John and elvis are dead Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][F][Gsus4][F][Gsus4][F][C]
[Gsus4][F][Gsus4][F][Gsus4]
[F]
[C]Close

[Verse 1]
friend of mine as a child fell into [F]a slumber
[C]No sign of life since '75
Then one day he [F]just, what do you know
I' guessing God just called his [Gsus4]num ber[F]
[C]He called

[Verse 2]
me up he called
me up and said
"I've been awake about a week
[F]I'm thinking about asking the doctor
If he could put me back to sleep"
Then he laughed and [C]said
"Hey all the girls they look the same"
Don't they [F]know[Gsus4][F]
just what their mothers
Paid [Gsus4]in blood,
and tears [Dm]to change[Ddim]

[Verse 3]
But [Ddim]the words that made me [Bb]cry
The thing he softly [C]said
[G]It stayed with me,
it keeps [Am]messing with my h[A]ead
He said, "If [Bb]Jesus Christ is alive and well
Then how come John and
Elvis are [C]dead?"

[Verse 4]
[C]
Youth, beautiful youth
We walked through the walls
until we found the truth
And said [Gsus4]"Change i[F]t,
[Gsus4]it's ugly just change it"[F][C]
Everyone we used to know
Must have given up, so long ago
[F]You can see it,[Gsus4]
[F]it's written on their faces
[Gsus4]And the inside of t[F]heir clo[Dm]thes[Ddim]

[Verse 5]
But [Ddim]the words that [Dm]made me [Bb]cry
'Cause I knew just what
they [G]meant[Em][G]
[Dm]He turned to [A]me and said
"Hey boy, if [Bb]Jesus Christ
is alive and well
Then how come John and
Elvis [Ddim]are dead[C]?"

[Verse 6]
[C]
"Tell me [Bb]if Jesus Christ is alive and well
Then how come Marvin and
Elvis are [C]dead?"

[Verse 7]
[C]
I said, if [Bb]Jesus Christ is gonna [Gsus4]save
us from [G]ourselves[Fm]
Oh, how come [Bb]peace, love and Elvis are [C]dead?