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Martin Luther by Tommy Womack
Martin Luther
Tommy plays this song capoed on the third fret and playing in C relative to the
capo. (All chords are relative to the capo.)
He uses two C chords: the garden variety C you know, and another where he lifts
his finger from the first fret of the B string, which is Cmaj7.
When he plays F, he roots it at the third fret of the D string, rather than
playing a bar chord rooted at the first fret of the low E. Keep this in mind.
The descending walk at the ends of the choruses/verses starts in C, then move the
root down to B (C/B), then Am, then Am with a G bass (Am/G), then F, then G again.
This walk will be labeled as C C/B Am Am/G F G.
Also, at the ends of the choruses/verses, he plays the F mentioned above, then
brings his thumb around to fret a G on the low E string. This is marked as F/G.
(Intro C)
Martin Luther slung his feces up against the wall.
Cmaj7
"Get thee hence here, Satan. You will not see me fall."
Dm Em F
Martin was a wanted man, it all just kinda got to him.
F/G C C/B Am Am/G F G
But now all Minnesota gives what Martin Luther's due him.
C
Martin Luther nailed a bunch of theses to a door.
Cmaj7
Ninety-five in all, he coulda thought of more.
Dm Em F
The printing press was hip, like the internet is now,
F/G C C/B Am Am/G F G
And Martin Luther got in trouble, like you don't know how.
(Chorus)
F G C C/B Am Am/G
Martin Luther said that a man can talk to God.
F G C C/B Am Am/G
All he needs between 'em is the taste of Jesus' blood.
F G C C/B Am Am/G
You don't have to sell things and you don't have to buy,
F F/G C C/B Am Am/G F G
And no man gets to say who goes to heaven when we die.
C
Martin Luther went to court, such as courts were then.
Cmaj7
You had the right to shut your mouth, and not open it back up again.
Dm Em F
Martin Luther talked, and Martin Luther talked,
F/G C C/B Am Am/G F G
And after Martin Luther finished talking, Martin Luther walked.
C
So the Pope sent folks to kill him, and they prob'ly would,
C2
If a gang of friendly monks ain't hid him in a dungeon for his own good.
Dm Em F
That's where he slung his feces, locked up in a cell.
F/G C C/B Am Am/G F G
Hallucinating Satan, but otherwise holding up quite well.
(Chorus)
F G C C/B Am Am/G
Martin Luther said that a man can talk to God.
F G C C/B Am Am/G
All he needs between 'em is the taste of Jesus' blood.
F G C C/B Am Am/G
You don't have to buy things and you don't have to sell,
F G C C/B Am Am/G
No man gets to say who goes to heaven or to hell.
F G C C/B Am Am/G
You don't have sell things and you don't have to buy,
F F/G C C/B Am Am/G F G
And no man gets to say who goes to heaven when we die.
C C/B Am Am/G F G
Martin Luther.
C C/B Am Am/G F G (end on C)
Martin Luther.
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