Baby Jesus chords by Regina Spektor

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: C

Verse 1:
                Fm
you know that statue, that statue of baby jesus

                                                C7
in the window   in the window of the 99 cent store




              C7                         Fm
last night I saw the owner kiss it and whisper in its ear

I was walking home from walgreen's and he did not hear me see him

            F
and on the very very next morning all the subway cars were hallelu-leluing

                                                    C
welcome back the baby king, the baby king. All the believers they were smiling

       F                                     C7
and winking at each other. I could honestly say I was scared for my life



Chorus:
            C/E                        F
they said, all the non-believers they get to eat dirt

           C                           G
and the believers get to spit on their graves

 C/E                        F
all the non-believers they get to eat dirt

           C                           G
and the believers get to spit on their graves


 Fsus2             C/E                C           G
all non-believers, all non-believers, all non-believers  (x2)



Verse 2:

                Fm
you know that statue, that statue of baby jesus

                                                C7
in the window   in the window of the 99 cent store

               C7                           Fm
they've been showing it on the news it was thirty times its size

        C7
with a megaphone and a heart-shaped bruise it was hovering in the skies

             F
and all the subway cars were hallelu-lelu-leluing, hallejuah

  F
welcome back the baby king, the baby king

            C                             F
all the believers they were smiling and winking at each other

                  C7
I could honestly say I was scared for my life



Chorus:
            C/E                        F
they said, all the non-believers they get to eat dirt

           C                           G
and the believers get to spit on their graves

 C/E                        F
all the non-believers they get to eat dirt

           C                           G
and the believers get to spit on their graves


 Fsus2             C/E                C           G
all non-believers, all non-believers, all non-believers  (x2)


 C/E               F               G7                C
believe!        believe!        believe!        believe!

 C/E               F               C/G       Cmaj7    C
believe!        believe!        believe! believe! believe!

  G
believe believe believe believe believe believe believe believe

  G
believe



Verse 3:

                Fm
you know that statue, that statue of baby jesus

                                                C7
in the window   in the window of the 99 cent store

            C7                          Fm
when I woke up I ran and bought it and locked it in my closet

         C7
with a little bread and water

                                             F
and a flashlight and a first aid kit til he grows