Timbuk3 - Standard White Jesus Chords
Tempo:
122 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Am
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[E]
[D]
[A] [D] [A] Baby [Gm] [Am] boom boom boom, [D] [A] [Am] baby boom boom [E] boom, [D] [E] baby boom goes straight to [D] the edge.
[E] Someone hollers chump, you got to [A] be dead.
[D] You'll [A] be bigger than [D] life, [Am] but everyone's afraid to [E] fly.
Everyone wants to be on a postage stamp, but nobody wants to [A] die.
You [D] better bow [A] down [D]
[Am] [A] to the standard white Jesus [D] on [E] the cross.
Bow down to the standard white Jesus [A] on the cross.
Bow [D] down
[A] to the standard white Jesus on [Dm] the cross.
And [E] read the letters that the children write in the standard white Santa [Am] Claus.
They want flash, something awesome, something with a little [E] kick.
Something semi [Em]
-automatic [B] just might do [A] the trick.
They want weapons [D]
[A] to harm [Bm] themselves [Am] against every [B] childhood fear.
They [D] want rockets [E]
to fly up to heaven and get the hell out of here.
[Am] [B] See the devils [Am] and the [A] angels, see how [E] shamelessly they dance.
Fire [A] and the [E] laws of gravity on the shoulders [C] of [A] the man.
[D] Sensations, the [Am] [A] temptations our forefathers [Am] have [E] suffered too.
[Em] And the bitter sweet [E] fragrance our noses have [A] been numb to.
Bow [C] down
[A] to the standard white [Am] Jesus on [E] the cross.
Bow down to the standard white Jesus [A] on the cross.
Bow [D] down [Am] [A] to the standard white Jesus [Am]
[Dm] on the cross.
[Em] And read the [E] letters that the children write in the standard white [A] Santa [E] Claus.
[Am]
[E] [B] [C] [E]
[B] [Ab] [A]
[Am]
[E] [Dm]
[E]
[A] How grim [D]
[Am] our lives would be if not for [E] children's laughter.
Life's scary, old fairy tales with no [G] happy [Am] ever after.
Talking on telephones across time [D] zones, [Am] paying the [E] futility bill.
Praying for rain, punching flasks, changing the world [A] like I changed my socks.
[Am] Bow down to the standard white Jesus [E] on the cross.
Bow down to the standard white Jesus [A] on the cross.
Bow down to the standard white Jesus on the [D] [Dm] cross.
And read [E] the letters that the children write in the standard white [A] Santa Claus.
And read [E] the letters that the children write in the standard white [Am] Santa Claus.
[N]
[D] [Am]
[E]
[D]
[A] [D] [A] Baby [Gm] [Am] boom boom boom, [D] [A] [Am] baby boom boom [E] boom, [D] [E] baby boom goes straight to [D] the edge.
[E] Someone hollers chump, you got to [A] be dead.
[D] You'll [A] be bigger than [D] life, [Am] but everyone's afraid to [E] fly.
Everyone wants to be on a postage stamp, but nobody wants to [A] die.
You [D] better bow [A] down [D]
[Am] [A] to the standard white Jesus [D] on [E] the cross.
Bow down to the standard white Jesus [A] on the cross.
Bow [D] down
[A] to the standard white Jesus on [Dm] the cross.
And [E] read the letters that the children write in the standard white Santa [Am] Claus.
They want flash, something awesome, something with a little [E] kick.
Something semi [Em]
-automatic [B] just might do [A] the trick.
They want weapons [D]
[A] to harm [Bm] themselves [Am] against every [B] childhood fear.
They [D] want rockets [E]
to fly up to heaven and get the hell out of here.
[Am] [B] See the devils [Am] and the [A] angels, see how [E] shamelessly they dance.
Fire [A] and the [E] laws of gravity on the shoulders [C] of [A] the man.
[D] Sensations, the [Am] [A] temptations our forefathers [Am] have [E] suffered too.
[Em] And the bitter sweet [E] fragrance our noses have [A] been numb to.
Bow [C] down
[A] to the standard white [Am] Jesus on [E] the cross.
Bow down to the standard white Jesus [A] on the cross.
Bow [D] down [Am] [A] to the standard white Jesus [Am]
[Dm] on the cross.
[Em] And read the [E] letters that the children write in the standard white [A] Santa [E] Claus.
[Am]
[E] [B] [C] [E]
[B] [Ab] [A]
[Am]
[E] [Dm]
[E]
[A] How grim [D]
[Am] our lives would be if not for [E] children's laughter.
Life's scary, old fairy tales with no [G] happy [Am] ever after.
Talking on telephones across time [D] zones, [Am] paying the [E] futility bill.
Praying for rain, punching flasks, changing the world [A] like I changed my socks.
[Am] Bow down to the standard white Jesus [E] on the cross.
Bow down to the standard white Jesus [A] on the cross.
Bow down to the standard white Jesus on the [D] [Dm] cross.
And read [E] the letters that the children write in the standard white [A] Santa Claus.
And read [E] the letters that the children write in the standard white [Am] Santa Claus.
