Rhythm Guitar chords by Johnny Paycheck

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
Bb majorBb          C majorC          FF
Nobody wants to play rhythm guitar behind Jesus
Bb majorBb            C majorC         FF
Everybody wants to be the lead singer in the band


Verse 1:
FF               Bb majorBb     G+G
A augmentedA preacher I once talked to in Washington DC
C majorC                    FF
Told me that preachin' the gospel isn't all that it should be
Bb majorBb                C majorC      FF       Bb majorBb
I said it really didn't surprise me but I've often wondered why
           C majorC          FF FF N.C.
I'll never forget the words he said or the look that came to his eye

Chorus:
        Bb majorBb          C majorC          FF
When he said - Nobody wants to play rhythm guitar behind Jesus
Bb majorBb            C majorC         FF
Everybody wants to be the lead singer in the band
     Bb majorBb          C majorC
Well it's hard to get a bead on what's divine
   FF             Bb majorBb
With everybody pushin' for the head of the line
                 C majorC       FF
I don't think it's workin' out at all the way he planned


Verse 2:
FF                     Bb majorBb      G+G
I once shared a pizza with a pop star on a New York City street
C majorC                   FF
He was the most unhappy prophet you'd ever want to meet
Bb majorBb             C majorC            FF        Bb majorBb
He said he really wanted to change the world but he couldn't imagine how
               C majorC             FF F N.C.
But he'd written a song about what's gone wrong and I'm a-singin' it to you now


Chorus:
        Bb majorBb          C majorC          FF
When he said - Nobody wants to play rhythm guitar behind Jesus
Bb majorBb            C majorC         FF
Everybody wants to be the lead singer in the band
     Bb majorBb          C majorC
Well it's hard to get a bead on what's divine
   FF             Bb majorBb
With everybody pushin' for the head of the line
                 C majorC       FF
I don't think it's workin' out at all the way he planned


Outro:
Bb majorBb          C majorC          FF
Nobody wants to play rhythm guitar behind Jesus
Bb majorBb            C majorC         FF