Kris Kristofferson – Jesus Was A Capricorn (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
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
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B|-----0---0----------------|
G|-----1--------------------|
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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