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When Jesus Left Birmingham

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When GJesus left CBirmingham, All the Gdisciples went Ccrazy
When GJesus left CBirmingham
All the Gpeople went Ccompletely nuts
They all Embusted out on a Cwild night
EmRiding high on a Cgolden calf
When GJesus left CBirmingham
                               G                C[ G   C   G   C   G   C   G  C]
All the people had themselves a big long laugh
Well my Ggirl, she's a Cwalker
And she can Gtalk herself out of Cany mess
GMy girl, she don't Cpray
But she Gsomehow seems Cstill to be blessed
When those Emcrazy nights come a Ccallin'
Man, she'll Emdance on the tables, like Call of the rest
When my Ggirl (When my girl) left CBirmingham (left Birmingham)
She was Gdoing what Cshe thought was bestF  
 EmIt's all free on the inside     F    G   FIGt's all frFee on the inside
EmSave us right now, we need you..F.G  F  G  
We need you Fright now (it’s all Emfree on the insideF)G  F  G  
InsideG,  FgGotta get inside..G. FInGside
 G[down]  G[down]  G[down ...down up]  C[down]  C[down]  C[down...down up]
 G[down]  G[down]  G[down ...down up]  C[down] ...
I Gsee myself with a Crosary
I'm in a Ggarden and I'm Ctalking to myself
I ain't Gsayin' much worth Crepeating
Just askin' for Gforgiveness and Call of his best
When those Emcrazy nights come a Ccallin'
Man, I'm Emjust as human as CI can be
When GJesus left CBirmingham, He Gleft it there for Cyou and me
When Jesus left Birmingham, He left it there for you and me
              G                           C}
 So let it rock, let it roll             }
                           G              C}
Let the Bible belt come and save my soul }  repeat till end

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When Jesus Left Birmingham

by John Mellencamp

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G C G C

When Jesus left Birmingham, All the disciples went crazy

G C

When Jesus left Birmingham

G C

All the people went completely nuts

Em C

They all busted out on a wild night

Em C

Riding high on a golden calf

G C

When Jesus left Birmingham

G C G C G C G C G C

[ ]

All the people had themselves a big long laugh

G C

Well my girl, she's a walker

G C

And she can talk herself out of any mess

G C

My girl, she don't pray

G C

But she somehow seems still to be blessed

Em C

When those crazy nights come a callin'

Em C

Man, she'll dance on the tables, like all of the rest

G C

When my girl (When my girl) left Birmingham (left Birmingham)

G C F

She was doing what she thought was best

Em F G F G F

It's all free on the inside It's all free on the inside

Em F G F G

Save us right now, we need you...

F Em F G F G

We need you right now (it’s all free on the inside)

G F G G F G

Inside, gotta get inside... Inside

G G G C C C

[down] [down] [down ...down up] [down] [down] [down...down up]

G G G C

[down] [down] [down ...down up] [down] ...

G C

I see myself with a rosary

G C

I'm in a garden and I'm talking to myself

G C

I ain't sayin' much worth repeating

G C

Just askin' for forgiveness and all of his best

Em C

When those crazy nights come a callin'

Em C

Man, I'm just as human as I can be

G C G C

When Jesus left Birmingham, He left it there for you and me

G C

}

So let it rock, let it roll }

G C

}

Let the Bible belt come and save my soul } repeat till end

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