Jefferson Airplane - Son Of Jesus

from long john silver ( 1972 ) .
in B minor . jorma solos in B minor pentatonic

G D A
G D Em A
G D A

Bm D A
dances over me , any mans story

Bm D
jesus had a son by mary magdalene
A D Bm
and he rode the land like the man who went before
Bm D
young jesus raised him proud , mother mary raised him proud
A D Bm
and he tracked down the men who laid his father down
Bm D Bm A
one day the pilate died with the fire in his side
F#m G
herod did die too , not the way wanted to
A Bm D
ysee the child knew the secrets of egypt and isis

( improvise with chords in B minor )
i bet some jews
yeah , some jews are foxier , foxier than you
yes they are
any man’s story , dances over me

Bm D
magdalene remembered when the people smiled and had been looser
A D Bm
looser than they’d been since the day young jesus died
Bm D
public execution enhanced by levitation
A D Bm
fancy mutilation for two thousand years of time
G D A
jesus could walk on the water
G D Em A
the man could dance on the sea of galilee
G D A
dont you try breathin in that water
G
miracles go only so far , you see

G D A
G D Em A
G D A
G

Bm D
so you think young jesus christ never fxxked a lady
A D Bm
and you think young mary never saw him smile wide & free
Bm D
you wont read it in the bible , but if you look youre liable
A D Bm
to come across the truth about a man from galilee
Bm D
she raised the man upon the water , they had son they had a daughter
A D Bm
she hid them from the slaughter in the deep black sea

G D A
god loved the bastard son of jesus
G D Em A
ol god got off on the sparklin daughter , too yes he did

G D A
jesus could walk on the water
G D Em A
the man could dance on the sea of galilee
G D A
watch him dance , watch him dance , watch him dance