Jesus

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...JESUS... by Cat Stevens
-----------...............
*from 'Buddha And The Chocolate Box' (1974)*
Intro:
C
,
G AmG EmD C
, , (x2)
Verse 1:
G C G C D
They used to call him Je-sus, woah oh, long time a-go.
Em Bm C D
They're still calling him Jesus; don't you know?
G C G C D
They crossed the wood and hanged him, oh oh, long time a-go.
Em Bm C D
They still misunder-stand him; those who don't know.
Chorus 1:
G F#7 B7 Em D C D
,
And in the evening, his love will lead the blind.
G F#7 B7 Em D
In every secret corner there, in your mind.
Interlude:
G AmG EmD C
, , (x2)
Verse 2:
G C G C D
They called him Gautama Bud-dha; oh, long time a-go.
Em Bm C D
He turned the world to order; don't you know?
G C G C D
He used to sit know-ing; oh, long time a-go.
Em Bm C D G
()
Where you and me were going, oh woah, woah.
Chorus 2:
G F#7 B7 Em
And in the evening, his love will lead the blind.
Coda:
D C
(x4)
EmF#mB E A A7
, , ,
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
C G Am Em D Bm F#7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 320003 x02210 022000 xx0232 x24432 242322
B7 F#m B E A A7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x24242 244222 x24442 022100 x02220 x02223
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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Free chords for Jesus by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam). Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

...JESUS... by Cat Stevens
-----------...............
*from 'Buddha And The Chocolate Box' (1974)*
Intro:
C,
G  Am  G, Em, D  C (x2)
Verse 1:
Chorus 1:
Interlude:
G  Am  G, Em, D  C (x2)
Verse 2:
Chorus 2:
Coda:
D  C (x4)
Em  F#m, B  E, A, A7
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   C       G       Am      Em      D       Bm      F#7
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x32010  320003  x02210  022000  xx0232  x24432  242322
   B7      F#m     B       E       A       A7
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x24242  244222  x24442  022100  x02220  x02223
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Jesus Chords by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)

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