Jesus And Marianne chords by Jon Wolfe

• Capo on 3rd

Key: Gm

♫ Intro:

Em


♫ Verse 1:
Em                                 D
On a lone south Texas highway just north of a border town
      Em                              D
Those old coyotes yip and howl as the sun's goin' down
         Am                         Em
With her thumb out in the air and a cross around her neck
      Am                                Em
And a newborn babe in a linen wrap held tight against her chest

♫ Verse 2:
Em                  D
A mouthful of dust, blood stains on her shirt
    Em                                 D
She prays in ragged breaths, while the devil stirs the dirt
    Am                              Em
She wonders if they'll make it with tears in her tired eyes
       Am                              Em
As the only set of headlights in three hours rolls on by


♫ Chorus:
Am            Em
Jesus and Marianne
     Am              Em
On a Via Dolorosa 50 miles from the Rio Grande
        Am
They'll cross to new beginnings
  Em              Am
Together till the end
              Em
Jesus and Marianne


♫ Verse 3:
Em                              D
The landscape's ghostly shadows finally fade to black
     Em                                   D
It's faith that keeps her goin' cause she knows they can't go back
Am                                   Em
Back home on down the hallway in the bedroom on the bed
     Am                      Em
Is a worn out Indian blanket soaked in crimson red


♫ Verse 4:
Em                                      D
A spilled out fifth of whiskey, gripped in a cold dead hand
    Em                                D
The hand that struck her on the cheek time and time again
  Am                          Em
Beside him on the night stand a Colt .45
  Am                                     Em
5 bullets in the chamber one in his left side


♫ Chorus:
Am            Em
Jesus and Marianne
     Am              Em
On a Via Dolorosa 50 miles from the Rio Grande
        Am
They'll cross to new beginnings
  Em              Am
Together till the end
              Em
Jesus and Marianne


♫ Verse 5:
Em                            D
Scattered on the dresser were shards of broken glass
  Em                           D
A gun belt, a holster, and his badge made of brass
    Am                   Em
The one he hid behind to justify his ways
       Am                             Em
And to guard the cartel money stacked in the closet safe


♫ Verse 6:
Em                         D
Inside a hollowed bible is where she found the key
    Em                           D
The key to her salvation between Ruth and 2nd Kings
        Am                             Em
And the dozen block of hundreds, meant for the Judge's son
        Am                               Em
Was the prayer the Lord had answered for them to make a run


♫ Chorus:
Am            Em
Jesus and Marianne
     Am              Em
On a Via Dolorosa 50 miles from the Rio Grande
        Am
They'll cross to new beginnings
  Em              Am
Together till the end
              Em
Jesus and Marianne


♫ Verse 7:
Em                                D
They found the safe wide open and what was left inside
     Em                                 D
Was enough to bring that little town in darkness to the light
    Am                                         Em
The walls are flashing blue and red while they taped it off outside
     Am                                                     Em
As a truck bound for Brownsville gives Jesus and Marianne a ride