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Hey Jesus
Emily Saliers
Chords used in this song:
* chords in parentheses indicate actual pitch.
Basic Strum Pattern
(Capo at 3rd fret)
           G                   C(9)            D  C(9)
--3--3-3-3-3-----3-3--3-3-3-3---2--2-2---2-0----0-0---------------------
--3--3-3-3-3-----3-3--3-3-3-3---3--3-3---3-3----3-3---------------------
--0--0-0-0-0-----0-0--0-0-0-0---2--2-2---2-0----0-0---------0-----0-----
--0--0-0-0-2-----2-2--2-2-2-2---0--0-0---0-2----2-2------4-----4--------
--2--2-2-2-3-----3-3--3-3-3-3--------------3----3-3---------------------
--3--3-3-3--------------------------------------------------------------
Basic Picking Pattern at 1st and 2nd Endings
                                   Em9  D7(11)
-----------------2-------------------------------------2----2-2---------
--------3-----3-----------3-------------------3-----3--3----3-3---------
-----------0----------------------------0--------------0----0-0---------
--------------------------------0----------0-----0--------------0-0-0-0-
-----2-----------------2-----2------3---------------------------0-0-0-0-
-0----------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro:    Bb  Eb(9)    F  Eb(9)  (two times)
     Bb  Eb(9)              F  Eb(9)
hey, jesus, it's me.
              Bb  Eb(9)          F  Eb(9)
i don't usually talk to you.
       Bb  Eb(9)                               F  Eb(9)
but my baby's gonna leave me, and there's something you must do.
  Bb  Eb(9)    F  Eb(9)
i am not your faitFhful serGm7vant, Gm9I hang around
Eb(9)                               F     Gm7  Gm9  
sometimes with a bunch of your black sheep, 
                      Ab                         Eb  Cm7(4)
but if you make my baby stay, i'll make it up to you
Cm7ItÕs a promise FsusI will keep.A7sus  D7  Gm9  F7  
(repeats)
hey jesus, it's me.
I'm the one who talked to you yesterday
Asked you please, please for a favor.
But my baby's gone away.
went away anyway
and i don't really think its fair.
you've got the power to make us all believe in you.
and then we call you in despair,
and you don't come through.
hey jesus, it's me, I'm sorry.  
I don't remember all I said.
I had a few, no, too many
and they went straight to my head.
Made me feel like i could argue with god.
but you know, it's easy for you.
you got friends all over the world.
you had the whole world waiting for your birth.
but now i ain't got nobody
Cm7I don't know F7what my lifAme's D7worth.
i'm not gonna call you anymore.  
I'm sure you've got a million things to do.
all i was trying to do was to get through to you,
get through to you.
Ôcause when i die and i get up to your doors,
i don't even know if you're gonna let me in the place.
how come i gotta die to get a chance to Cm7talk to you
F7face to Amface?D7  Gm9  F7  Fsus  Bb  

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Hey Jesus

by Indigo Girls

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C(9)

Em9

Gm7

Gm9

Cm7

Fsus

A7sus

Hey Jesus

Emily Saliers

Chords used in this song:

* chords in parentheses indicate actual pitch.

Basic Strum Pattern

(Capo at 3rd fret)

G C(9) D C

(9)

--3--3-3-3-3-----3-3--3-3-3-3---2--2-2---2-0----0-0---------------------

--3--3-3-3-3-----3-3--3-3-3-3---3--3-3---3-3----3-3---------------------

--0--0-0-0-0-----0-0--0-0-0-0---2--2-2---2-0----0-0---------0-----0-----

--0--0-0-0-2-----2-2--2-2-2-2---0--0-0---0-2----2-2------4-----4--------

--2--2-2-2-3-----3-3--3-3-3-3--------------3----3-3---------------------

--3--3-3-3--------------------------------------------------------------

Basic Picking Pattern at 1st and 2nd Endings

Em9 D7

(11)

-----------------2-------------------------------------2----2-2---------

--------3-----3-----------3-------------------3-----3--3----3-3---------

-----------0----------------------------0--------------0----0-0---------

--------------------------------0----------0-----0--------------0-0-0-0-

-----2-----------------2-----2------3---------------------------0-0-0-0-

-0----------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb Eb F Eb

Intro: (9) (9) (two times)

Bb Eb F Eb

(9) (9)

hey, jesus, it's me.

Bb Eb F Eb

(9) (9)

i don't usually talk to you.

Bb Eb F Eb

(9) (9)

but my baby's gonna leave me, and there's something you must do.

Bb Eb F Eb

(9) (9)

F Gm7 Gm9

i am not your faithful servant, I hang around

Eb F Gm7 Gm9

(9)

sometimes with a bunch of your black sheep,

Ab Eb Cm7

(4)

but if you make my baby stay, i'll make it up to you

Cm7 Fsus A7sus D7 Gm9 F7

ItÕs a promise I will keep.

(repeats)

hey jesus, it's me.

I'm the one who talked to you yesterday

Asked you please, please for a favor.

But my baby's gone away.

went away anyway

and i don't really think its fair.

you've got the power to make us all believe in you.

and then we call you in despair,

and you don't come through.

hey jesus, it's me, I'm sorry.

I don't remember all I said.

I had a few, no, too many

and they went straight to my head.

Made me feel like i could argue with god.

but you know, it's easy for you.

you got friends all over the world.

you had the whole world waiting for your birth.

but now i ain't got nobody

Cm7 F7 Am D7

I don't know what my life's worth.

i'm not gonna call you anymore.

I'm sure you've got a million things to do.

all i was trying to do was to get through to you,

get through to you.

Ôcause when i die and i get up to your doors,

i don't even know if you're gonna let me in the place.

Cm7

how come i gotta die to get a chance to talk to you

F7 Am D7 Gm9 F7 Fsus Bb

face to face?

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