Jerusalem Tomorrow Chords
by David Olney
Jerusalem Tomorrow by David Olney is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Bm. It uses the chords Bm, Em and F#7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Bm Em
Man, you shoulda seen me way back then
Bm F#7
I could tell a tale, I could make it spin
Em
I could tell you black was white
Bm
I could tell you day was night
F#7
Not only that I could tell you why
Bm
Back then I could really tell a lie
Bm Em
I'd hire a kid to say that he was lame
Bm F#7
Then I'd touch him and I'd make him walk again
Em
Then I'd pull some magic trick
Bm
I'd pretend to heal the sick
F#7
I was takin' everything they had to give
Bm
It wasn't all that bad a way to live
Bm Em
Well, I'm in this desert town and it's hot as hell
Bm F#7
But no one's buyin' what I've got to sell
Em
I make my lame kid walk
Bm
I make a dumb guy talk
F#7
I'm preachin' up a storm both night and day
Bm
Everyone just turns and walks away
Bm Em
I can see that I'm only wasting time
Bm F#7
So I head across the street to drink some wine
Em
This old man comes up to me
Bm
and says, “I've seen you on the street”
F#7
You're pretty good if I do say so myself
Bm
But the guy come through last month he was somethin' else
Bm Em
Instead of callin' down fire from above
Bm F#7
He just gets real quiet and talks about love
Em
And I'll tell you somethin' funny
Bm
He didn't want nobody's money
F#7
I'm not exactly sure what this all means
Bm
But it's the damnedest thing I swear I've ever seen
Bm Em
Well, since that time every town is the same
Bm F#7
I can't make a dime I don't know why I came
Em
I decide I'll go and find him
Bm
And find out who's behind him
F#7
He's got everyone convinced that he's for real
Bm
Well, I figure we can work some kind of deal
Bm Em
He offers me a job and I say fine
Bm F#7
He says I'll get paid off on down the line
Em
Well, I guess I'll string along
Bm
Don't see how too much can go wrong
F#7
As long as he pays my way I guess I'll follow
Bm
We're headin' for Jerusalem tomorrow