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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 AD 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 shaves, joins corporate America,
GDG
Gets laid off, grows his beard back
GCG
Stays up late, sees a TV commercial
GCG
About being a welder, makes a phone call.
GCG
Jesus shaves, goes on an interview,
GDG
Does real well, he's got a way with people
GCG
Two years on, he's still an apprentice,
GCG
But not for long, it's graduation.
GCG
Jesus shaves, puts his best suit on,
GDG
Gets a certificate, makes it official,
GCG
Now he's a welder, wears a big helmet,
GCG
And twice a week now, Jesus shaves.
DDCG
Blessed are the ones who make peace,
DDCG
Blessed are the ones who scrape by,
DDCG
Blessed are the ones living holy lives,
CDG
And here's to the rest of us who try.
GCG
Jesus shaves on Sunday morning,
GDG
Decides to go fishing after going to church,
GCG
It's wintertime, so he walks on water,
GCG
Digs a hole in the ice, and fishes for perch.
GCG
Jesus shaves the scales off the fishes,
GDG
Has a few fillets and a couple of brewskies,
GCG
Thinks about the girl, Magdelena in payroll,
GCG
Decides that he's gonna ask her out for dinner.
GCG
Jesus shaves for work on Monday,
GDG
Goes to the office, gathers his courage,
GCG
He's still not sure just how he's gonna ask her,
GCG
Walks over to her desk, sees a picture of her boyfriend.
DDCG
Blessed are the ones who make peace,
DDCG
Blessed are the ones who scrape by,
DDCG
Blessed are the ones living holy lives,
CDG
And here's to the rest of us who try.
GCG
She says "Hello, how are you this morning?"
GDG
He asks if she knows if it'll snow or rain,
GCG
She notices him looking at the picture on her desktop,
GCG
She says it's her cousin who passed away.
GCG
He says "That's great!" - she looks at him funny,
GDG
He says "I didn't mean that," she says it's okay,
GCG
And then she smiles, and they both start laughing,
GCG
That's when he knows it's his lucky day.
GCG
Jesus shaves, smiling in the mirror,
GDG
Magdelena is saying that they gotta hurry,
GCG
They'll be late for work, and the school bus is coming,
GCG
But their daughter likes watching as Jesus shaves.
DDCG
Blessed are the ones who make peace,
DDCG
Blessed are the ones who scrape by,
DDCG
Blessed are the ones living holy lives,
CDG
And here's to the rest of us who try.
CDG
Here's to the rest of us who try.