[N]
Key:
A
E
Am
D
B
A
E
Am
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] Baby [Gm] [Am] boom boom boom, [D] _ [A] _ [Am] baby boom boom [E] boom, _ [D] _ [E] baby boom goes straight to [D] the edge.
_ [E] _ Someone hollers chump, you got to [A] be dead.
[D] You'll [A] be bigger than [D] life, [Am] but everyone's afraid to [E] fly.
_ _ _ Everyone wants to be on a postage stamp, but nobody wants to [A] die.
You [D] better bow [A] down [D] _ _
[Am] [A] to the standard white Jesus [D] on [E] the cross.
Bow down _ _ _ to the standard white Jesus [A] on the cross.
Bow [D] down _
[A] _ to the standard white Jesus on [Dm] the cross.
And [E] read the letters that the children write in the standard white Santa [Am] Claus.
They want flash, something awesome, _ _ something with a little [E] kick.
_ Something semi _ [Em] _
-automatic _ _ [B] just might do [A] the trick.
They want weapons [D]
[A] to harm [Bm] themselves [Am] against every [B] childhood fear.
They [D] want rockets [E]
to fly up to heaven and get the hell out of here.
[Am] _ [B] See the devils [Am] and the [A] angels, see how _ [E] shamelessly they _ dance.
_ Fire [A] and the [E] laws of gravity _ on the shoulders [C] of [A] the man.
_ _ _ [D] Sensations, the _ [Am] [A] temptations our forefathers [Am] have [E] suffered too.
[Em] And the bitter sweet [E] fragrance our noses have [A] been numb to.
Bow [C] down _
[A] to the standard white [Am] Jesus on [E] the cross.
_ _ Bow down to the standard white Jesus [A] on the _ cross.
Bow _ [D] down [Am] _ [A] to the standard white Jesus _ [Am]
[Dm] on the cross.
[Em] And read the [E] letters that the children write in the standard white [A] Santa [E] Claus.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ How grim _ [D]
[Am] our lives would be if not for [E] children's laughter.
Life's scary, old fairy _ tales with no [G] happy [Am] ever after.
_ Talking on telephones across time [D] zones, [Am] paying the [E] futility bill.
_ _ _ Praying for rain, punching flasks, changing the world [A] like I changed my socks.
[Am] Bow down to _ the standard white Jesus [E] on the cross.
Bow _ down _ to the standard white Jesus _ [A] on the cross.
_ Bow _ down _ to the standard white Jesus _ on the [D] [Dm] cross.
And read [E] the letters that the children write in the standard white [A] Santa Claus.
And read [E] the letters that the children write in the standard white [Am] Santa Claus. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] Baby [Gm] [Am] boom boom boom, [D] _ [A] _ [Am] baby boom boom [E] boom, _ [D] _ [E] baby boom goes straight to [D] the edge.
_ [E] _ Someone hollers chump, you got to [A] be dead.
[D] You'll [A] be bigger than [D] life, [Am] but everyone's afraid to [E] fly.
_ _ _ Everyone wants to be on a postage stamp, but nobody wants to [A] die.
You [D] better bow [A] down [D] _ _
[Am] [A] to the standard white Jesus [D] on [E] the cross.
Bow down _ _ _ to the standard white Jesus [A] on the cross.
Bow [D] down _
[A] _ to the standard white Jesus on [Dm] the cross.
And [E] read the letters that the children write in the standard white Santa [Am] Claus.
They want flash, something awesome, _ _ something with a little [E] kick.
_ Something semi _ [Em] _
-automatic _ _ [B] just might do [A] the trick.
They want weapons [D]
[A] to harm [Bm] themselves [Am] against every [B] childhood fear.
They [D] want rockets [E]
to fly up to heaven and get the hell out of here.
[Am] _ [B] See the devils [Am] and the [A] angels, see how _ [E] shamelessly they _ dance.
_ Fire [A] and the [E] laws of gravity _ on the shoulders [C] of [A] the man.
_ _ _ [D] Sensations, the _ [Am] [A] temptations our forefathers [Am] have [E] suffered too.
[Em] And the bitter sweet [E] fragrance our noses have [A] been numb to.
Bow [C] down _
[A] to the standard white [Am] Jesus on [E] the cross.
_ _ Bow down to the standard white Jesus [A] on the _ cross.
Bow _ [D] down [Am] _ [A] to the standard white Jesus _ [Am]
[Dm] on the cross.
[Em] And read the [E] letters that the children write in the standard white [A] Santa [E] Claus.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ How grim _ [D]
[Am] our lives would be if not for [E] children's laughter.
Life's scary, old fairy _ tales with no [G] happy [Am] ever after.
_ Talking on telephones across time [D] zones, [Am] paying the [E] futility bill.
_ _ _ Praying for rain, punching flasks, changing the world [A] like I changed my socks.
[Am] Bow down to _ the standard white Jesus [E] on the cross.
Bow _ down _ to the standard white Jesus _ [A] on the cross.
_ Bow _ down _ to the standard white Jesus _ on the [D] [Dm] cross.
And read [E] the letters that the children write in the standard white [A] Santa Claus.
And read [E] the letters that the children write in the standard white [Am] Santa Claus. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _