Tonart: D minor
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Even the devil was an angel before
he tried to rush the throne
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Lord, they threw him down
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in hell there all alone
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And now he builds a castle out
of the sinners' bones
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You'd be angry too if you could
Verse 2
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Well now, I ain't no preacher,
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no preacher man's son
I done some bad things
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but I like to have my fun
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A thousand ways to heaven,
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a thousand ways to hell
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Well I say, the good Lord helps
those that help themselves
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So help yourselves now
Verse 3
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Old man Nicodemus could not
make his heart believe
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He could see that Jesus had
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some tricks up his sleeve
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Jesus I can't do things your way
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But I can see you work with somebody big,
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so I'm backing your play
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his pockets they were deep
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But on the day the Romans decided
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to put Jesus to sleep
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Jesus could not care for money
Old Nicodemus paid to have Jesus
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just buried like a king
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Well now, I ain't no preacher,
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no preacher man's son
I done some bad things
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but I like to have my fun
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A thousand ways to heaven,
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a thousand ways to hell
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Well I say, the good Lord helps those
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that help themselves
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So help yourselves now
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Our father art in heaven
Verse 6
hallowed be thy name
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Told Noah "build a boat"
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on the driest of days
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And everybody in the neighborhood
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said old Noah was insane
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I guess when the waters receded now,
Verse 7
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Well now, I ain't no preacher,
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no preacher man's son
I done some bad things
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but I like to have my fun
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A thousand ways to heaven,
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a thousand ways to hell
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Well I say, the good Lord helps
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those that help themselves
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So help yourselves now
Interlude 1
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Verse 8
parted the waters of the Red Sea
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Down the road to Egypt,
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he made sure the slaves were free
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Well he could speak to God,
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so they say, yes indeed
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Well the noise of his voice would
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have made our poor ears bleed
Verse 9
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Moses, he had an army I tell
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They stood in circles outside
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And when the the Pharaohs got to
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killing they left old moses alone
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But the Romans drove their nails
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through old Jesus' bones
Verse 10
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Well now, I ain't no preacher,
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no preacher man's son
I done some bad things but I
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Why they got Jesus now and not Moses,
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the good Lord helps those that help themselves
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So help yourselves now
Verse 11
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- - - This is pretty close
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to correct.
- Ryan
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