Jesus Christ chords

[VERSE 1]
[F]Jesus Christ was a man that travelled through the land
A carpenter true [C]and brave
He [F]said to the rich give your [C]goods to the [F]poor
And they laid Jesus[C] Christ in the [F]grave

[VERSE 2]
[F]He went to the sick and he [Bb]went to the [F]poor
And he went to the hungry and the [C]lame
And he [F]said that the meek would [Bb]inherit the whole [F]world
And they laid Jesus[C] Christ in the [F]grave

[VERSE 3]

[F]One day Jesus stopped at a [Bb]rich man’s d[F]oor
What must I do to be[C] saved
[F]Take all you own and [Bb]give it to the [F]poor
And they laid Jesus[C] Christ in the [F]grave

[VERSE 4]

[F]When the love of the poor shall [Bb]one day turn to [F]hate
When the patience of the workers give [C]away
[F]Would be better for the rich if they [Bb]never been [F]born
So they laid Jesus[C] Christ in the [F]grave

[VERSE 5]

[F]When Jesus came to town all the[Bb] working folks [F]around
Believed what he did [C]say
[F]But bankers and preachers [Bb]nailed him to the [F]cross
And they laid Jesus[C] Christ in the [F]grave

[VERSE 6]

[F]Well the people held their breath when they[Bb] heard about his [F]death
And everybody wondered [C]why
[F]Was the landlord and soldiers [Bb]lawmen there had [F]hired
That nailed Jesus[C] Christ in the [F]sky

[OUTRO]

[F]We would lay Jesus [Bb]Christ in the [F]grave Lord Lord
We would lay Jesus Christ in the [C]grave
And if [F]Jesus preached today like he [Bb]preached in [F]Galilee
We would lay Jesus[C] Christ in his [F]grave