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Messin With Jesus

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Intro
CINCTRCO: Click            
e |-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------5----5----------|
D |---------------------------------------------5----5----------|
A |--3---3----6----3-----6---3---3----3----6--------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
CYeah cigarettes taste good to me
CBut the body is a temple I read so I
GI ain't messin' with JesuCs
CI love drivin' fast down a country road
CBut a voice in my head says take it slow
GSo I, I ain't messin' with JCesus
CHORUS
CI wanna keep him on my good side
CKeep him on my bad side a little less of the time
FI never plan on being perfect
FI'm a back slidin' serpent of a man most of the time
But I walk the lGine
GUntil I get to the other sFide
No I ain't messin' with JesCus
e |-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------5----5----------|
D |---------------------------------------------5----5----------|
A |--3---3----6----3-----6---3---3----3----6--------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE
CYeah, I got a dark side and I try to live right
CSo I stay up late and I pray all night
GCause I, I ain't messin' with JesuCs 
CYeah I wanna do wrong in the middle of right
CI wanna get drunk and have a good fight
GBut I, I ain't messin' with JesCus, nah
Chorus
CI wanna keep him on my good side
CKeep him on my bad side a little less of the time
FI never plan on being perfect
FI'm a back slidin' serpent of a man most of the time
But I walk the liGne
GUntil I get to the other sFide
No I ain't messin' with JeCsus
Instrumental 
C    F
BRIDGE
CEverything we do
CYou know he's gonna see us
FSo I don't mess with Jesus, nah
CEverything we do
CYou know he's gonna see us
FSo I ain't messin' with Jesus
CHallelujah
CI wanna keep him on my good side
CKeep him on my bad side a little less of the time
FI never plan on being perfect
FI'm a back slidin' serpent of a man most of the time
But I walk the lGine
Until I get to the other sFide
No I ain't messin' with JeCsus
CI wanna keep him on my good side
CKeep him on my bad side a little less of the time
FI never plan on being perfect
FI'm a back slidin' serpent of a man most of the time
But I walk the liGne
Until I get to the other siFde
No I ain't messin' with JesuCs
INTRO RIFF
No I ain't messin' with JesusC  
OUTRO RIFF SAME AS INTO
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Messin With Jesus

by Chris Janson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro

C C C C

INTRO: lick

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

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

G |---------------------------------------------5----5----------|

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

A |--3---3----6----3-----6---3---3----3----6--------------------|

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

Verse

Yeah cigarettes taste good to me

But the body is a temple I read so I

G C

I ain't messin' with Jesus

I love drivin' fast down a country road

But a voice in my head says take it slow

G C

So I, I ain't messin' with Jesus

CHORUS

I wanna keep him on my good side

Keep him on my bad side a little less of the time

I never plan on being perfect

I'm a back slidin' serpent of a man most of the time

But I walk the line

G F

Until I get to the other side

No I ain't messin' with Jesus

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

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

G |---------------------------------------------5----5----------|

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

A |--3---3----6----3-----6---3---3----3----6--------------------|

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

VERSE

Yeah, I got a dark side and I try to live right

So I stay up late and I pray all night

G C

Cause I, I ain't messin' with Jesus

Yeah I wanna do wrong in the middle of right

I wanna get drunk and have a good fight

G C

But I, I ain't messin' with Jesus, nah

Chorus

I wanna keep him on my good side

Keep him on my bad side a little less of the time

I never plan on being perfect

I'm a back slidin' serpent of a man most of the time

But I walk the line

G F

Until I get to the other side

No I ain't messin' with Jesus

Instrumental

C F

BRIDGE

Everything we do

You know he's gonna see us

So I don't mess with Jesus, nah

Everything we do

You know he's gonna see us

So I ain't messin' with Jesus

Hallelujah

I wanna keep him on my good side

Keep him on my bad side a little less of the time

I never plan on being perfect

I'm a back slidin' serpent of a man most of the time

But I walk the line

Until I get to the other side

No I ain't messin' with Jesus

I wanna keep him on my good side

Keep him on my bad side a little less of the time

I never plan on being perfect

I'm a back slidin' serpent of a man most of the time

But I walk the line

Until I get to the other side

No I ain't messin' with Jesus

INTRO RIFF

No I ain't messin' with Jesus

OUTRO RIFF SAME AS INTO

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