Song: Jesus Shaves
Performed by: The Roches
Written by: Paranoid Larry
Album: Moonswept
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This is an acoustic adaptation. What this means is that it does not follow
the recording line by line. Instead, it is meant to be played as written
below, with one person singing the melody. Should somebody decide to tab
the much more complex version as per The Roches, I hope this is a good
starting point.
It may be noted, however, that the chords written below ARE in the same key
as the recording. In addition, the chords have been carefully placed above
the syllables in which they make the most sense to be emphasized.
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Jesus [G]shaves, joins [C]corporate A[G]merica,
Gets laid [G]off, [D]grows his [G]beard back
Stays up [G]late, sees a [C]TV com[G]mercial
About being a [G]welder, [C]makes a [G]phone call.
Jesus [G]shaves, [C]goes on an [G]interview,
Does real [G]well, he's got a [D]way with [G]people
Two years [G]on, he's [C]still an ap[G]prentice,
But not for [G]long, it's [C]gradu[G]ation.
Jesus [G]shaves, [C]puts his best [G]suit on,
Gets a cer[G]tificate, [D]makes it of[G]ficial,
Now he's a [G]welder, [C]wears a big [G]helmet,
And twice a [G]week now, [C]Jesus [G]shaves.
[D]Blessed are the [D]ones who [C]make [G]peace,
[D]Blessed are the [D]ones who [C]scrape [G]by,
[D]Blessed are the [D]ones living [C]holy [G]lives,
And [C]here's to the [D]rest of us who [G]try.
Jesus [G]shaves on [C]Sunday [G]morning,
Decides to go [G]fishing after [D]going to [G]church,
It's winter[G]time, so he [C]walks on [G]water,
Digs a hole in the [G]ice, and [C]fishes for [G]perch.
Jesus [G]shaves the [C]scales off the [G]fishes,
Has a few fil[G]lets and a [D]couple of [G]brewskies,
Thinks about the [G]girl, Magde[C]lena in [G]payroll,
Decides that he's [G]gonna ask her [C]out for [G]dinner.
Jesus [G]shaves for [C]work on [G]Monday,
Goes to the [G]office, [D]gathers his [G]courage,
He's still not [G]sure just [C]how he's gonna [G]ask her,
Walks over to her [G]desk, sees a [C]picture of her [G]boyfriend.
[D]Blessed are the [D]ones who [C]make [G]peace,
[D]Blessed are the [D]ones who [C]scrape [G]by,
[D]Blessed are the [D]ones living [C]holy [G]lives,
And [C]here's to the [D]rest of us who [G]try.
She says "Hel[G]lo, how are [C]you this [G]morning?"
He asks if she [G]knows if it'll [D]snow or [G]rain,
She notices him [G]looking at the [C]picture on her [G]desktop,
She says it's her [G]cousin who [C]passed [G]away.
He says "That's [G]great!" - she [C]looks at him [G]funny,
He says "I didn't [G]mean that," she [D]says it's [G]okay,
And then she [G]smiles, and they both [C]start [G]laughing,
That's when he [G]knows it's his [C]lucky [G]day.
Jesus [G]shaves, [C]smiling in the [G]mirror,
Magdelena is [G]saying that they [D]gotta [G]hurry,
They'll be late for [G]work, and the [C]school bus is [G]coming,
But their daughter likes [G]watching as [C]Jesus [G]shaves.
[D]Blessed are the [D]ones who [C]make [G]peace,
[D]Blessed are the [D]ones who [C]scrape [G]by,
[D]Blessed are the [D]ones living [C]holy [G]lives,
And [C]here's to the [D]rest of us who [G]try.
[C]Here's to the [D]rest of us who [G]try.
Performed by: The Roches
Written by: Paranoid Larry
Album: Moonswept
----- ----- -----
This is an acoustic adaptation. What this means is that it does not follow
the recording line by line. Instead, it is meant to be played as written
below, with one person singing the melody. Should somebody decide to tab
the much more complex version as per The Roches, I hope this is a good
starting point.
It may be noted, however, that the chords written below ARE in the same key
as the recording. In addition, the chords have been carefully placed above
the syllables in which they make the most sense to be emphasized.
----- ----- -----
Jesus [G]shaves, joins [C]corporate A[G]merica,
Gets laid [G]off, [D]grows his [G]beard back
Stays up [G]late, sees a [C]TV com[G]mercial
About being a [G]welder, [C]makes a [G]phone call.
Jesus [G]shaves, [C]goes on an [G]interview,
Does real [G]well, he's got a [D]way with [G]people
Two years [G]on, he's [C]still an ap[G]prentice,
But not for [G]long, it's [C]gradu[G]ation.
Jesus [G]shaves, [C]puts his best [G]suit on,
Gets a cer[G]tificate, [D]makes it of[G]ficial,
Now he's a [G]welder, [C]wears a big [G]helmet,
And twice a [G]week now, [C]Jesus [G]shaves.
[D]Blessed are the [D]ones who [C]make [G]peace,
[D]Blessed are the [D]ones who [C]scrape [G]by,
[D]Blessed are the [D]ones living [C]holy [G]lives,
And [C]here's to the [D]rest of us who [G]try.
Jesus [G]shaves on [C]Sunday [G]morning,
Decides to go [G]fishing after [D]going to [G]church,
It's winter[G]time, so he [C]walks on [G]water,
Digs a hole in the [G]ice, and [C]fishes for [G]perch.
Jesus [G]shaves the [C]scales off the [G]fishes,
Has a few fil[G]lets and a [D]couple of [G]brewskies,
Thinks about the [G]girl, Magde[C]lena in [G]payroll,
Decides that he's [G]gonna ask her [C]out for [G]dinner.
Jesus [G]shaves for [C]work on [G]Monday,
Goes to the [G]office, [D]gathers his [G]courage,
He's still not [G]sure just [C]how he's gonna [G]ask her,
Walks over to her [G]desk, sees a [C]picture of her [G]boyfriend.
[D]Blessed are the [D]ones who [C]make [G]peace,
[D]Blessed are the [D]ones who [C]scrape [G]by,
[D]Blessed are the [D]ones living [C]holy [G]lives,
And [C]here's to the [D]rest of us who [G]try.
She says "Hel[G]lo, how are [C]you this [G]morning?"
He asks if she [G]knows if it'll [D]snow or [G]rain,
She notices him [G]looking at the [C]picture on her [G]desktop,
She says it's her [G]cousin who [C]passed [G]away.
He says "That's [G]great!" - she [C]looks at him [G]funny,
He says "I didn't [G]mean that," she [D]says it's [G]okay,
And then she [G]smiles, and they both [C]start [G]laughing,
That's when he [G]knows it's his [C]lucky [G]day.
Jesus [G]shaves, [C]smiling in the [G]mirror,
Magdelena is [G]saying that they [D]gotta [G]hurry,
They'll be late for [G]work, and the [C]school bus is [G]coming,
But their daughter likes [G]watching as [C]Jesus [G]shaves.
[D]Blessed are the [D]ones who [C]make [G]peace,
[D]Blessed are the [D]ones who [C]scrape [G]by,
[D]Blessed are the [D]ones living [C]holy [G]lives,
And [C]here's to the [D]rest of us who [G]try.
[C]Here's to the [D]rest of us who [G]try.
