Chords for Bruce Springsteen - Jesus Was an Only Son (From VH1 Storytellers)
Tempo:
85.975 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Am
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[F]
I knew that was there for a reason.
[Fm]
[F] About the same, look over and you go, hmm, I wonder why that's there.
Oh, wait a minute, uh oh.
It's good to be amongst friends.
All right, here we go.
I'm kissing up a little bit.
All right, here we go.
[C]
[F] Jesus was an only son, as he walked up [Bb] Calvary Hill.
[F] His mother Mary walking [Bb] beside him, [F] in the [C] path where his blood spilled.
[F] Jesus was an [Bb] only son, [F]
in the hills of Nazareth.
[Bb]
[F] He lay reading the Psalms of [Bb] David [F] at [C] his mother's [F] feet.
Mother, pray sleep tight, [Bb] my child, [F] sleep well.
For I'll be at your [Bb] side.
[F] That no shadow, no darkness, no [Bb] tolling bell [F] will pierce [C] your dreams [F] this night.
[Am] [F]
[Bb]
[F] [Am]
[Bb] [C]
[F]
In the garden, I'd guess, [Bb] I'm a man, [C] who prayed for the [F] life he'd never live.
[Bb] He [F] beseeched his heavenly Father [Bb] to [F] remove the cup of [C] death from his [F] lips.
Now there's a loss that can never be replaced.
A destination that can never be [Bb] reached.
A [F] light you'll never [Am] find in [Bb] another's face.
[F]
A sea whose distance cannot [C] be [F] breached.
[Bb] [F]
Jesus kissed his mother's [Bb] hands, [F] whispered, Mother, still your [Bb] tears.
For [F] remember the soul of the [Bb] universe, [F] will the world and [C] it appear.
[F] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[F]
I knew that was there for a reason.
[Fm]
[F] About the same, look over and you go, hmm, I wonder why that's there.
Oh, wait a minute, uh oh.
It's good to be amongst friends.
All right, here we go.
I'm kissing up a little bit.
All right, here we go.
[C]
[F] Jesus was an only son, as he walked up [Bb] Calvary Hill.
[F] His mother Mary walking [Bb] beside him, [F] in the [C] path where his blood spilled.
[F] Jesus was an [Bb] only son, [F]
in the hills of Nazareth.
[Bb]
[F] He lay reading the Psalms of [Bb] David [F] at [C] his mother's [F] feet.
Mother, pray sleep tight, [Bb] my child, [F] sleep well.
For I'll be at your [Bb] side.
[F] That no shadow, no darkness, no [Bb] tolling bell [F] will pierce [C] your dreams [F] this night.
[Am] [F]
[Bb]
[F] [Am]
[Bb] [C]
[F]
In the garden, I'd guess, [Bb] I'm a man, [C] who prayed for the [F] life he'd never live.
[Bb] He [F] beseeched his heavenly Father [Bb] to [F] remove the cup of [C] death from his [F] lips.
Now there's a loss that can never be replaced.
A destination that can never be [Bb] reached.
A [F] light you'll never [Am] find in [Bb] another's face.
[F]
A sea whose distance cannot [C] be [F] breached.
[Bb] [F]
Jesus kissed his mother's [Bb] hands, [F] whispered, Mother, still your [Bb] tears.
For [F] remember the soul of the [Bb] universe, [F] will the world and [C] it appear.
[F] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
Key:
F
Bb
C
Am
Fm
F
Bb
C
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _
I _ knew that was there for a reason.
[Fm] _
_ [F] About the same, look over and you go, hmm, I wonder why that's there. _
Oh, wait a minute, uh oh. _ _
_ _ _ _ It's good to be amongst friends.
All right, _ here we go.
I'm kissing up a little bit. _
_ _ All right, here we go. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ Jesus was an only son, _ as he walked up [Bb] Calvary Hill. _
[F] His mother Mary walking [Bb] beside him, [F] in the [C] path where his blood spilled.
[F] _ _ _ Jesus was an [Bb] only son, [F] _
in the hills of Nazareth.
[Bb] _ _ _
[F] He lay reading the Psalms of [Bb] David [F] at _ [C] his mother's [F] feet.
_ _ Mother, pray sleep tight, [Bb] my child, [F] sleep well.
For I'll be at your [Bb] side. _ _
[F] That no shadow, no darkness, no [Bb] tolling bell [F] will pierce [C] your dreams [F] this night. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _
In the garden, I'd guess, [Bb] I'm a man, [C] who prayed for the [F] life he'd never live. _
[Bb] _ _ He [F] beseeched his heavenly Father [Bb] to [F] remove the cup of [C] death from his [F] lips. _
Now there's a loss that can never be replaced.
A destination that can never be [Bb] reached.
A _ [F] light you'll never [Am] find in [Bb] another's face.
[F]
A sea whose distance cannot [C] be [F] breached.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _
Jesus kissed his mother's [Bb] hands, [F] whispered, Mother, still your [Bb] tears.
_ For [F] remember the soul of the [Bb] universe, [F] will the world and [C] it appear.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _
I _ knew that was there for a reason.
[Fm] _
_ [F] About the same, look over and you go, hmm, I wonder why that's there. _
Oh, wait a minute, uh oh. _ _
_ _ _ _ It's good to be amongst friends.
All right, _ here we go.
I'm kissing up a little bit. _
_ _ All right, here we go. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ Jesus was an only son, _ as he walked up [Bb] Calvary Hill. _
[F] His mother Mary walking [Bb] beside him, [F] in the [C] path where his blood spilled.
[F] _ _ _ Jesus was an [Bb] only son, [F] _
in the hills of Nazareth.
[Bb] _ _ _
[F] He lay reading the Psalms of [Bb] David [F] at _ [C] his mother's [F] feet.
_ _ Mother, pray sleep tight, [Bb] my child, [F] sleep well.
For I'll be at your [Bb] side. _ _
[F] That no shadow, no darkness, no [Bb] tolling bell [F] will pierce [C] your dreams [F] this night. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _
In the garden, I'd guess, [Bb] I'm a man, [C] who prayed for the [F] life he'd never live. _
[Bb] _ _ He [F] beseeched his heavenly Father [Bb] to [F] remove the cup of [C] death from his [F] lips. _
Now there's a loss that can never be replaced.
A destination that can never be [Bb] reached.
A _ [F] light you'll never [Am] find in [Bb] another's face.
[F]
A sea whose distance cannot [C] be [F] breached.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _
Jesus kissed his mother's [Bb] hands, [F] whispered, Mother, still your [Bb] tears.
_ For [F] remember the soul of the [Bb] universe, [F] will the world and [C] it appear.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _