Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
Bb majorBb AbAb N.C.
Well I was born an original sinner
Bb majorBb AbAb N.C.
I was born from original sin
Bb majorBb AbAb N.C.
And if I had a dollar bill for all the things I've done
Bb majorBb AbAb N.C.
There'd be a mountain of money piled up to my chin. Hey!
Hook:
Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb FF x2
Verse 2:
Bb majorBb AbAb N.C.
My mother told me good, my mother told me strong
Bb majorBb AbAb N.C.
She said, be true to yourself and you can't go wrong
Bb majorBb AbAb N.C.
But there's just one thing that you must understand
Bb majorBb AbAb FF
You can fool with your brother
Chorus:
FF Bb majorBb
But don't mess with a missionary man
FF Bb majorBb
Don't mess with a missionary man
FF Bb majorBb
Don't mess with a missionary man
FF Bb majorBb
Don't mess with a missionary man
Verse 3:
FF Bb majorBb AbAb Bb majorBb
Oh, the missionary man, he's got God on his side
Bb majorBb AbAb Bb majorBb
He's got the saints and ap-ostles backing up from behind
Bb6Bb6
Black eyed looks from those Bible books
Bb7Bb7
He's a man with a mission, got a serious mind
Bb majorBb AbAb Bb majorBb
There was a woman in the jungle and a monkey on a tree
Bb6Bb6
The missionary man, he was following me
Bb7Bb7
He said, stop what you're doing, get down upon your knees
Bb7Bb7 N.C.
I've a message for you that you better believe (believe, believe...)
Hook:
Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb FF x2
Harmonica Solo:
Bb majorBb AbAb Bb majorBb AbAb x4
Hook:
Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb FF x2
Hey hey hey,
Verse 4:
Bb majorBb AbAb
Well I was born an original sinner
Bb majorBb AbAb
I was born from original sin
Bb majorBb AbAb
And if I had a dollar bill for all the things I've done
Bb majorBb AbAb N.C.
There'd be a mountain of money (money, money...)
Drum Fill:
Outro:
Bb/Ab Eb/GEb/G GbGb
No.. Don't mess with him no more Ohhh
GbGb Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb FF
Don't mess with a missionary man (Oh.. Leave him alone)
GbGb
Missionary man (oh just mess with him no more)
AbAb
Missionary man (ohhh, nooo)
GbGb
Missionary man
AbAb Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb FF
Don't mess with a missionary man
AbAb GbGb Bb majorBb
Missionary man