Jesus Christ lyrics and chords

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Jesus Christ
Written and recorded by Woody Guthrie 

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Jesus Christ was a man that traveled through the land
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Hard working man and brave
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He said to the rich give your goods to the poor
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So they laid Jesus Christ in His grave

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Yes Jesus was a man a carpenter by hand
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His followers true and brave
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One dirty coward called Judas Iscariot
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Has laid poor Jesus in his grave

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He went to the preacher he went to the sheriff
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Told them all the same
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Sell all of your jewelry and give it to the poor
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So they laid Jesus Christ in His grave

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When Jesus come to town the working folks around
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Believed what He did say
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The bankers and the preachers they nailed Him on a cross
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And they laid Jesus Christ in His grave

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Now the working people followed Him around
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Sang and shouted gay
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But the cops and the soldiers nailed Him in the air
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And they laid Jesus Christ in His grave

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Well the people held their breath when they heard about His death
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Everybody wondered why
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It was the landlord and the soldiers that he hired
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That nailed Jesus Christ in the sky

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This song was made in New York City
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Of rich mans and preachers and slaves
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If Jesus was to preach like He preached in Galilee
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They would lay Jesus Christ in His grave

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