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Jesus Was A Capricorn by Kris Kristofferson
Jesus Was A Capricorn
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo on the second fret
Intro:
E
e|-----0---0----------------|
B|-----0---0----------------|
G|-----1--------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-2-----------2h3h4---2----|
E|-0------------------------|
Verse 1:
E
Jesus was a Capricorn
A E
He ate organic foods
He believed in love and peace
F# B
And never wore no shoes
Verse 2:
E
Long hair, beard and sandles
A E
And a funky bunch of friends
Reckon they'd just nail him up
B E
If he come down again
Chorus:
A E
'Cause everybody's got to have somebody to look down on
B A E
Who they can feel better than anytime they please
A E
Someone doin' somethin' dirty decent folks can frown on
B A E
You can't find nobody else then help yourself to me
Verse 3:
E
Egg Heads cussin' Red neck's cussin'
A E
Hippies for their hair
Others laugh at straights who laugh at
F# B
Freaks who laugh at squares
Verse 4:
E
Some folks hate the Whites
A E
Who hate the Blacks who hate the Klan
Most of us hate anything that
B E
We don't understand
Chorus
A E
'Cause everybody's got to have somebody to look down on
B A E
Who they can feel better than anytime they please
A E
Someone doin' somethin' dirty decent folks can frown on
B A E
You can't find nobody else then help yourself to me
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version 2
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
Sounds good fingerpicked, country-style, with alternating bass and fills.
V1.
D G D
Jesus was a Capricorn, he ate organic food,
E A
He believed in love and peace and never wore no shoes;
D G D
Long hair, beard and sandals and a funky bunch of friends,
A D
Reckon they just nailed him up so he'd come down again.
Chorus:
G D
Cause everybody's got to have somebody to look down on,
A G D
Those they can be better than at any time they please,
G D
Some folks doin' something dirty decent folks can frown on,
A G D
If you can't find nobody else, then help yourself to me.
V2.
D G D
Eggheads fussin,' rednecks cussin,' hippies for their hair,
E A
Others laugh at straights, who laugh at freaks, who laugh at squares;
D G D
Some folks hate the whites, who hate the blacks, who hate the Klan,
A D
Most of us hate anything that we don't understand.
(Repeat Chorus)
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version 3
[Verse]
G
Jesus was a Capricorn
C G
He ate organic food
He believed in love and peace
A D
And never wore no shoes
G
Long hair, beard and sandles
C G
And a funky bunch of friends
C G
Reckon we'd just nail him up
D G
If he came down again
[Chorus]
C G
'Cause everybody's gotta have somebody to look down on
C G
Prove they can be better than at any time they choose
C G
Someone doin' somethin' dirty decent folks can frown on
D C G
If you can't find nobody else, then help yourself to me
[Verse]
G
Eggheads fussin' rednecks cussin'
C G
Hippies for their hair
Others laugh at straights who laugh at
A D
Freaks who laugh at squares
G
Some folks hate the Whites
C G
Who hate the Blacks who hate the Klan
C G
Most of us hate anything that
D G
We don't understand
[Chorus]
C G
'Cause everybody's gotta have somebody to look down on
C G
Prove they can be better than at any time they choose
C G
Someone doin' somethin' dirty decent folks can frown on
D C G
If you can't find nobody else, then help yourself to me
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