Jesus Please Come On Down Chords
Jesus Please Come On Down by Angry Johnny And The Killbillies is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 7st fret. It uses the chords Am, F, C, G, Asus2 and Csus2. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Capo on 7
Intro picking (played twice):
e------------------1-1-3-5-3-1-0---------0-1-0------------------------|
B------0-1-3-1-0-----------------3-1-1-3-------3-1-0-0-1-3-31313131---|
G--2-2-----------2----------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am F
Jesus, please come on down
C G
please come and see me when you're in town
Am F
I'm waiting, waiting around
C G
come on down, come ooooon down
Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am
when you're in town
Am F
Jesus, please don't stop by
C G
I'm all alone don't know why
Am F
Maybe you'd like a beer
C G
come down here why don't you come down here
Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am
just come on down
Am F
Jesus I'd like to talk
C G
Why don't you come and see me, we can go for a walk
Am F
Down the road to walk a ways
C G
and you can take me up your highway
Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am
come on down
Am F
Because Jesus, I'm so confused
C G
Why don't you come and see me, tell me a little bit oooof truth
Am F
Old scratch tells me that he
C G
He knows all the answers says they're going to set me free
Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am
come on down
Am F
Jesus! don't let him win
C G
I love her lord, tell me why is that a sin
Am F
The clock up on my wall is winding down
C Csus2 C G
You gotta help me out here, Jesus
Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am
You gotta come on down
Am F
Jesus! don't let him win
C G
I love her lord, tell me why is that a sin
Am F
Yeah, the clock up on my wall is windin' down
C Csus2 C G
help me
chord progression degenerates to picking 5, 3, and 1 on the e string as heard on the recording
please lord, come on down
please come on down
when you're in town
lord come on down