When Jesus Came To Play
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste:
5th traste
JETHRO TULL – When Jesus Came to Play
from “Catfish Rising” (1991)
Capo 5
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
C D C G D
I was in my watering-hole with some ugly friends of mine
C D C G D
When the door came off its hinges like a cork from fizzy wine
Bb C
He said, my name is Jesus, I'm the leader of the band
F G
Got to set up my equipment, if you boys can lend a hand
D G A D
Oh yeah, when Jesus came to play
Bb A D
[Verse 2]
C D C G D
He set that bandstand jumping, yeah, and he cranked it up so loud
C D C G D
And he moved up to the microphone, had the attention of the crowd
Bb C
He said, my name is Jesus, going to turn your head around
F G
I'm going to make this easy, got no time to mess around
D G A D
Oh yeah, when Jesus came to play
Bb A G
When Jesus came to play
D
Oh when Jesus came to play
G A D
When Jesus came to play
G A Bm
When Jesus came to play
[Instrumental]
Bm G D Bm G A x2
D
[Verse 3]
Bb C
I got no twelve disciples, and I got no cross to bear
F G
If you thought they had me crucified, I guess you weren't there
D G A D
Oh yeah, when Jesus came to play
Bb A
When Jesus came
[Verse 4]
C D C G D
He sang about three or four numbers, yeah, but we'd heard it all before
C D C G D
We boys were getting restless, no girls were moving on the floor
C D C G D
Those parables, they were merciless, yeah, and the tables overturned
C D C G D
And there were no minor miracles but false prophets they were burned
Bb C
Well, maybe he was Jesus but his hair could have used a comb
F G
Long before he hit the last notes, we boys had all gone home
D G A D
Oh yeah, when Jesus came to play
G A D
When Jesus came to play
G A Bb
When Jesus came to play
G D
Oh when Jesus came to play
D
Oh Jesus, is it really you?
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