Jesus Christ chords and lyrics - WOODY GUTHRIE AND WILL GEER

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[Verse 1]
[D]Jesus Christ was a man that
[G]traveled through the land
[D]Hard working man and [A]brave
He [D]said to the rich,
"Give your [G]goods to the poor"
[D]So they laid [A]Je sus Christ in His [D]grave
Yes, [G]Jesus was a man,
[D]a carpenter by hand
His followers true and [A]brave
[D]One dirty coward called [G]Judas [D]Iscariot
Laid [A]poor Jesus in His [D]grave

[Verse 2]
He [D]went to the preacher,
He [G]went to the sher[D]iff
Told them all the [A]same
"Sell [D]all of your jew[G]elry
and give it to the poor"
[D]So they lai[A]d Jesus Christ
in His [D]grave
[G]

[Verse 3]
[D]
When Jesus come to town,
all the [G]working folks [D]around
Believed what he did [A]say
The [D]bankers and the preachers,
they [G]nailed Him on [D]the cross
And they laid Jesus [A]Christ in his [D]grave
And the [G]working

[Verse 4]
people fol
[D]lowed him around
Singing and shouting [A]gay
But [D]the cops and soldiers
[G]nailed him in the [D]air
And they laid Jesus [A]Christ
in his [D]grave
[G]

[Verse 5]
[D]
Well the people held their breath when
they [G]heard about his [D]death
Everybody wondered [A]why
It [D]was the land[G]lord and the
soldiers that they [D]hired
To nail [A]Jesus Christ in the sky
[D]

[Verse 6]
This song was made in [G]New York [D]City
Of rich man and preachers, [A]and slaves
If [D]Je sus was to preach like
[G]He preached [D]in Galillee
They would lay Jesus [A]Christ in His [D]grave

[Verse 7]
[D]
Yes, [G]Jesus was a man and a
[D]carpenter by hand
His followers true and [A]brave
[D]One dirty coward called [G]Judas [D]Iscariot
As laid poor [A]Jesus in His [D]grave