poor[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd they laid Jesus Christ in the grave[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                          [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe went to the sick and he went to the poor[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd he went to the hungry and the lame[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]Bb[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd he said that the meek would inherit the whole world[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd they laid Jesus Christ in the grave[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                          [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOne day Jesus stopped at a rich man’s door[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhat must I do to be saved[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTake all you own and give it to the poor[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd they laid Jesus Christ in the grave[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                               [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen the love of the poor shall one day turn to hate[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen the patience of the workers give away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                    [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWould be better for the rich if they never been born[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSo they laid Jesus Christ in the grave[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                              [ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen Jesus came to town all the working folks around[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBelieved what he did say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]Bb[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut bankers and preachers nailed him to the cross[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd they laid Jesus Christ in the grave[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                          [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWell the people held their breath when they heard about his death[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd everybody wondered why[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWas the landlord and soldiers lawmen there had hired[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat nailed Jesus Christ in the sky[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWe would lay Jesus Christ in the grave Lord Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe would lay Jesus Christ in the grave[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                            [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd if Jesus preached today like he preached in Galilee[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWe would lay Jesus Christ in his grave[/tab]","plain_text":"Hey everybody.\nGreat song that appeared at the end of Michael Moore's 'Captalism: A Love Story'\nEnjoy!\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["A","F","C","Bb"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}