Jesus Freak

Jesus Freak (by DC Talk)

from the album 'Jesus Freak'

Transcribed by Gert Hansen ([email protected])

I didn't like aXman's Tab, because some chords were wrong, and

some parts had been left out, so I added and rewrote some stuff.

Matt Hoopes' chord file held the words that I've included at the

bottom of the file. -Well, this is how I hear the song!!!

Tuning of Guitars:

- This song is actually played with a tuning of F

(that's a half-note up), but since I never retune my

guitar I've written the tab for standard tuning.

Intro:

F G# D# C

F G# D# C -acoustic guitar tuned 1/4 step down

(actually tuned 3/4 notes up - see text above)

Main riff:

F G# D# A#7 C

e: ------------------|----------------------

B: ------------------|-8-8------------------

G: ------------------|-8-8-7-7--------------

D: --3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-6-6-10-10-10-10--

A: --3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-8-8-10-10-10-10--

E: --1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-|-----6-6-8--8--8--8---

Verse:

F C# A# A# -just play some arpeggios

Pre-chorus (rap):

Guitar:

e: --1---1---1-1-1--

B: --1---1---1-3-1--

G: -----------------

D: -----------------

A: -----------------

E: -----------------

Bass:

F C# A# D#

A: --8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-|-------------6-6--

E: ------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6------

Bridge:

Guitar plays some harmonics (forget it if you're in standard tuning)

Bass plays:

A: ----------6-|---------

E: --6---4-----|-1-------

Bridge 2:

F A# (sing 'stranger')

Solo:

something like:

D G# G# G#

E: ----------------|-----------------/8--------------

B: ----------------|--/9----------------10b12b12b12--

G: --7-7-7-x-5-5-5-|-----11b13b13b13-----------------

D: --7-7-7-x-6-6-6-|---------------------------------

A: ----------------|---------------------------------

E: ----------------|---------------------------------

Ending:

E: --1-1-1-4--

Separated and I cut myself clean

From a past that comes back in my darkest of dreams

Been apprehended by a spiritual force

And a grace that replaced all the me I divorced

I saw a man with a tattoo on his big fat belly

It wiggled around like marmalade jelly

It took me a while to catch what it said

Cause’ I had to match the rhythm of his belly with my head

Jesus saves it what it raved in a typical tattoo green

He stood in a box in the middle of the city

And claimed he had a dream

Chorus:

What will people think when they hear that I’m a Jesus Freak?

What will people do when they find that it’s true

I don’t really care if they label me a Jesus Freak

There ain’t no disguising the truth

I don't mean to hide it...

Kamikaze my death is gain

I’ve been marked by my maker

A peculiar display

The high and lofty they see me as weak

Cause’ I won’t live and die for the power they seek

There was a man from the desert with naps on his head

The sand that he walked was also his bed

The words he spoke made the people assume

There wasn’t too much left in the upper room

With skins on his back and hair on his face

They thought he was strange by the locusts he ate

The Pharisees tripped when they heard him speak

Until the king took the head of this Jesus Freak

Repeat Chorus: (twice)

Bridge:

People say I’m strange does it make me a stranger

That my best friend was born in a manger

Repeat Chorus: (twice)

What will people think (What will people think)

What will people do (What will people do)

I don’t really care ([What's this friend I say])

There's no disguising the truth (Jesus is the way)

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Author/Artist: DC Talk

Title: Jesus Freak

Album: Jesus Freak

Transcribed by: aXman

This is pretty much all chords, but .crd was already reserved so I

labered a little harder and got the baseline to the second part of the

intro(heavy part) As always any *better* versions, or errors

found, mail me at [email protected]

[The Baseline in the Heavy part of the intro]

1|-------------------------------------------------------------------

2|-------------------------------------------------------------------

3|-------------------------------------------------------------------

4|---------------------33-22-0---------------------------------------

5|----------------3-33-----------------------------------------------

6|-0-0-0--2/3-3-3----------------------------------------------------

Am 002210

A 002220

G 320003

Em 022000

C X32010

E 022100

D X00212

Intro: Acoustic: E G D A

Electric(Heavy):E G D F A

[Play Electric Intro with quick down strokes, you really need to listen

to

the cd to get the timing down.]

Em C A

Separated, I cut myself clean

Em C A

From a past that comes back in my darkest of dreams

Em C A

Been apprehended by a spiritual force

Em C A

And a grace that replaced all the me I've divorced

E C

I saw a man with tattoo on his big fat belly

A Am

It wiggled around like marmalade jelly

E C

It took me a while to catch what it said

A Am

Cause I had to match the rhythm of his belly with my head

E C A Am

'Jesus Saves' is what it raved in a typical tattoo green

E C

He stood on a box in the middle of the city

A Am

And claimed he had a dream

E G D A

What will people think when they hear that I'm a Jesus freak

E G D A

What will people do when they find that it's true

E G D A

I don't really care if they label me a Jesus freak

E G D A

Cause there ain't no disguising the truth

Kamikaze my death is gain

I've been marked by my maker

A peculiar display

The high and lofty they see me as weak

Cause I won't live and die for the power they seek

There was a man from the desert with naps in his head

The sand that he walked was also his bed

The words that he spoke made the people assume

There wasn't too much left in the upper room

With skins on his back and hair on his face

They thought he was strange by the locusts he ate

The Pharisee's tripped when they heard him speak

Until the king took the head of this Jesus freak

[ repeat chorus ]

E G D A

People say I'm strange, does it make me a stranger

E G D A

That my best friend was born in a manger

E G D A

People say I'm strange, does it make me a stranger

E G D A

That my best friend was born in a manger

[ repeat chorus twice ]

E G

What will people think

D A

What will people think

E G

What will people do

D A

What will people do

E G

I don't really care

D A

What else can I say

E G

There ain't no disguising the truth

D A

Jesus is the way