• Song:

    Shine On Sweet Jesus

  • Artist:

    Flaming Lips

  • Album:

    The Shambolic Birth and...

The Flaming Lips
Shine On Sweet Jesus (chords)
In A Priest Driven Ambulance

Intro (0:12-0:52): 

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Verse 1 (0:53-1:27):

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Waitin' for my ride
                     C
Jesus is floatin' outside
                 D         G
(Shine on, sweet Jesus, on me)
G
Watchin' the water rise
                        C
I'm gettin' lost in the tide
              D            G
(Cry all your teardrops on me)
      C           D
While I'm still myself,
     G                 C
Your blankets covered me
C                D            G
Covered me while I was still asleep 

Break 1 (1:28-1:46): 

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Verse 2 (1:46-2:23)

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Watchin' the planets shine
                           C
Reflecting yourself in the sky
           D               G
(Shine on, sweet Jesus, on me)
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Scraping these smiles of mine
                    C
Impossible one at a time
              D            G
(Cry all your teardrops on me)
      C           D
While I'm still myself,
     G                 C
Your blankets covered me
C                D            G
Covered me while I was still asleep 

Break 2: (2:23-3:04)

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Verse 3: (3:05-3:42)

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Jesus is at my side,
                       C
Wondering what he will find
                 D         G
(Shine on, sweet Jesus, on me)
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Watchin' the water rise
                        C
I'm gettin' lost in the tide
              D            G
(Cry all your teardrops on me)
      C           D
While I'm still myself
     G                 C
Your blankets covered me
C                D           G
Covered me while I was still asleep

Outro (3:42-4:25)

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