Key: F
Introduction:
Bb- F- Eb4x
(Verse)
Gm Cm
It's like trying to light a match in the rain
F Gm
Trying to find a way to explain
Cm
I came to meet the face that graced me cable TV
F Gm
I'm his biggest fan, 'like this, him and me
Cm
Has he gone out, is he in a meeting
F Gm
I know that you can't tell me for security reasons
Cm
But, Mister, tell me are you one of the Saints
F Eb
Hey, maybe I could take a number and wait
((CHORUS))
Gm Bb F Eb
I talk to Jesus, you don't believe me
Gm Bb F Eb
I talk to Jesus, I know he hears me
Gm F Eb
And I talk, talk, talk, I talk to Jesus
Bb- F- Eb2x
(Verse)
Gm Cm
See, I've got a picture of us here in my wallet
F
I'd really like to show you...
Gm
Oh, I guess I forgot it
Cm
But, I've got this bracelet, I've got this ID
F Gm
That the people down at county gave me
Cm
I know you think I'm special, hear it all the time
F Gm
You don't have to V.I.P. me, I'm a regular guy
Cm
I'd really like to sit and talk sometimes
F Eb
But, I'm taping Sally Jesse at five
((CHORUS))
Gm Bb F Eb
I talk to Jesus, you don't believe me
Gm Bb F Eb
I talk to Jesus, I know he hears me
Gm Bb F Eb
I talk to Jesus and Elvis Presley
Gm Bb F Eb
I talk to Jesus, the king can save me
Gm F Eb
I talk, talk, talk, I talk to Jesus
(((Bridge)))
Bb
Have you seen the papers today
C
If I could, I'd get down and pray
Eb D#/E
Tell me if the shepherds on the way
(Solo)
Cm F Gm2x
Bb F Eb2x
(Verse)
Gm Cm F
You know Elvis Presley talks to me
Gm
Through my school teacher
Cm
John Lennon moved in down the street
F Gm
He bought the pizzeria
Cm
And aliens control our lives
F Gm
And when we speak, they're in our minds
Cm
And Heather Locklear is my wife
F Eb
And, Man ain't a lucky guy
((CHORUS))
Gm Bb F Eb
I talk to Jesus, you don't believe me
Gm Bb F Eb
I talk to Jesus, I know he hears me
Gm Bb F Eb
I talk to Jesus and Elvis Presley
Gm Bb F Eb
I talk to Jesus, the king can save me
Gm F Eb
I talk, talk, talk, I talk to Jesus