son of jesus
long john silver, 1972
music and lyrics: paul kantner
in d major
lead guitar: solo in d major
G D A G D Em A G D A Em A Bm D A Slowly dances over me, anyman’s story Bm Em Jesus had a son by Mary Magdalene A D A And he rode the land like the man who went before Bm Em Young Jesus raised him proud, Mother Mary raised him proud A D A And he tracked down the men who laid his father down Bm Em D A One day the Pilate died with the fire in his side F#m G Herod did die too, not the way wanted to A Bm D Y’see the child knew the secrets of Egypt and Isis C Em (solo in B minor) Jews are foxier than, foxier than you Bm D A Any man’s story, dances over me Bm Em Magdalene remembered when the people smiled and had been looser A D A Looser than they'd been since the day young Jesus died Bm Em Public execution enhanced by levitation A D A Fancy mutilation for two thousand years of time G D A Jesus could walk on the water G D Em A The man could dance on the Sea of Galilee G D A Don’t you try breathin’ in that water G A Miracles go only so far, you see (Guitar break- B Minor) Bm D A Bm Em 2,000 years A D A They both dance over me Bm Em A D A Any man’s story, they both dance over me G D A Like God loved his bastard Jesus G D A You know he did love that bastard son G D A God loved the good son of Jesus Em A Em A You know he got off on the foxy daughter too Bm D A Bm Em So you think young Jesus Christ never balled a lady A D A And you think young Mary never saw him smile wide & free Bm Em You won’t read it in the bible, but if you look you’re liable A D A To come across the truth about a man from Galilee Bm Em She raised the man upon the water, they had son they had a daughter A D A She hid them from the slaughter in the deep Black Sea G D A God loved the bastard son of Jesus G D Em A God got off on the sparklin’ daughter, too yes he did G D A Jesus could walk on the water G D Em A The man could dance on the Sea of Galilee G D A Watch him dance, watch him dance, watch him dance
