When Jesus Left Birmingham
John Cougar Mellencamp
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When Jesus Gleft BirminCgham All the discipGles went crazyC
When JGesus left BCirmingham
All the pGeople went cCompletely nuts
They all bEmusted out on a wCild night
REmiding high on a gColden calf
When JGesus left BCirmingham
All the pGeople had themselves a bCig long laugh G C G C G C G C
Well my gGirl she's a wCalker
And she can tGalk herself out of aCny mess
MGy girl she don't pCray
But she sGomehow seems sCtill to be blessed
When those cEmrazy nights come a cCallin'
Man she'll dEmance on the tables like aCll of the rest
When my gGirl (When my girl) left BCirmingham (left Birmingham)
She was dGoing what sChe thought was best F
EmIt's all free on the inside F G It'Fs alGl free oFn the inside
SEmave us right now we need you...F G F G
We need you rFight now (it's allEm free on the insidFe) G F G
Inside G gotFta gGet inside... IGnsidFe G
Gdown Gdown Gdown ...down up Cdown Cdown Cdown...down up
Gdown Gdown Gdown ...down up Cdown ...
I sGee myself with a rCosary
I'm in a gGarden and I'm tCalking to myself
I ain't sGayin' much worth rCepeating
Just askin' for fGorgiveness and aCll of his best
When those cEmrazy nights come a cCallin'
Man I'm jEmust as human as IC can be
When JGesus left BCirmingham He lGeft it there for yCou and me
When Jesus left Birmingham He left it there for you and me
GSo letC it rock let it roll
LGet the Bible belt cCome and save my soul...