• Song:

    Jesus Just Left Chicago

  • Artist:

    ZZ Top

  • Album:

    Chrome, Smoke & BBQ - V...

Jesus Just Left Chicago
Standard Tuning

   Main Chords

(Intro)
 G5         /        C5        /  G5         /        C5        / 

(Verse 1)

  Jesus just left Chicago,            
 G5         /       C5     /  

            and he's bound for New
 G5         /        C5        / 

  Orleans                                                        Well now,
 G5         /        C5        /  G5         /        C5        / 

  Jesus just left Chicago,                     and he's bound for New Or-
 C5         /        F5        /  C5         /        F5        / 

  Leans                                                         Hey,
 G5         /        C5        /  G5         /        C5        / 

  Hey                               Workin' from one end to the  other
 G5         /        C5        /  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- 
 G5         /        C5        /  G5         /           C5            / 

  ne
 G5         /        C5        /  G5         /           C5           / 

  Took a jump thru Mississippi,               muddy    water  turned to wi- 
 C5          /         F5        /  C5         /          F5           / 

  ne                                       
 G5         /        C5          /  G5         /           C5           / 

       Hey,            hey
 G5         /        C5          / 

      Then out to California, to the forests  and  the  pine
 A5        /        B5 - C5        / G5         /         /         / 
     (2nd       guitar     plays     turnaround     2x     here)
                                        Ah, take me with you Jesus
 |  G         /         /         /  |  G         /        /        /  | 

(1st Solo - standard 12 bar blues)
G5 G5 G5 G5  G5 G5 G5 G5  G5 G5 G5 G5  G5 G5 G5 G5  C5 C5 C5 C5  C5 C5 C5 C5  G5 G5 G5 G5  G5 G5 G5 G5

         (end of solo: 2nd guitar plays turnaround 4x)
A5 - B5 -  G5 G5 G5 G5  G5 G5 G5 G5  G5 G5 G5 G5  G5 G5 G5 G5



(verse 3)

You might not see Him in person,
 G5            /          C5        /  

                 But   he'll  see you just the sa-
 G5              /             C5            /  

  me
 G5            /          C5        /  G5            /          C5        /  


  You might not see Him in person,                  but he'll see you just the sa- 
 C5            /           F5         /  C5          /           F5           / 

  me                                 Hey,          hey
 G5            /          C5        /  G5            /          C5        /  

  You don't have to worry, cause takin' care of business is His name
 A5        /        B5 - C5        / G5         /         /         / 


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

                                                     (original song starts
(2nd Solo - standard 12 bar blues)                    fading out here....)
G5 G5 G5 G5  G5 G5 G5 G5  G5 G5 G5 G5  G5 G5 G5 G5  C5 C5 C5 C5  C5 C5 C5 C5  G5 G5 G5 G5  G5 G5 G5 G5
A5 - B5 -  G5 G5 G5 G5  G5 G5 G5 G5  G5 G5 G5 G5  G5 G5 G5 G5
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