Jesus Saves — Riley Green
Chords and lyrics for Jesus Saves by Riley Green (key of D).
Verse 1
(2024 release)
Intro
[D] [Em7] [D/F#] [G] [D] [Em7] [D/F#] [G]
Verse 1
[D]There was a man I used to pass on my way into [G]town
[G]He was covered in dirt like the world had beat him down
[D]I often wondered how he ended up like that
So [G]one day, drivin' home, I pulled over to ask
[Em7]I said, "Man, [D/F#]where'd did it all go [G]wrong?"
[Em7]He said, "Son, do you [D/F#]really wanna [G]know?"
[D]My daddy [Em7]left for another [D/F#]woman, moved off [G]to L.A.
[D]My momma fought [Em7]hard against that [D/F#]cancer, she [G]died when I was eight
[D]I finished [Em7]school, my country [D/F#]shipped me off to war[G]
When I [D]came home, my [Em7]whole world didn't [D/F#]love me anymorе[G]
Chorus
It's [Em7]hard to see all [D/F#]that when you're drivin' [G]by
So [Em7]I just write down, [D/F#]"Jesus Saves" 'causе there [G]ain't no way I can fit
that on [D]a sign[Em7]
[D/F#]I can't fit [G]that on a [D][Em7]sign[G][D/F#]
Verse 2
[D]I took him to a diner, I bought him a cup of coffee
[G]He asked me if he could bum a couple dollars off me
[Em7]He told me his [D/F#]story, I told [G]mine
[Em7]He said, "Thanks 'cause most [D/F#]folks around here would [G]never take the time"
He said, [D]"I lost my [Em]job down at the [D/F#]mill when that [G]factory closed
[D]Army stopped [Em7]sendin' me them [D/F#]checks, the bank took [G]everything I owned"
[D]Hitchhiked my [Em7]way up to [D/F#]Chicago, the [G]nights were too damn [D]cold
I hopped the [Em7]train, headed west[D/F#] 'cause I had [G]nowhere else to go
Chorus
[Em7] It's hard to see [D/F#]all that drivin' by[G]
So [Em7]I just write down, [D/F#]"Jesus Saves" 'causе there [G]ain't no way I can fit
that on [D]a sign[Em7]
[D/F#]There ain't no way to [G]fit that on a [D][Em7]sign[G][D/F#]
Verse 3
[Em7]I probably would've wrote [D/F#]down a little [G]more
If I [Em7]could've found a [D/F#]bigger piece of [G]cardboard
[D]My brother [Em7]Walter was my [D]hero
But he was [G]bad to drink
[D]One night, he [Em7]laid his Harley [D/F#]down
Near that [G]Ohio River Bank
[D]Me and my [Em7]ex-wife tried for [D/F#]kids when we were datin'[G]
[D]Hell, we even had [Em7]baby names picked [D/F#]out
But little Walter [G]didn't make it
Out-Chorus
[Em7] It's hard to see [D/F#]all that drivin' by[G]
So [Em7]I just write down, [D/F#]"Jesus Saves" 'cause there [G]ain't no way I can fit
that on [D]a sign[Em7]
[D/F#]Can't fit [G]all that on [D]a [Em7]sign[G][D/F#]
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