Jesus Loves Me But He Can't Stand You chords by Austin Lounge Lizards

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: D

Intro:

G D A  G D A  G D A

Verse 1:

Em         F#m               D          G
I know you smoke, I know you drink that brew,
Em           F#m     D             Bm
I just can't abide a sinner like you, you know,
Em        F#m                  D             G
God can't either, that's why I know it to be true that
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Jesus loves me but he can't stand you.

Verse 2:

Em                    F#m           D      G
I'm going straight to heaven, boys, when I die, 'cause I've
Em            F#m        D            Bm
Crossed every T and I've dotted every I
Em      F#m                        D             G
Why, my preacher tells me that I'm god's kind of guy, that's why
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Jesus loves me, but, uh, you're gonna fry.

Chorus:

Em        A       D            Bm
God loves all his children, by gum,
Em         A               D        Bm
That don't mean he won't incinerate some,
Em        A          F#m        Bm      Em       A
Can't you feel those hot flames licking you?

Verse 3:

Em          F#m           D           G
I'm raising my kids in a righteous way,
Em                       F#m               D           Bm
So don't you be bringing your kids over to my house to play, why,
Em                 F#m           D           G
Yours will grow up stoned, left-leaning and gay, I know—
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Jesus told me on the phone today.

Chorus:

Em    A         D      Bm
Jesus loves me, this I know
Em     A             D            Bm
And he told me where you're gonna go,
Em              A        F#m       Bm      Em     A
There's lots of room for your kind down below

Outro:

G     D                A
Jesus loves me, but he can't stand you.
Jesus loves me, he loves me real good.:
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Jesus loves me, but he can't stand you.
I know he does. He called me up on the phone today:
G     D                A
Jesus loves me, but he can't stand you.
and told me how much he loves me. He said, "Son, I love you.":
G     D                A
Jesus loves me, but he can't stand you.
He speaks English pretty well, considering it's a second language for him.:
G     D                A
Jesus loves me, but he can't stand you.
You can talk to him, too, you know.:
G     D                A
Jesus loves me, but he can't stand you.
I've got a 900- number in Tulsa you can call him at, I do it all the time.:
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Jesus loves me, but he can't stand you.
He'll be glad to hear from you. I talk to him everyday.:

G     D                A
Jesus loves me, but he can't stand you.