Barabbas chords by Jeremy Pinnell

• Capo on 2nd

Key: A


Intro:

G


Verse 1:
G
I’m like Barabbas from the bible, I’m an old common crook
                                                       D  C G
I ain’t no John the Baptist, a prophet from the book, oooooooh


Verse 2:
G

Samson told Delilah, I’m as strong as an ox
                                                                      D  C G
That’s about the time, that’s about the time - she cut his hair off, oooooooh


Chorus:
         C
You know Jesus never shows up
C
But the devil always does
C
And I wish that it was different
                             G
But that’s the way it always was


Verse 3:
G
David saw Bathsheba and he killed his best friend
                                                   D  C G
And he fought Goliath, you know giants never win, ooooooh


Verse 4:
G
Jesus was in the temple and he saw that all was lost
                                                       D  C G
And a couple hours later He was hanging from a cross, ooooooh


Chorus:
         C
You know Jesus never shows up
C
But the devil always does
C
And I wish that it was different
                             G
But that’s the way it always was


Verse 5:
G
The Bible’s written stories that no one understands
                                                      D  C G
And that’s a good sign that it was written by a man, ooooooh


Verse 6:
G
Some people say, they say the end is near
                                                        D  C G
But what they don’t understand, it’s always been here, ooooooh