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I live on a street named after a saint
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Women in the churches wear powder and paint ‬
                    D
‪Where the Jews and the Catholics and Muslims all pray‬
A
‪I can tell a Proddy from a mile away ‬
         E           D
‪Goodbye Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Reed indeed‬
                     A                              E A
‪Gimme that old time religion, it’s just what I need‬

[Verse 2]
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‪For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory ‬
A
‪Go tell it on the mountain, go tell the real story ‬
D
‪Tell in that straightforward Puritanical tone
       A
‪In the mystic hours, when a person’s alone ‬
    E              D
‪Goodbye Jimmy Reed, Godspeed‬
A                                    E A
‪Thump on the bible, proclaim a creed‬

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
    A
‪You won’t amount to much, the people all said
A
‪Cuz I didn’t play guitar behind my head‬
D
‪Never pandered, never acted proud‬
      A
‪Never took off my shoes throw them in the crowds
    E                   D
‪Goodbye Jimmy Reed, goodbye and good night‬
      A                                             E A
‪Put a jewel in your crown and I’ll put out the light ‬

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
           A
‪They threw everything at me, everything in the book
      A ‬
I had nothing to fight with but a butcher’s hook
     D
They had no pity, they never lent a hand
  A
I can’t sing a song I don’t understand
    E                   D
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, goodbye and good luck
  A                                             E A
I can’t play the record cuz my needle got stuck

[Verse 5]
     A
‪Transparent woman in a transparent dress
A ‬
‪Suits you well I must confess
  D
‪I break open your grapes, I suck out the juice
A
I need you like my head needs a noose
    E                   D
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, goodbye and so long
  A                                             E A
I thought I could resist her but I was so wrong

[Verse 6]
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‪God be with you, brother dear‬
       A
If you don’t mind me asking, what brings you here?‬
D
Ah nothing much, I’m just looking for the man
A
Came to see where he’s lying in this lost land
E                       D
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, and everything within ya‬
           A                                    E A
Can’t you hear me calling from down in Virginia