Property Of Jesus
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Property of Jesus – Bob Dylan
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Written by: Bob Dylan
From: “Shot of love” (1981)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 1st fret
Play: A
Key: A
For chords in original key transpose +1 (and “use flats”)
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Basic riff
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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B|--2-3-2-5---3-2-|
G|--2-2-2-2---2-2-|
D|2---------2-----|
A|0---------0-----|
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Intro
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Verse 1
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Go ahead and talk about him because he makes you doubt
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Because he has denied himself the things that you can’t live without
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Laugh at him behind his back just like the others do
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Remind him of what he used to be when he comes walkin’ through
Chorus
F#m E D
He’s the property of Jesus
F#m E D
Resent him to the bone
F#m E D
You got something better
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You’ve got a heart of stone
N.C.
Verse 2
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Stop your conversation when he passes on the street
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Hope he falls upon himself, oh, won’t that be sweet
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Because he can’t be exploited by superstition anymore
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Because he can’t be bribed or bought by the things that you adore
Chorus
F#m E D
He’s the property of Jesus
F#m E D
Resent him to the bone
F#m E D
You’ve got something better
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You’ve got a heart of stone
N.C.
Verse 3
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When the whip that’s keeping you in line doesn’t make him jump
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Say he’s hard-of-hearin’, say that he’s a chump
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Say he’s out of step with reality as you try to test his nerve
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Because he doesn’t pay no tribute to the king that you serve
Chorus
F#m E D
He’s the property of Jesus
F#m E D
Resent him to the bone
F#m E D
You’ve got something better
A
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You’ve got a heart of stone
N.C.
Verse 4
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Say that he’s a loser ’cause he got no common sense
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Because he don’t increase his worth at someone else’s expense
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Because he’s not afraid of trying, say he’s got no style
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’Cause he doesn’t tell you jokes or fairy tales, say he’s failed to make you smile
Chorus
F#m E D
He’s the property of Jesus
F#m E D
Resent him to the bone
F#m E D
You’ve got something better
A
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You’ve got a heart of stone
N.C.
Interlude
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Verse 5
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You can laugh at salvation, you can play Olympic games
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You think that when you rest at last you’ll go back from where you came
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But you’ve picked up quite a story and you’ve changed since the womb
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What happened to the real you, you’ve been captured but by whom?
Chorus
F#m E D
He’s the property of Jesus
F#m E D
Resent him to the bone
F#m E D
You’ve got something better
A
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You’ve got a heart of stone
N.C.
Interlude
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Chorus
F#m E D
He’s the property of Jesus
F#m E D
Resent him to the bone
F#m E D
You’ve got something better
A
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You’ve got a heart of stone
N.C. (repeat and fade)
Chords Used