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Holy Roller by Jeffrey East


              Holy Roller 



Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
 
[Intro]
G  Em  Am7  D
G  Em  Am7  D
 
 
[Verse]
          G                     Em
He was a backwoods Appalachain missionary
 Am                             D
Learned the word of God at the seminary
  G                      Em       Am7  Dsus4
Prayed every day like a good man should
 
          G            Em
He liked Amy Grant as much as Zeppelin
     Am7                  D
How Great Thou Att, Stairway To Heaven
 
 G                      Em7         Am7      D
Everyone was welcome in his neck of the woods
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
    A
He preached damnation to the congregation
     C                 A
One Sunday everything changed
 
          A
Now it's all peace and love
                          C      D
And Jesus and Joseph and Mary ... Jane
 
 
[Chorus]
 C
Head in the clouds at the gospel meetings
 G
Sunday pot luck has a different meaning
 D
Preaching hallelujah are you washed in the blood
          Em         D              G
If you're out there sinning better nip it in the bud
 
     C
His back don't hurt and he sure is nice
 G
Running with the Lord and he's high on life
     D
His message is strong
                   Em           C
Just a little bit slow-ow-ow-ow-er
 
               D    G    Em7 Am D
'Cause he's a Holy Roller
 
 
[Verse]
         G                      Em
Aw now, goin' to church used to be a drag
         Am                       D
Now the front rows full of folks tryna get a contact...
G   Em                          Am     D
 Hi(gh), how you doing' sister Margaret
 
              G                   Em
And when the service is over you better believe
Am                      D
Yeah, he's got his own Garden of Eden
     G                          Em
And back at the house and when he's alone
         Am                    D
He just fires one up and gets real stoned
 
 
[Chorus]
 C
Head in the clouds at the gospel meetings
 G
Sunday pot luck has a different meaning
 D
Preaching hallelujah are you washed in the blood
          Em         D              G
If you're out there sinning better nip it in the bud
 
     C
His back don't hurt and he sure is nice
 G
Running with the Lord and he's high on life
     D
His message is strong
                   Em           C
Just a little bit slow-ow-ow-ow-er
 
               D    G
'Cause he's a Holy Roller
 
 
[Instrumental]
Em Am D
G Em Am D
 
 
[Break]
           A
Now don't judge a man for being so crude
 C
What would Jesus doo ... bie (heh, heh, heh)
 
 
[Chorus]
 C
Head in the clouds at the gospel meeting
 G
Sunday pot luck's got a different meaning
 D
Preaching hallelujah, you washed in the blood
          Em         D              G
If you're out there sinning better nip it in the bud
 
     C
His back don't hurt and he sure is nice
 G
Running with the Lord and he's high on life
     D
His message is strong
                   Em           C   C
Just a little bit slow-wow-wow-wower
 D
You know why
 
                    G    Em Am D
'Cause he's a Holy Roller
 
 
[Outro]
      G    Em Am D G
Holy Roller




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