Hey Jesus chords by Indigo Girls

Chords with lyrics

Chords used in this song:

G(Bb majorBb)*    3 2 0 0 2 2
C9(Eb9Eb9)   x 3 2 0 2 2
Em9(Gm7Gm7)   0 2 2 0 0(1)
D(FF)     x x 0 2 3 2
F(AbAb)    1 3 3 2 1 1
C(Eb MajorEb)    x 3 2 0 2 0
Am7(Cm7Cm7)   x 0 2 0 1 0
Dsus(FsusFsus)  x x 0 2 1 3
D7(F7F7)    x x 0 2 1 2
F#sus(AsusAsus) 2 4 4 4 x x
B7(D7D7)    x 2 4 2 4 2
Em9(Gm9Gm9)   0 2 0 0 3 2
D7(11)F7(11) x 3 0 0 3 2
* chords in parentheses indicate actual pitch.

Basic Strum Pattern
(Capo at 3rd fret)
  G+G    C(9)         D MajorD     C(9)
--3--3-3-3-3-----3-3--3-3-3-3---2--2-2---2-0----0-0---------------------
--3--3-3-3-3-----3-3--3-3-3-3---3--3-3---3-3----3-3---------------------
--0--0-0-0-0-----0-0--0-0-0-0---2--2-2---2-0----0-0---------0-----0-----
--0--0-0-0-2-----2-2--2-2-2-2---0--0-0---0-2----2-2------4-----4--------
--2--2-2-2-3-----3-3--3-3-3-3--------------3----3-3---------------------
--3--3-3-3--------------------------------------------------------------

Basic Picking Pattern at 1st and 2nd Endings
  Em9Em9                D7(11)
-----------------2-------------------------------------2----2-2---------
--------3-----3-----------3-------------------3-----3--3----3-3---------
-----------0----------------------------0--------------0----0-0---------
--------------------------------0----------0-----0--------------0-0-0-0-
-----2-----------------2-----2------3---------------------------0-0-0-0-
-0----------------------------------------------------------------------


Intro: Bb majorBb Eb(9) FF Eb(9) (two times)

Bb majorBb   Eb(9)      FF Eb(9)
hey, jesus, it's me.
Bb majorBb       Eb(9)    FF Eb(9)
i don't usually talk to you.
Bb majorBb    Eb(9)      FF          Eb(9)
but my baby's gonna leave me, and there's something you must do.

Bb majorBb Eb(9) FF Eb(9)

         FF    Gm7Gm7 Gm9Gm9
i am not your faithful servant, I hang around
Eb(9)      FF          Gm7Gm7  Gm9Gm9
sometimes with a bunch of your black sheep,
        AbAb   Eb MajorEb            Cm7(4)
but if you make my baby stay, i'll make it up to you
Cm7Cm7      FsusFsus     A7sus D7D7 Gm9Gm9 F7F7
It?s a promise I will keep.

(repeats)
hey jesus, it's me.
I'm the one who talked to you yesterday
Asked you please, please for a favor.
But my baby's gone away.
went away anyway
and i don't really think its fair.
you've got the power to make us all believe in you.
and then we call you in despair,
and you don't come through.

hey jesus, it's me, I'm sorry.
I don't remember all I said.
I had a few, no, too many
and they went straight to my head.
Made me feel like i could argue with god.
but you know, it's easy for you.
you got friends all over the world.
you had the whole world waiting for your birth.
but now i ain't got nobody

Cm7Cm7     F7F7     A minorAm D7D7
I don't know what my life's worth.

i'm not gonna call you anymore.
I'm sure you've got a million things to do.
all i was trying to do was to get through to you,
get through to you.
?cause when i die and i get up to your doors,
i don't even know if you're gonna let me in the place.
                    Cm7Cm7
how come i gotta die to get a chance to talk to you
F7F7   A minorAm  D7D7 Gm9Gm9 F7F7 FsusFsus Bb majorBb
face to face?

--
Mike Beale
[email protected]
University of Oregon

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