Holy Smokes chords by Anna Bates

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

here's the picking pattern for each chord

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0----------0-----------0----------0--------------------------------|
D|-----2---------2-----------2----------4------------------------------------|
A|---2---2-----------------3---3------5---5----------------------------------|
E|-------------3---3---------------------------------------------------------|
   Em     G      C     D

(if you are strumming instead of picking the notes, just play the regular D-chord shape)


Intro:
Em G C G

Verse 1:
    Em     G
I saw Jesus on the corner
C        G
Talking to some kids
Em      G
Leaning on a light post
C      G
Rollin' up a spliff
     Em       G
He said, "Child come and try this."
   C        G
As he pointed right at me
Em     G
Handed me a joint
      C         G
Said, "This might help you believe."
   Em         G
Oh, I thought that I knew Mary
  C       G
The mother of the Babe
    Em         G
But the Savior learned his lessons
   C       G
From wise old Mary Jane
     E      G
All those miracles he did
     C      G
All those parables he told
    Em      G       C     G
Were inspired by the ganja that he regularly rolled


Chorus:
  C          D     G       G
The night I smoked with Jesus I saw heaven way up close
   C       D
I saw Grandma in her nighty
   G       G
Faded with the Holy Ghost
   C      D
I saw David and Goliath
  G       G   G   G
And man were they both stoned
   C      D      G         G
I saw all of the apostles in a cloud of righteous smoke
     Em  G
I said, "Hey
    C         G
Is this what you meant by saved?
  Em         G
You get so high it's spiritual
     C      G
You just kinda float away."
     Em   G
I said, "Hey
    C       G
Will I see you when I die?"
     Em       G
He said, "If you keep on puffing
    C        G
Then it all turns out alright."


Verse 2:
    Em      G
I heard Jesus on the corner
 C        G
Talking to some cops
   Em      G
Only doobie lovin' Jesus
     C        G
Gets the law enforcement crossed
    Em      G
If you travel down to Venice
      C       G
And you're cruisin' right along
  Em       G
I guarantee you'll see him
  C       G
The Savior and his bong
    Em      G
And on Sunday he is preachin'
 C          G
A blunt's good for the soul
Em   G        C       G
THC for all for there is freedom in the bowl
  Em          G
If you need white-robed Jesus
   C       G
He's somewhere in LA
Em      G
Growin' marijuana
  C         G
And burnin' till he's blazed


Chorus:
  C          D     G       G
The night I smoked with Jesus I saw heaven way up close
   C       D
I saw Grandma in her nighty
   G       G
Faded with the Holy Ghost
   C      D
I saw David and Goliath
  G       G   G   G
And man were they both stoned
    C      D      G         G
I saw all of the apostles in a cloud of righteous smoke
     Em  G
I said, "Hey
    C         G
Is this what you meant by saved?
  Em        G
You get so high it's spiritual
     C      G
You just kinda float away."
     Em  G
I said, "Hey
    C       G
Will I see you when I die?"
     Em       G
He said, "If you keep on puffing
    C        G
Then it all turns out alright."
  Em        G
So I’ll just keep on puffin’
    C        G
Hope it all turns out alright

Outro:
 Em G C G (as many times as you want lol)