• Song:

    Jesus Is Just Alright

  • Artist:

    Doobie Brothers

  • Album:

    The Doobie Brothers Far...

                          Jesus Is Just Alright 

Edit/update to earlier version with improvement to chord diagrams and intro.

    Am7  E7+9  F9   C     Am  D7
e|---5-----0----x---8------0---2-----------------|
B|---5-----8----8---8------1---1-----------------|
G|---5-----7----8---9------2---2-----------------|
D|---5-----6----7---10-----2---0-----------------|
A|---7-----7----8---10-----0---------------------|
E|---5-----0----x---9----------------------------|

                                                                           
------------Acappella ( Am7 ) until the E7+9--------------------
  
Do Do Do Do-- Do Do-- Do Do     Do Do Do Do-- Do Do-- Do Do

                                                    E7+9  F9  E7+9
Do Do Do Do-- Do Do-- Do Do     Do Do Do Do-- Do -- Do 

------------------------Unison Intro Tag with Guitar----------------
  D D# E C  £  D D# E C  £  D D# E C  £  D D# E G F# D E C    
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5-------------------------5-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------5-4--------|
A|-5-6-7-------5-6-7-3-------5-6-7--------5-6-7-----5-7-3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

--------------------------------- Verse 1 ---------------------------------- 

Am7                           D7   Am7                         E7+9
Jesus is just alright with me,      Jesus is just alright, whoa yeah
Am7                           D7    Am7              E7+9  F9  E7+9
Jesus is just alright with me,     Jesus is just alright

 Am7                         D7   Am7                         E7+9
I don't care what they may say    I don't care what they may do
Am7                            D7   Am7                        C
I don't care what they may say      Jesus is just alright, oh yeah
Am7               E7+9  F9  E7+9
Jesus is just alright 

----some Acappella with single chords ---------------------------
Am7                        D7 Am7                           D7 Am7
Do Do Do Do-- Do Do-- Do Do      Do Do Do Do-- Do Do-- Do Do
                           D7 Am7                       E7+9  F9  E7+9
Do Do Do Do-- Do Do-- Do Do      Do Do Do Do-- Do --  Do

--------------------------------Verse 2 -------------------------------------
Am7                            D7   Am7                      E7+9
Jesus is just alright with me,     Jesus is just alright, oh yeah
Am7                           D7   Am7             E7+9  F9  E7+9
Jesus is just alright with me,     Jesus is just alright

Am7                          D7   Am7                          E7#9
I don't care what they may know   I don't care where they may go
Am7                             D7   Am7                         C
I don't care what they may know      Jesus is just alright, oh yeah

------------------------ Tempo Change---- 6/8 time --------------------
repeat Am D7

 Am        D7        Am   D7    Am   D7        Am     D7
Jesus,    he's my friend;       Jesus, he's my friend

Am                     D7     Am                 D7
He took me by the hand, and led me far from this land

Am     D7        Am    D7          
Jesus, he's my friend

repeat Am D7

------------------------Unison Tag with Guitar ------------------------
  D D# E C  £  D D# E C  £  D D# E C  £  D D# E G F# D E C    
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5-------------------------5-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------5-4--------|
A|-5-6-7-------5-6-7-3-------5-6-7--------5-6-7-----5-7-3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
repeat first 8 notes 7 times, then finish with last of the riff

---------------------------------Last Verse  -------------------------------- 

Am7                           D7   Am7                         E7+9
Jesus is just alright with me,      Jesus is just alright, whoa yeah
Am7                           D7    Am7              E7+9  F9  E7+9
Jesus is just alright with me,     Jesus is just alright

 Am7                         D7   Am7                         E7+9
I don't care what they may say    I don't care what they may do
Am7                            D7   Am7                        C
I don't care what they may say      Jesus is just alright, oh yeah
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