Bm Em
Man, you shoulda seen me way back then
Bm F#7
I could tell a tale, I could make it spin
Em
I could tell you black was white
Bm
I could tell you day was night
F#7
Not only that I could tell you why
Bm
Back then I could really tell a lie
Bm Em
I'd hire a kid to say that he was lame
Bm F#7
Then I'd touch him and I'd make him walk again
Em
Then I'd pull some magic trick
Bm
I'd pretend to heal the sick
F#7
I was takin' everything they had to give
Bm
It wasn't all that bad a way to live
Bm Em
Well, I'm in this desert town and it's hot as hell
Bm F#7
But no one's buyin' what I've got to sell
Em
I make my lame kid walk
Bm
I make a dumb guy talk
F#7
I'm preachin' up a storm both night and day
Bm
Everyone just turns and walks away
Bm Em
I can see that I'm only wasting time
Bm F#7
So I head across the street to drink some wine
Em
This old man comes up to me
Bm
and says, “I've seen you on the street”
F#7
You're pretty good if I do say so myself
Bm
But the guy come through last month he was somethin' else
Bm Em
Instead of callin' down fire from above
Bm F#7
He just gets real quiet and talks about love
Em
And I'll tell you somethin' funny
Bm
He didn't want nobody's money
F#7
I'm not exactly sure what this all means
Bm
But it's the damnedest thing I swear I've ever seen
Bm Em
Well, since that time every town is the same
Bm F#7
I can't make a dime I don't know why I came
Em
I decide I'll go and find him
Bm
And find out who's behind him
F#7
He's got everyone convinced that he's for real
Bm
Well, I figure we can work some kind of deal
Bm Em
He offers me a job and I say fine
Bm F#7
He says I'll get paid off on down the line
Em
Well, I guess I'll string along
Bm
Don't see how too much can go wrong
F#7
As long as he pays my way I guess I'll follow
Bm
We're headin' for Jerusalem tomorrow