Jesus And Elvis Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]

[Verse 1]
Jesus and [G]Elvis, painted on [C]velvet
[D]Hanging at the bar here
every [G]night
It's good to be back again, oh,
me and my [C]old friends
'Neath [D]the neon cross and a string
of Christmas [G]lights

[Verse 2]
[C]Lola built this joint in sixty- sev[G]en
And her [C]boy went out to fight
on Christmas [G]eve
[C]In a war nobody won,
[G]she lost her [D]only [Em]son
Now [A]everything he loved
is what you [D]see

[Verse 3]
Jesus and [G]Elvis, painted on [C]velvet
[D]Hanging at the bar here every [G]night
It's good to be back again, oh,
me and my [C]old friends
'Neath the [D]neon cross and
a string of Christmas [G]lights

[Verse 4]
[C]Mama told them Jesus loves [G]a sinner
His [C]daddy said that music
saved [G]his soul
Between the [C]rockers and the band
It's a [G]fitting prom[D]ise [Em]land
For the [A]kings of kings and
the king of rock [D]and roll

[Verse 5]
Jesus and [G]Elvis, painted on [C]velvet
[D]Hanging at the bar here every [G]night
It's good to be back again, oh,
me and my [C]old friends
'Neath the [D]neon cross and a string
of Christmas [G]lights

[Interlude 1]
[G][C][D][G]
[C][D][G]

[Verse 6]
So if you [C]need a shot of whiskey
and redemp[G]tion
Where the [C]delta meets the sea of Galilee
[G]Get was[C]hed in the blood of
the [G]Missis[D]sippi [Em]mud
Come [A]all you non- believers
and [D]you'll see
Je[G]sus and

[Verse 7]
Elvis, painted on [C]velvet
[D]Hanging at the bar here every [G]night
It's good to be back again, oh,
me and my [C]old friends
'Neath the [D]neon cross and
a string of Christmas [G]lights

[Verse 8]
It's good to be [G]back again, oh,
me and my [C]old friends
'Neath the [D]neon cross and a string
of Christmas [G]lights
'Neath the [D]neon cross and a
string of Christmas [G]lights
By and [D]by, Lord, by and [G]by