Chords for Billy Joe Shaver - You Can't Beat Jesus Christ
Tempo:
103.95 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
G
Em
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] He was born to be known as everybody's brother.
He is a father's son and Mary is his mother.
[A] He rested in my sleeping room.
[D] Well, [A]
sometimes [E] I'd say, Daddy, I'm dead.
[B] I'm waiting to get around there.
[A]
You just take [G] me to the [E] cross, baby.
I used to drink and drive through till my back was too close.
Now I'm taking it to the limit, looking for something to do.
The [G] more [A] you're with me, the more you can't [F] lose.
Little [E] Lord knows I'm rolling, I ain't gonna get no work.
Ain't no [B] shoes here, nobody.
[A] I ain't been saved [G] like Jesus, [E] honey, get in the house.
Praise the Lord, y'all.
Praise the [G] Lord, people.
[A] [E]
[A] He done got Jesus, got the help.
[G]
[E]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[F] [D] [E]
Even though I am a senator, he will always be my friend.
He starts in the middle and he [G] does not have an end.
And [A] my soul [E] was held for my son.
[A] Yeah, he is the [G] one who [E] paid the price, yes, he is.
[B] No reason to deny [A] it.
All in [G] all, Jesus [E] Christ.
Let's go, baby.
[Em]
Let's go to the side.
[E] Let's go, Nick, Vincent, Gary.
[Dm]
[Em] [B] [D]
[G] [A] [Em]
[Am]
[Em]
[E]
Praise the Lord, the truth, honesty, [A] faith, and love.
[Em] [F#] [Em]
[B] [A]
[Dm] [Em] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[A#]
He is a father's son and Mary is his mother.
[A] He rested in my sleeping room.
[D] Well, [A]
sometimes [E] I'd say, Daddy, I'm dead.
[B] I'm waiting to get around there.
[A]
You just take [G] me to the [E] cross, baby.
I used to drink and drive through till my back was too close.
Now I'm taking it to the limit, looking for something to do.
The [G] more [A] you're with me, the more you can't [F] lose.
Little [E] Lord knows I'm rolling, I ain't gonna get no work.
Ain't no [B] shoes here, nobody.
[A] I ain't been saved [G] like Jesus, [E] honey, get in the house.
Praise the Lord, y'all.
Praise the [G] Lord, people.
[A] [E]
[A] He done got Jesus, got the help.
[G]
[E]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[F] [D] [E]
Even though I am a senator, he will always be my friend.
He starts in the middle and he [G] does not have an end.
And [A] my soul [E] was held for my son.
[A] Yeah, he is the [G] one who [E] paid the price, yes, he is.
[B] No reason to deny [A] it.
All in [G] all, Jesus [E] Christ.
Let's go, baby.
[Em]
Let's go to the side.
[E] Let's go, Nick, Vincent, Gary.
[Dm]
[Em] [B] [D]
[G] [A] [Em]
[Am]
[Em]
[E]
Praise the Lord, the truth, honesty, [A] faith, and love.
[Em] [F#] [Em]
[B] [A]
[Dm] [Em] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[A#]
Key:
E
A
G
Em
D
E
A
G
[E] _ _ He was born to be known as everybody's brother.
He is a father's son and Mary is his mother.
_ [A] He rested in my sleeping room.
_ _ [D] Well, [A]
sometimes [E] I'd say, Daddy, I'm dead. _ _ _
_ _ [B] I'm waiting to get around there.
[A] _
You just take [G] me to the [E] cross, baby. _ _ _
_ I used to drink and drive through till my back was too close.
Now I'm taking it to the limit, looking for something to do.
The [G] more [A] you're with me, the more you can't [F] lose. _
_ _ Little [E] Lord knows I'm rolling, I ain't gonna get no work.
_ _ _ Ain't no [B] shoes here, nobody.
[A] _ I ain't been saved [G] like Jesus, [E] honey, get in the house.
Praise the Lord, y'all.
Praise the [G] Lord, people. _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] He done got Jesus, got the help.
_ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Even though I am a senator, he will always be my friend.
He starts in the middle and he [G] does not have an end.
And [A] my soul [E] was held for my son.
_ _ [A] _ Yeah, he is the [G] one who [E] paid the price, yes, he is. _ _
_ _ [B] No reason to deny [A] it. _
All in [G] all, Jesus [E] Christ.
Let's go, baby.
[Em] _
Let's go to the side.
[E] _ Let's go, Nick, Vincent, Gary.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Praise the Lord, the truth, honesty, [A] faith, and love. _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Dm] _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
He is a father's son and Mary is his mother.
_ [A] He rested in my sleeping room.
_ _ [D] Well, [A]
sometimes [E] I'd say, Daddy, I'm dead. _ _ _
_ _ [B] I'm waiting to get around there.
[A] _
You just take [G] me to the [E] cross, baby. _ _ _
_ I used to drink and drive through till my back was too close.
Now I'm taking it to the limit, looking for something to do.
The [G] more [A] you're with me, the more you can't [F] lose. _
_ _ Little [E] Lord knows I'm rolling, I ain't gonna get no work.
_ _ _ Ain't no [B] shoes here, nobody.
[A] _ I ain't been saved [G] like Jesus, [E] honey, get in the house.
Praise the Lord, y'all.
Praise the [G] Lord, people. _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] He done got Jesus, got the help.
_ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Even though I am a senator, he will always be my friend.
He starts in the middle and he [G] does not have an end.
And [A] my soul [E] was held for my son.
_ _ [A] _ Yeah, he is the [G] one who [E] paid the price, yes, he is. _ _
_ _ [B] No reason to deny [A] it. _
All in [G] all, Jesus [E] Christ.
Let's go, baby.
[Em] _
Let's go to the side.
[E] _ Let's go, Nick, Vincent, Gary.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Praise the Lord, the truth, honesty, [A] faith, and love. _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Dm] _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _