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Jesus From Texas

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Tom: G

G Em C 
G Em  
C Em  
C Em

   G          Am             C
My Mom Turned Eighteen In The 1960s
    Em            D      C
And She Doesn’t Remember Stonewall
          G                   A
And To Be Fair She Can’t Have Known
               C
I’d Be Her Kid
         Em                   D
That The Bricks Launched At Police
         C
Would Compel Me To Exist
      G                Am
And I Think About That Now
         C       C Em
Down The Ballot


        D
For The Ones I Love And
        C
I Don’t Know Yet
Em       D
I Voted For
C
You

          G        A        C
Oh What A Terrible Honor It Is
   G             G         Am           C
To Watch The Sky Fall As A Character Witness
                G           Am             C
And I Spent The Rest Of The Night Freaking Out
           G            C 
Had To Get High Just To Put Myself Down

    Em           D
But I Woke Up For
C     Em
You

             G     Am
And I Cut My Hair
            C 
Because I’m Worth It

          Em       G        Am       C
And These Days I Believe In Big Foot More Than God
      Em       G 
Cause Who’s He Hurting?


Am    C       Em 
I Grew Up A Preacher's Kid

    G                Am 
Cleaning Up After Communion
C         C         G      Am        C
I Know That A Church Is Not A Way To Live
G              D
It's A Weekly Reunion


      C                     G 
My Best Friend Found God So We Lost Touch
          Am               C                      Em
I Guess A Savior Beats A Friend Who Thinks You’re Good Enough
     C      Em          C
I Hope She Finds Love And Peace
C            G               A            C
And If Her Kid Comes Out I Hope That She Calls Me

         G        Am         C
O What A Terrible Honor It's Been
           G              Am           C
To Learn That My Blessings Are Things You Call Sins
    G            Am                 C
I’ll Spend The Rest Of My Life Tearing Down
        G                   C
The Jesus From Texas You Put In A Crown

Em      D
But I Won’t Give Up
   C 
On You

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