Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
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Muhammad, my friend, it’s time to tell the world
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We both know it was a girl back in Bethlehem
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And on that fateful day when she was crucified
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She wore Shiseido Red and we drank tea by her side
Chorus:
BB A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Sweet, sweet, sweet
D MajorD E MajorE
Used to be so sweet to me, well
Verse 2:
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Muhammad, my friend, I’m getting very scared
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Teach me how to love my brothers who don’t know the law
BB A augmentedA E MajorE
And what about the deal on the flying trapeze?
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Got a peanut butter hand, but honey do drop in at the Dew Drop Inn
Chorus:
BB A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Sweet, sweet, sweet
D MajorD E MajorE
Between the boys and the bees
BB A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Sweet, sweet, sweet
BB A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Sweet, sweet, yes
D MajorD E MajorE
Between the boys and the bees
Bridge:
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And Moses, I know
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I know you’ve seen fire
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But you’ve never seen fire
D MajorD E MajorE
Until that you’ve seen Pele blow
BB
And I’ve never seen light
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But I sure have seen gold
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And Gladys save a place for me on your grapevine
D MajorD E MajorE
Till I get my own TV show
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Ashre, ashre, ashre, ashre
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And if I lose my Cracker Jacks at the tidal wave
D MajorD E MajorE
I got a place in the Pope’s rubber robe
Outro:
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I said Muhammad, my friend, it’s time to tell the world
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
We both know it was a girl back in Bethlehem
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
We both know it was a girl back in Bethlehem
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
We both know it was a girl back in Bethlehem
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
We both know it was a girl back in Bethlehem