Jerusalem chords by Dan Bern
Guitar chords with lyrics
Intro:
G C/G G C/G G
D* G D* G D* G
C/G G C/G
Verse 1:
G D Em C
When I tell you that I love you, don't test my love
G C/G
Accept my love
G C/G
Don't test my love
C D G
'Cause maybe I don't love you all that much
Interlude:
D* G D*
Verse 2:
G D Em C
Don't ask what kind of music I'm gonna play tonight
G C/G
Just stay awhile
G C/G
Hear for yourself a while
G D Em C
And if you must put me in a box make sure it's a big box
G C/G
With lots of windows
G C/G
And a door to walk through
G C/G
And a nice high chimney
G D Em C
So we can burn, burn, burn everything that we don't like
G C/G
And watch the ashes
G C/G
Fly up to heaven
G C/G
Maybe all the way to India
G D Em
I'd like that
Interlude:
|D* |G |D* |
Verse 3:
G D Em C
All the ancient kings came to my door
G D Em C
They said, "Do you wanna be an ancient king, too?" I said, "Oh yes, very much
G C/G
But I think my timing's wrong"
G C/G
They said, "Time is relative
G C/G
Or did you misread Einstein?"
G C/G
I said, "You really mean it?"
G C/G
They said, "What do ya think we come here for
G D Em
Our goddamn health or something?"
Interlude:
|D* |G |D* |
Verse 4:
G D Em C
Everybody's waiting for the Messiah
G C/G
The Jews are waiting
G C/G
Christians are waiting
G C/G
Also the Muslims
G C/G
It's like everybody's waiting
G C/G
They've been waiting a long time
G C/G
I know how I hate to wait
G C/G
Like even for a bus or something
G C/G
An important phone call
G C/G
So I can just imagine
G C/G
How darned impatient
G C/G
Everybody must be getting
G C/G
So I think it's time now
G C/G
Time to reveal myself
G C/G
I am the Messiah
G C/G C/G C/G
I am the Messiah
G C/G
Yes, I think you heard me right
G C/G
I am the Messiah
G C/G
I was gonna wait till next year
G C/G
Build up the suspense a little
G C/G
Make it a really big surprise
G C/G
But I could not resist
G C/G
It's like when you've got a really big secret
G C/G
You're just bursting to tell someone
G C/G
It was sort of like that with this
G C/G
And now that I've told you
G C/G
I feel this great weight lifted
G C/G
Doctor Nesbaum was right
G C/G
He's my therapist
G D Em
He said, "Get it out in the open
Interlude:
|D* |G |D* |
Verse 5:
G D Em C
I spent ten whole days in Jerusalem
G C/G
Mmm, Jerusalem
G C/G
Sweet Jerusalem
G C/G
And all I ate was olives
G C/G
Nothing but olives
G C/G
Mountains of olives
G C/G
It was a good ten days
G C/G
I like olives
G C/G
I like you, too
Verse 6:
G D
When I tell you that I love you
Em C
Don't test my love
G C/G
Accept my love
G C/G
Don't test my love
C D G D* C* G
Cause maybe I don't love you all that much Last updated:
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