{"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":933782,"song":"Jesus Christ","artist":"Woody Guthrie","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/933782-jesus-christ-chords-by-woody-guthrie/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/933782?type=chord","rating":4.7487,"votes":60,"content":"Verse:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]                    \r\nJesus Christ was a man that traveled through the land[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHard working man and brave[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]            \r\nHe said to the rich, \"Give your goods to the poor.\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo they laid Jesus Christ in his grave[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYes, Jesus was a man, a carpenter by hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHis followers true and brave[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]            \r\nOne dirty coward called Judas Iscariot[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHas laid poor Jesus in his grave[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\n\r\nHe went to the preacher, he went to the sheriff\r\nTold them all the same\r\nSell all of your jewelry and give it to the Poor\r\nSo, they laid Jesus Christ in his grave\r\n\r\nWhen Jesus come to town, the working folks around\r\nBelieved what he did say\r\nThe bankers and the preachers they nailed him on a cross\r\nAnd they laid Jesus Christ in his grave\r\n\r\nNow, the working people, follered him around\r\nSing and shouted \"Gay\"\r\nBut the Cops and the soldiers, nailed him in the air\r\nAnd they laid Jesus Christ in his grave\r\n\r\nWell the people held their breath when they heard about his death\r\nEverybody wondered why\r\nIt  was the landlord and the soldiers that he hired\r\nThat nailed Jesus Christ in the sky\r\n\r\nThis song was made in New York City\r\nOf rich mans, and preachers, and slaves\r\nIf Jesus was to preach like he preached in Galillee\r\nThey would lay Jesus Christ in his grave\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n\r\nYes, Jesus was a man, and a carpenter by hand\r\nHis followers true and brave\r\nOne dirty coward called Judas Iscariot\r\nHas laid poor Jesus in his grave","plain_text":"Verse:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse:\n\nHe went to the preacher, he went to the sheriff\nTold them all the same\nSell all of your jewelry and give it to the Poor\nSo, they laid Jesus Christ in his grave\n\nWhen Jesus come to town, the working folks around\nBelieved what he did say\nThe bankers and the preachers they nailed him on a cross\nAnd they laid Jesus Christ in his grave\n\nNow, the working people, follered him around\nSing and shouted \"Gay\"\nBut the Cops and the soldiers, nailed him in the air\nAnd they laid Jesus Christ in his grave\n\nWell the people held their breath when they heard about his death\nEverybody wondered why\nIt  was the landlord and the soldiers that he hired\nThat nailed Jesus Christ in the sky\n\nThis song was made in New York City\nOf rich mans, and preachers, and slaves\nIf Jesus was to preach like he preached in Galillee\nThey would lay Jesus Christ in his grave\n\nChorus:\n\nYes, Jesus was a man, and a carpenter by hand\nHis followers true and brave\nOne dirty coward called Judas Iscariot\nHas laid poor Jesus in his grave","chords":["G","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"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]}}}