Holy Smokes chords by Anna Bates

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

here's the picking pattern for each chord

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0----------0-----------0----------0--------------------------------|
D|-----2---------2-----------2----------4------------------------------------|
A|---2---2-----------------3---3------5---5----------------------------------|
E|-------------3---3---------------------------------------------------------|
     Em         G           C          D

(if you are strumming instead of picking the notes, just play the regular D-chord shape)


Intro:
Em G C G

Verse 1:
       Em          G
I saw Jesus on the corner
C               G
Talking to some kids
Em           G
Leaning on a light post
C            G
Rollin' up a spliff
          Em             G
He said, "Child come and try this."
      C                G
As he pointed right at me
Em          G
Handed me a joint
            C                  G
Said, "This might help you believe."
      Em                  G
Oh, I thought that I knew Mary
    C             G
The mother of the Babe
        Em                 G
But the Savior learned his lessons
     C             G
From wise old Mary Jane
          E           G
All those miracles he did
          C           G
All those parables he told
        Em           G             C         G
Were inspired by the ganja that he regularly rolled


Chorus:
    C                    D          G             G
The night I smoked with Jesus I saw heaven way up close
      C              D
I saw Grandma in her nighty
      G             G
Faded with the Holy Ghost
      C            D
I saw David and Goliath
    G             G     G     G
And man were they both stoned
      C           D            G                  G
I saw all of the apostles in a cloud of righteous smoke
         Em   G
I said, "Hey
        C                 G
Is this what you meant by saved?
    Em                 G
You get so high it's spiritual
         C           G
You just kinda float away."
         Em     G
I said, "Hey
       C              G
Will I see you when I die?"
          Em              G
He said, "If you keep on puffing
        C               G
Then it all turns out alright."


Verse 2:
        Em           G
I heard Jesus on the corner
 C               G
Talking to some cops
     Em            G
Only doobie lovin' Jesus
         C               G
Gets the law enforcement crossed
        Em            G
If you travel down to Venice
           C              G
And you're cruisin' right along
   Em              G
I guarantee you'll see him
    C              G
The Savior and his bong
       Em           G
And on Sunday he is preachin'
  C                    G
A blunt's good for the soul
Em      G                C              G
THC for all for there is freedom in the bowl
   Em                   G
If you need white-robed Jesus
     C             G
He's somewhere in LA
Em           G
Growin' marijuana
    C                 G
And burnin' till he's blazed


Chorus:
    C                    D          G             G
The night I smoked with Jesus I saw heaven way up close
      C              D
I saw Grandma in her nighty
      G             G
Faded with the Holy Ghost
      C            D
I saw David and Goliath
    G             G      G     G
And man were they both stoned
       C           D           G                  G
I saw all of the apostles in a cloud of righteous smoke
         Em   G
I said, "Hey
        C                 G
Is this what you meant by saved?
    Em               G
You get so high it's spiritual
         C           G
You just kinda float away."
         Em   G
I said, "Hey
       C              G
Will I see you when I die?"
          Em             G
He said, "If you keep on puffing
        C               G
Then it all turns out alright."
   Em                G
So I’ll just keep on puffin’
        C               G
Hope it all turns out alright

Outro:
 Em G C G (as many times as you want lol)