Intro: A D A D A E A E A E A D A D Verse 1: A E Gbm D When I tell you that I love you, don't test my love A D Accept my love A D Don't test my love D E A 'Cause maybe I don't love you all that much Interlude: E A E Verse 2: A E Gbm D Don't ask what kind of music I'm gonna play tonight A D Just stay a while A D Hear for yourself a while A E Gbm D And if you must put me in a box make sure it's a big box A D With lots of windows A D And a door to walk through A D And a nice high chimney A E Gbm D So we can burn, burn, burn everything that we don't like A D And watch the ashes A D Fly up to heaven A D Maybe all the way to India A E Gbm I'd like that Interlude: E A E Verse 3: A E Gbm D All the ancient kings came to my door A E Gbm D They said, "Do you wanna be an ancient king, too?" I said, "Oh yes, very much A D But I think my timing's wrong" A D They said, "Time is relative A D Or did you misread Einstein?" A D I said, "You really mean it?" A D They said, "What do ya think we come here for A E Gbm Our xxxxxxx health or something?" Interlude: E A E Verse 4: A E Gbm D Everybody's waiting for the Messiah A D The Jews are waiting A D Christians are waiting A D Also the Muslims A D It's like everybody's waiting A D They've been waiting a long time A D I know how I hate to wait A D Like even for a bus or something A D An important phone call A D So I can just imagine A D How darned impatient A D Everybody must be getting A D So I think it's time now A D Time to reveal myself A D I am the Messiah A D A D I am the Messiah A D Yes, I think you heard me right A D I am the Messiah A D I was gonna wait till next year A D Build up the suspense a little A D Make it a really big surprise A D But I could not resist A D It's like when you've got a really big secret A D You're just bursting to tell someone A D It was sort of like that with this A D And now that I've told you A D I feel this great weight lifted A D Doctor Nesbaum was right A D He's my therapist, he said, A E Gbm "Get it out in the o-----pen Interlude: E A E Verse 5: A E Gbm D I spent ten whole days in Jerusalem A D Mmm, Jerusalem A D Sweet Jerusalem A D And all I ate was olives A D Nothing but olives A D Mountains of olives A D It was a good ten days A D I like olives A D I like you, too Verse 6: A E When I tell you that I love you Gbm D Don't test my love A D Accept my love A D Don't test my love D E A E D A Cause maybe I don't love you all that much This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
4 ukulele chords used in "Jerusalem" by Dan Bern: A, D, E and Gbm













