The other version sounds fine, except that it's a half-step low throughout the entire
 I found that when I moved a half-step up and switched from minor to major chords (e.g. 
G#m with A, replaced C#m with D, etc.) then the chords sounded right.

Standard Tuning

   A (x02220@1)            C (x32010@1)    DE|--0-0-0-0--0-0---0--0---2-2-2--| (xx0232@1)B|--2-2-2-2--2-2---1--1---3-3-3--|
G|--2-2-2-2--2-2---0--0---2-2-2--|
D|--2-2-2-2--2-2---2--2---0-0-0--|
A|--0-0-0-0--0-0---3--3---x-x-x--|
E|--x-x-x-x--x-x---x--x---x-x-x--|


A (x02220@1)                        C (x32010@1)   DJohn (xx0232@1)the Revelator put him in an elevator
         A (x02220@1)       C (x32010@1)     DTake (xx0232@1)him up to the highest high
                   A (x02220@1)           C (x32010@1)       DTake (xx0232@1)him up to the top where the mountains stop
A (x02220@1)                      C (x32010@1)  DLet (xx0232@1)him tell his book of lies

A (x02220@1)                C (x32010@1)           DJohn (xx0232@1)the Revelator he's a smooth operator
A (x02220@1)          C (x32010@1)          DIt's (xx0232@1)time we cut him down to size
A (x02220@1)                  C (x32010@1)            DTake (xx0232@1)him by the hand and put him on the stand
A (x02220@1)             C (x32010@1)    DLet (xx0232@1)us hear his alibis

   A (x02220@1)      C (x32010@1)    DBy (xx0232@1)claiming God as his only right
     A (x02220@1)        C (x32010@1)      DHe's (xx0232@1)stealing a god from the Israelite
A (x02220@1)        C (x32010@1)                  DStealing (xx0232@1)a god from the Muslim, too
A (x02220@1)           C (x32010@1)     DThere (xx0232@1)is only one god through and through

   A (x02220@1)            F (133211@1)   EE|--0-0-0-0---0-0--1--1--0-0-0--| (022100@1)B|--2-2-2-2---2-2--1--1--0-0-0--|
G|--2-2-2-2---2-2--2--2--1-1-1--|
D|--2-2-2-2---2-2--3--3--2-2-2--|
A|--0-0-0-0---0-0--x--x--2-2-2--|
E|--x-x-x-x---x-x--x--x--0-0-0--|

A (x02220@1)      F (133211@1)      EA           F (133211@1)           ESeven (022100@1)lies, multiplied by seven,
A (x02220@1)        F (133211@1)      EMultiplied (022100@1)by seven again
A (x02220@1)               F (133211@1)   ESeven (022100@1)angels with seven trumpets
          A (x02220@1)         F (133211@1)     ESend (022100@1)them home on the morning train

     A (x02220@1)                   F (133211@1)           EWell (022100@1)who's that shouting?  John the Revelator!
A (x02220@1)         F (133211@1)         EAll (022100@1)he ever gives us is pain
     A (x02220@1)                   F (133211@1)           EWell (022100@1)who's that shouting?  John the Revelator!
A (x02220@1)       F (133211@1)             EHe (022100@1)should bow his head in shame


A (x02220@1)        F (133211@1) EBy (022100@1)and by
A (x02220@1)        F (133211@1) EBy (022100@1)and by
A (x02220@1)        F (133211@1) EBy (022100@1)and by
A (x02220@1)        F (133211@1) EBy (022100@1)and by