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Strawbs - The Man Who Called Himself Jesus
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:  D   C   D   C   D   C    G   C   D  
He came into the shop and looked me Cstraight between the eyes
And Dsaid, "You know I'm Jesus", and I Cmust have looked surprised
Because he Dsaid, "Please don't be hasty, Cno-one understands
But I've Ggot a way to prove it", and he lifted up his Chands
He was the Gman who Ccalled himself DJesus
For a minute I was speechless, then I Clooked into his face
With sufDficient lines of sadness for the Ctotal human race
And I Dsaid, "You must be joking", but he Cslowly shook his head
And Gsaid "That's what they all say, I might as well be Cdead."
He was the Gman who Ccalled himself DJesus
He asked me if I knew a place where Che could start to preach
And I Dsaid "Well try a church, or Cmaybe Brighton Beach"
And I was Dtrying to be serious, but he Cdidn't seem impressed
He Gsaid, "You think I'm crazy, you're just like all the Crest."
He was the Gman who Ccalled himself DJesus
I was really quite embarrassed, he was Clooking so sincere
So I Dsaid, "I close the shop soon, won't you Ccome and have a beer?"
Then he Dasked me if I meant it, and he Cgave a funny smile
And Gsaid he'd rather like that, and he hung around aCwhile
He was the Gman who Ccalled himself DJesus
On the way he stopped to pat Clittle children's heads
And Dtaught them one line prayers to say, when they Cwent off to their beds
But Dmostly they were frightened and they Clooked at him wide-eyed
And when he Gsaid his name was Jesus, one girl even Ccried
He was the Gman who Ccalled himself DJesus
In the pub I asked him, if he'd Ctried to see the Pope
And he Dsaid although he'd thought about it, there was Creally not a hope
Then he Dsaid he thought he'd better go, he Chad some work to do
He Gsaid he'd come and see me in about a week or Ctwo
He was the Gman who Ccalled himself DJesus
Well after he had gone, I Cthought of what he'd said
And Dall his funny actions, they kept Crunning through my head
And Dwhen I felt my mind was drowning Cin a sea of mud
It Gseemed his pint of beer had turned into a pint of Cblood
He was the Gman who Ccalled himself DJesus
He was the Gman who Ccalled himself DJesus

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The Man Who Called Himself Jesus

by Strawbs

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Strawbs - The Man Who Called Himself Jesus

CAPO: 2nd Fret

D C D C D C G C D

INTRO:

He came into the shop and looked me straight between the eyes

D C

And said, "You know I'm Jesus", and I must have looked surprised

D C

Because he said, "Please don't be hasty, no-one understands

G C

But I've got a way to prove it", and he lifted up his hands

G C D

He was the man who called himself Jesus

For a minute I was speechless, then I looked into his face

D C

With sufficient lines of sadness for the total human race

D C

And I said, "You must be joking", but he slowly shook his head

G C

And said "That's what they all say, I might as well be dead."

G C D

He was the man who called himself Jesus

He asked me if I knew a place where he could start to preach

D C

And I said "Well try a church, or maybe Brighton Beach"

D C

And I was trying to be serious, but he didn't seem impressed

G C

He said, "You think I'm crazy, you're just like all the rest."

G C D

He was the man who called himself Jesus

I was really quite embarrassed, he was looking so sincere

D C

So I said, "I close the shop soon, won't you come and have a beer?"

D C

Then he asked me if I meant it, and he gave a funny smile

G C

And said he'd rather like that, and he hung around awhile

G C D

He was the man who called himself Jesus

On the way he stopped to pat little children's heads

D C

And taught them one line prayers to say, when they went off to their beds

D C

But mostly they were frightened and they looked at him wide-eyed

G C

And when he said his name was Jesus, one girl even cried

G C D

He was the man who called himself Jesus

In the pub I asked him, if he'd tried to see the Pope

D C

And he said although he'd thought about it, there was really not a hope

D C

Then he said he thought he'd better go, he had some work to do

G C

He said he'd come and see me in about a week or two

G C D

He was the man who called himself Jesus

Well after he had gone, I thought of what he'd said

D C

And all his funny actions, they kept running through my head

D C

And when I felt my mind was drowning in a sea of mud

G C

It seemed his pint of beer had turned into a pint of blood

G C D

He was the man who called himself Jesus

G C D

He was the man who called himself Jesus

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