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Hymn 43

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Eminor

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1/79

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 79Position: 3

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[Verse 1]
 DOh CFather high in AHeaven.G.
 Dsmile Cdown upon your Gson, yeah!
 DWas Cbusy with his Bmoney Bbgames AOh! his women and his Ggun.
Oh Jesus save me!
            e|----------------------------------------|
            B|----------------------------------------|
            G|----------------x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|
            D|-----------3-5--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|
            A|-5-5-5-3-0------x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|
            E|----------------------------------------|  x4
[Verse 2]
 DAnd the Cunsung Western Ahero.G.
 Dkilled an CIndian or Gthree, yeah!
 DAnd then he Cmade his name in BHollyBbwood, Ato set the white man Gfree.
Oh Jesus save me!
            e|----------------------------------------|
            B|----------------------------------------|
            G|----------------x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|
            D|-----------3-5--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|
            A|-5-5-5-3-0------x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|
            E|----------------------------------------|  x4
[Chorus]
If DJesus Csaves..  well, He'd Gbetter save HimFselfC  
from the Dgory, glory seeCkers who Guse His name in FdeathC.
    A   GOooh! Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! Oh Jesus Dsave me!
[Instrumental]
 D C A G
 D C G G
 D C B Bb A   G
[Chorus]
If DJesus Csaves..  well, He'd Gbetter save HimFselfC  
from the Dgory glory seeCkers who Guse His name in FdeathC.
     A   GOooh! Oooh! Oooh! Oooh!
Oh Jesus save me!
            e|----------------------------------------|
            B|----------------------------------------|
            G|----------------x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|
            D|-----------3-5--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|
            A|-5-5-5-3-0------x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|
            E|----------------------------------------|  x2
[Verse 3]
 DI Csaw him in the Acity.G.
 Dand on the Cmountains of the Gmoon.
 DHis Ccross was rather BbloodBby..  AOh! He could hardly roll his Gstone.
Oh Jesus save me!
            e|----------------------------------------|
            B|----------------------------------------|
            G|----------------x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|
            D|-----------3-5--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|
            A|-5-5-5-3-0------x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|
            E|----------------------------------------|  x4
            e|---------------|
            B|---------------|
            G|---------------|
            D|-----------3-5-|
            A|-5-5-5-3-0-----|
            E|---------------|
| x  Dead Note (fret-mute)

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Hymn 43

by Jethro Tull

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

D C A G

Oh Father high in Heaven..

D C G

smile down upon your son, yeah!

D C B Bb A G

Was busy with his money games Oh! his women and his gun.

Oh Jesus save me!

e|----------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------|

G|----------------x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|

D|-----------3-5--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|

A|-5-5-5-3-0------x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|

E|----------------------------------------| x4

[Verse 2]

D C A G

And the unsung Western hero..

D C G

killed an Indian or three, yeah!

D C B Bb A G

And then he made his name in Hollywood, to set the white man free.

Oh Jesus save me!

e|----------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------|

G|----------------x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|

D|-----------3-5--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|

A|-5-5-5-3-0------x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|

E|----------------------------------------| x4

[Chorus]

D C G F C

If Jesus saves.. well, He'd better save Himself

D C G F C

from the gory, glory seekers who use His name in death.

A G D

Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! Oh Jesus save me!

[Instrumental]

D C A G

D C G G

D C B Bb A G

[Chorus]

D C G F C

If Jesus saves.. well, He'd better save Himself

D C G F C

from the gory glory seekers who use His name in death.

A G

Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! Oooh!

Oh Jesus save me!

e|----------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------|

G|----------------x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|

D|-----------3-5--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|

A|-5-5-5-3-0------x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|

E|----------------------------------------| x2

[Verse 3]

D C A G

I saw him in the city..

D C G

and on the mountains of the moon.

D C B Bb A G

His cross was rather bloody.. Oh! He could hardly roll his stone.

Oh Jesus save me!

e|----------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------|

G|----------------x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|

D|-----------3-5--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|

A|-5-5-5-3-0------x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|

E|----------------------------------------| x4

e|---------------|

B|---------------|

G|---------------|

D|-----------3-5-|

A|-5-5-5-3-0-----|

E|---------------|

| x Dead Note (fret-mute)

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