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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------0---------0----------0---------0|
D|---- 2---------0----------2---------0----|
A|---2---2----------------3---3------------|
E|-------------3---3----------------3---3--|
I saw
Verse 1:
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------0-------------0-|
D|-----2--------------0-------------2-------|
A|--2------2-------------------3-------3----|
E|----------------3------3------------------|
Je-sus on the cor-ner talk-ing to some
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0----------------0--------------0-|
D|------0-------------2-----------------0------|
A|---------------2--------2--------------------|
E|---3----3------------------------3-------3---|
kids lean-ing on a light-post
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------0-------------0--------------0----|
D|-------2--------------0-------------2----------|
A|---3------3-----------------------2----2-------|
E|-------------------3----3----------------------|
roll-ing up a spliff he said child come and
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G|-------------0------------------0----------0|
D|------0---------------2----------------0----|
A|-------------------3-------3----------------|
E|--3-------3---------------------------3---3-|
try this as he point-ed right at me,
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B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0---------------0-------------------0---------------0|
D|-----2------------0-------------------2-------------------0-----|
A|--2-----2-----------------------3----------3--------------------|
E|----------------3------3-------------------------------3----3---|
hand-ed me a joint,said this might help you be - lieve
(same chords and pattern)
well i thought that i knew mary, the mother of the babe
but the saviour learnt his lessons, from wise old mary jane
all those miracles he did, and all those parables he told
were inspired by the ganja that he regularly rolled
(prechorus)
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------0-------------0---------------0------|
D|----------2------------------4-------------0-------------|
A|-------3------3-----------5-----5------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------3------3---------|
the night i smoked with je-sus i saw heaven way up
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------0------------------0----------------|
D|-----0-------------2---------------4------4|
A|----------------3------3-------5--------5--|
E|--3-------3--------------------------------|
close, I saw grandma in her nightie, faded
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B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------0---------------0-------------0|
D|-------0-------------0-------------2--------------4------|
A|--------------------------------3------3--------5----5---|
E|---3-------3-------3---3---------------------------------|
with the holy ghost, I saw Dav-id and Go - liath and
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B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------0------------0----------0------------0|
D|------0------------------2----------2-----------2-----|
A|----------------------2-----2--- 2-----2---- 2-----2--|
E|-3---------3------------------------------------------|
man, were they both stoned I saw
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------0-------------0---------------0--------------0--|
D|------2--------------4-------------0---------------0---------|
A|--3------3-------5------5------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3------3---------3-----3-----|
all of the a - postles in a cloud of righteous smoke, I said
Chorus:
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0------------0-------------------0------------0|
D|----2----------0----------------2----------------0-----|
A|-3----3---------------------3-------3------------------|
E|-------------3---3-----------------------------3---3---|
hey, is this what you meant by saved? to
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------0----------------0--------------------0----------0--|
D|-----2---------------0-------------------2---------------0-------|
A|--2------2---------------------------3--------3------------------|
E|------------------3-----3------------------------------3----3----|
get so high its spiritual, and you kind of fade away, I said
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0------------0------------------0------------0-|
D|----2----------0----------------2----------------0-----|
A|-3----3---------------------3-------3------------------|
E|-------------3---3-----------------------------3---3---|
hey will I see you when I die? he said
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B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------0----------------0-------------------0------------0|
D|-----2---------------0----------------- 2----------------0------|
A|--2------2------------------------3---------3-------------------|
E|------------------3-------3----------------------------3----3---|
if you keep on puffing then it all turns out al-right. I heard
>(verse two)<
Jesus on the corner, talking to some cops
only dooby-loving jesus gets the law enforcement crossed
if you travel down to venice and your're cruising right along
i guarantee you’ll see him, the saviour and his bong
and on sunday he is preaching, a blunts good for the soul
THC for all, for there is freedom in the bowl
if you need white-robe jesus, he’s somewhere in LA
growing marijuana, and burning til he’s blazed
>(prechorus)<
the night i smoked with jesus I saw heaven way up close,
I saw grandma in her nightie, faded with the holy ghost
I saw David and Goliath, and man were they both stoned
I saw all of the apostles in a cloud of righteous smoke
>(chorus)<
I said hey, is this what you meant you by saved?
You get so high it’s spiritual and you kind of float away,
I said hey, will I see you when I die?
he said if you keep on puffing then it all turns put alright
so ill just keep on puffing, hope it all turns out alright.
Outro:
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--------0--------0---------0-------0----|
D|----2---------0---------2-------0-------|
A|--2---2---------------3---3-------------|
E|------------3---3--------------3--3-----| x4
Other versions of this song
- Holy Smokes (Chords)
Song History
Published: April 24, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025