Kris Kristofferson – Jesus Was A Capricorn (Guitar)

Key
-
Versions (2)

Auto-scroll

Chords

Written and performed by Kris Kristofferson Version of his live at the Philarmonic in 1972. Except the introduction there's not a lot of difference with the album version. 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