Verse 1:
              Ebm          Ab
Well I was born an original sinner
          B            Ebm
I was borne from original sin
                                         Cm
And if I had a dollar bill for all the things I've done
                B         Eb
There'd be a mountain of money piled up to my chin

Chorus:
   Eb A Eb A
   Eb A Ebm A

Verse 2:
           Gb
My mother told me good, my mother told me strong
         B                 Db    Ebm
She said, "Be true to yourself and you can't go wrong
  Gb
But there's just one thing that you must understand"
   B                     Db   Bb
You can fool with your brother
       Ebm
But don't mess with a missionary man"

Chorus:
   A           Eb
Don't mess with a missionary man
   A           Eb
Don't mess with a missionary man
   A           Eb               A
Don't mess with a missionary man

Verse 3:
 Ebm
Oh the missionary man, he's got god on his side
                                   B
He's got the saints and apostles backin' up from behind
 Ebm                                  Ab
Black eyed looks from those bible books
    Ebm                                   Gb
He's a man with a mission, got a serious mind

Verse 4:
 Gb              Ebm
There was a woman in the jungle and a monkey on a tree
                                 B
The missionary man he was followin' me
   Ebm
He said "Stop what you're doing

Get down upon your knees
                       Gb
I've got a message for you that you better believe"

(Believe, believe, believe...)

Chorus:
   Eb A Ebm A
   Ebm A Ebm A

Interlude:
   Eb Gb Db Eb Db Ab B Db Gb
   Ebm Db Ab B Db Bbm

Chorus:
   Eb A Ebm A
   Eb A Eb Gb

Verse 5:
Gb         Ebm
Well I was born an original sinner
Gb     Ebm
I was borne from original sin (original sin)

And if I had a dollar bill for all the things I've done
                          Gb
There'd be a mountain of money
         Eb      Ab    Ebm
(Money, money, money...)

Pre-chorus:
Eb                             A Ebm A
Don't mess with a missionary man
Db
A missionary man
Ab       Cm
A missionary man
B
A missionary man

Chorus:
Bb            Eb
Don't mess with a missionary man
A             Eb
Don't mess with a missionary man
A             Eb
Don't mess with a missionary man
A             Eb
Don't mess with a missionary man
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