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************** JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN *************
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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D —————————-|
A —2———–2h3h4—2—-|
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Verse 1:
E
Jesus was a Capricorn
A E
He ate organic foods
He believed in love and peace
F# B
And never want no shoes
Verse 2:
E
Long hair beard and sandles
A E
And a funky bunch of friends
Recon ages made 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 to came feel better than anytime be pleased
A E
Someone doin’ somethin’ dirty decent folks can frown on
B A E
You can find nobody else and help yourself to me
Verse 3:
E
Egg Head’s causen Red neck’s cousin
A E
Hippies fall 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 Clams
Most of us hate anything that
B E
We don’t understand
Chorus
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Perret Charles.
