Man you should have seen me way back E5 then B5 I could tell a tale F#5 I could make it spin E5 I could tell you black was white B5 I could tell you day was night F#5 Not only that I could tell you why B5 Back then I could really tell a lie B5 E5 Well I'd hire a kid to say he was lame B5 F#5 Then I'd touch him and make him walk again E5 B5 Then I'd pull some magic trick I'd pretend to heal the sick F#5 I was takin' everything they had to give B5 It wasn't all that bad a way to live B5 E5 Well I'm in this desert town and it's hot as hell B5 F#5 But no one's buyin' what I got to sell E5 B5 I make my lame kid walk I make a dumb guy talk F#5 I'm preachin' up a storm both night and day B5 But everyone just turns and walks away B5 E5 Well I can see that I'm only wasting time B5 F#5 So I head across the road to drink some wine E5 This old man comes up to me B5 He says I've seen you on the street F#5 You're pretty good if I do say myself B5 But the guy that come thru here last month he was somethin' else B5 E5 Instead of callin' out for fire from above B5 F#5 He just gets real quiet and talks about love E5 And I'll tell you somethin' funny B5 He didn't want nobody's money F#5 Now I'm not exactly sure what this all means B5 But it's the damndest thing I swear I've ever seen SOLO B5 E5 Well since that time every town is the same B5 I can't make a dime, F#5 I don't know why I came E5 I decide I'll go and find him B5 And find out who's behind him F#5 He has everyone convinced that he's for real B5 Well I figure we can work us out a deal B5 E5 So he offers me a job and I say fine B5 F#5 He says I'll get paid off on down the line E5 Well I guess I'll string along B5 Don't see how too much can go wrong F#5 As long as he pays my way I guess I'll follow B5 We're headed for Jerusalem tomorrow