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[Intro]
A A A A
[Verse 1]
I was oAn my way to sAomewhere to the MAexicali sAand
A mF#man sat down besDide me, he had scAars upon his hAands
 HAe told me some stAories - AI told him some lAies
 LF#might shone through my dDarkness, cast shAadows from my mAind
His C#meyes they looked right tC#mhrough me, oh I knDew he carried wAeight
  C#mSomething real was gC#moing down that dEayE  
[Chorus]
Oh I tDold him AI'm a sEinnerF#m,     Dhe said tAhat's o.Ek.F#m  
 DI'm not hAere to cEhange you F#many-wGay, he was gone when I tGurned around
Was that JDesus - JDesus on a GrAeyhoundA  A  A  
[Verse 2]
We tAalked about the wAorld gone bad, the trAoubles we had sAeen
We F#mtalked about the dDirt brown shoes he wAore on his feetA  
He sAaid I'm tired and wAeary, I've been rAiding a long wAay
  F#mLet me rest my Deyes for now, let me drAift awayA  
He aC#mcted like he kC#mnew me, thDen he fell aslAeep
  C#mI had no more sC#mecrets I could kEeepE  
[Chorus]
Oh I tDold him AI'm a sEinnerF#m,     Dhe said tAhat's o.Ek.F#m  
 DI'm not hAere to cEhange you F#many-wGay, he was gone when I tGurned around
Was that JDesus - JDesus on a GrAeyhoundA  A  A  
[Bridge]
 SBomewhere in the sunlit mornin' I stBepped off the bus in the
middle of the cDity of angelsD  
And that lBong haired hippie was up and gone where dBevils run and
play and lust lookin fDor the dangerD  
Oh and BI looked at my feet and saw the shoes that Bhe had worn and
Thank God for that beautiful strDangerD  
Was that JEesus, was that JEesus, was that JEeeee - Esus
[Chorus]
Oh I tDold him AI'm a sEinnerF#m,     Dhe said tAhat's o.Ek.F#m  
 DI'm not hAere to cEhange you F#many-wGay, he was gone when I tGurned around
Was that JDesus - JDesus on a GrAeyhoundA  A  A  
[Outro]
And I'll rAise,    AI'll rAise agAain,
 aiF#mn't no power on Dearth can keep me dAownA  
And I'll rAise,    AI'll rAise agAain,
There F#main't no death can kDeep me in the grAoundA  
Was that JAesusA  A  A  
On a gF#mreyhoundD  A  A  

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Jesus On A Greyhound

by Shelby Lynne

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F#m

C#m

[Intro]

A A A A

[Verse 1]

A A A A

I was on my way to somewhere to the Mexicali sand

F#m D A A

A man sat down beside me, he had scars upon his hands

A A A A

He told me some stories - I told him some lies

F#m D A A

Light shone through my darkness, cast shadows from my mind

C#m C#m D A

His eyes they looked right through me, oh I knew he carried weight

C#m C#m E E

Something real was going down that day

[Chorus]

D A E F#m D A E F#m

Oh I told him I'm a sinner, he said that's o.k.

D A E F#m G G

I'm not here to change you any-way, he was gone when I turned around

D D A A A A

Was that Jesus - Jesus on a Greyhound

[Verse 2]

A A A A

We talked about the world gone bad, the troubles we had seen

F#m D A A

We talked about the dirt brown shoes he wore on his feet

A A A A

He said I'm tired and weary, I've been riding a long way

F#m D A A

Let me rest my eyes for now, let me drift away

C#m C#m D A

He acted like he knew me, then he fell asleep

C#m C#m E E

I had no more secrets I could keep

[Chorus]

D A E F#m D A E F#m

Oh I told him I'm a sinner, he said that's o.k.

D A E F#m G G

I'm not here to change you any-way, he was gone when I turned around

D D A A A A

Was that Jesus - Jesus on a Greyhound

[Bridge]

B B

Somewhere in the sunlit mornin' I stepped off the bus in the

D D

middle of the city of angels

B B

And that long haired hippie was up and gone where devils run and

D D

play and lust lookin for the danger

B B

Oh and I looked at my feet and saw the shoes that he had worn and

D D

Thank God for that beautiful stranger

E E E E

Was that Jesus, was that Jesus, was that Jeeee - sus

[Chorus]

D A E F#m D A E F#m

Oh I told him I'm a sinner, he said that's o.k.

D A E F#m G G

I'm not here to change you any-way, he was gone when I turned around

D D A A A A

Was that Jesus - Jesus on a Greyhound

[Outro]

A A A A

And I'll rise, I'll rise again,

F#m D A A

ain't no power on earth can keep me down

A A A A

And I'll rise, I'll rise again,

F#m D A A

There ain't no death can keep me in the ground

A A A A

Was that Jesus

F#m D A A

On a greyhound

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