Hymn 43 Chords
by Jethro Tull
Hymn 43 by Jethro Tull is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, C, A, G, Bm, Bb and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D C A G
Oh father high in heaven
D C G
smile down upon your son. Yeah!
D C Bm Bb A G
Whose busy with his money games Oh! his women and his gun.
Oh Jesus save me!
E|-----------------
B|-----------------
G|----------------- Play 4x
D|----------3-5----
A|-5-5-530---------
E|-----------------
D C A G
And the unsung Western hero
D C G
killed an Indian or three. Yeah!
D C Bm Bb A G
And then he made his name in Hollywood to set the white man free.
Oh Jesus save me!
E|-----------------
B|-----------------
G|----------------- Play 4x
D|----------3-5----
A|-5-5-530---------
E|-----------------
D C G F C
If Jesus saves -- well, He'd better save Himself
D C G F C
from the gory glory seekers who use His name in death.
A G D
Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! Oh Jesus save me!
Solo: D C A G
D C G
D C G Bb A G
D C G F C
If Jesus saves -- well, He'd better save Himself
D C G F C
from the gory glory seekers who use His name in death.
A G
Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! Oooh!
Oh Jesus save me!
E|-----------------
B|-----------------
G|----------------- Play 2x
D|----------3-5----
A|-5-5-530---------
E|-----------------
D C A G
I saw him in the city
D C G
and on the mountains of the moon --
D C Bm Bb A G
His cross was rather bloody -- Oh! He could hardly roll His stone.
Oh Jesus save me!
E|-----------------
B|-----------------
G|----------------- Play 4x and end.
D|----------3-5----
A|-5-5-530---------
E|-----------------