Merle Haggard – Jesus Christ (Guitar)

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Hey everybody. Great song that appeared at the end of Michael Moore's 'Captalism: A Love Story' Enjoy! [Verse 1]
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Jesus Christ was a man that travelled through the land

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A carpenter true and brave

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He said to the rich give your goods to the poor

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And they laid Jesus Christ in the grave
[Verse 2]
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He went to the sick and he went to the poor

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And he went to the hungry and the lame

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And he said that the meek would inherit the whole world

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And they laid Jesus Christ in the grave
[Verse 3]
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One day Jesus stopped at a rich man’s door

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What must I do to be saved

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Take all you own and give it to the poor

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And they laid Jesus Christ in the grave
[Verse 4]
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When the love of the poor shall one day turn to hate

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When the patience of the workers give away

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Would be better for the rich if they never been born

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So they laid Jesus Christ in the grave
[Verse 5]
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When Jesus came to town all the working folks around

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Believed what he did say

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But bankers and preachers nailed him to the cross

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And they laid Jesus Christ in the grave
[Verse 6]
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Well the people held their breath when they heard about his death

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And everybody wondered why

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Was the landlord and soldiers lawmen there had hired

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That nailed Jesus Christ in the sky
[Outro]
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We would lay Jesus Christ in the grave Lord Lord

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We would lay Jesus Christ in the grave

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And if Jesus preached today like he preached in Galilee

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We would lay Jesus Christ in his grave