Ry Cooder - Denomination Blues

(Washington Phillips)
(G) - (C) - (D)

(G) I wanna tell you people it`s a nat`ral fact
Ev`ry man don`t understand `bout the life
And that`s (C) all, I tell you that`s (G) all
`Cause you better have (D) Jesus
I tell you that`s (G) all

Well, the denominations have the right to fight
They ought go on and treat each other right
And that`s all, I tell you that`s all
`Cause you better have Jesus
I tell you that`s all

It`s right to stand together, wrong to stand apart
When none will enter heaven but the pure at heart
And that`s all, I`ll tell you that`s all
`Cause you better have Jesus
I`ll tell you that`s all

Well, the primitive Baptists they believe
That you can`t go to heaven `less you wash your feet
And that`s all, I`ll tell you that`s all
`Cause you better have Jesus
I tell you that`s all

Well, the African Methodists, they believe the same
`Cause they know demonination ain`t a thing but a name
And that`s all, I`ll tell you that`s all
`Cause you better have Jesus
I tell you that`s all

Well, people that jump from church to church
You can bet their conversion don`t amount too much
And that`s all, I`ll tell you that`s all
`Cause you better have Jesus
I tell you that`s all

Well, you can to your college, you can go to your school
But if you ain`t got Jesus, you`se (you are) an educated fool
And that`s all, I`ll tell you that`s all
`Cause you better have Jesus
I tell you that`s all