Kris Kristofferson - Jesus Was A Capricorn

jesus was a capricorn
written & performed by kris kristofferson

tuning : standard ( eadgbe )
sounds good fingerpicked , country – style , with alternating bass and fills .

v1 .

D G D
jesus was a capricorn , he ate organic food ,

E A
he believed in love and peace and never wore no shoes;

D G D
long hair , beard and sandals and a funky bunch of friends ,

A D
reckon they just nailed him up so he’d come down again .

chorus :

G D
cause everybody’s got to have somebody to look down on ,

A G D
those they can be better than at any time they please ,

G D
some folks doin’ something dirty decent folks can frown on ,

A G D
if you can’t find nobody else , then help yourself to me .

v2 .

D G D
eggheads fussin , ’ rednecks cussin , ’ hippies for their hair ,

E A
others laugh at straights , who laugh at freaks , who laugh at squares;

D G D
some folks hate the whites , who hate the blacks , who hate the klan ,

A D
most of us hate anything that we don’t understand .

( repeat chorus )