• Song:

    Jesus Just Left Chicago

  • Artist:

    ZZ Top

  • Album:

    Chrome, Smoke & BBQ - V...

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Jesus Just Left Chicago
Standard Tuning

   Main Chords

(Intro)
 G         /        C/G        /  G         /        C/G        / 

(Verse 1)

  Jesus just left Chicago,            
 G         /       C/G     /  

            and he's bound for New
 G         /        C/G        / 

  Orleans                                                        Well now,
 G         /        C/G        /  G         /        C/G        / 

  Jesus just left Chicago,                     and he's bound for New Or-
 C         /        F/C        /  C         /        F/C        / 

  Leans                                                         Hey,
 G         /        C/G        /  G         /        C/G        / 

  Hey                               Workin' from one end to the  other
 G         /        C/G        /  A5        /        B5 - C5        / 

  and all points in between          (2nd guitar plays turnaround 1x here)
 |  G         /         /         /  |  G         /        /        /  | 

(Verse 2)

  Took a jump thru Mississippi,              well muddy water turned to wi- 
 G         /        C/G        /  G         /           C/G            / 

  ne
 G         /        C/G        /  G         /           C/G           / 

  Took a jump thru Mississippi,               muddy    water  turned to wi- 
 C          /         F/C        /  C         /          F/C           / 

  ne                                       
 G         /        C/G          /  G         /           C/G           / 

       Hey,            hey
 G         /        C/G          / 

      Then out to California, to the forests  and  the  pine
 A5        /        B5 - C5        / G         /         /         / 
     (2nd       guitar     plays     turnaround     2x     here)
                                        Ah, take me with you Jesus
 |  G         /         /         /  |  G         /        /        /  | 

(1st Solo - standard 12 bar blues)
G G G G  G G G G  G G G G  G G G G  C C C C  C C C C  G G G G  G G G G

         (end of solo: 2nd guitar plays turnaround 4x)
A - B -  G G G G  G G G G  G G G G  G G G G



(verse 3)

You might not see Him in person,
 G            /          C/G        /  

                 But   he'll  see you just the sa-
 G              /             C/G            /  

  me
 G            /          C/G        /  G            /          C/G        /  


  You might not see Him in person,                  but he'll see you just the sa- 
 C            /           F/C         /  C          /           F/C           / 

  me                                 Hey,          hey
 G            /          C/G        /  G            /          C/G        /  

  You don't have to worry, cause takin' care of business is His name
 A5        /        B5 - C5        / G         /         /         / 


         (2nd       guitar     plays     turnaround     3x     here)
 |  G       /       /       /  |  G       /      /      /  |  G       /      /      /  | 

                                                     (original song starts
(2nd Solo - standard 12 bar blues)                    fading out here....)
G G G G  G G G G  G G G G  G G G G  C C C C  C C C C  G G G G  G G G G
A - B -  G G G G  G G G G  G G G G  G G G G
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