G F C G C Em D G


[Verse]
G
I knew a man, that once was a sinner
F   C​     G
I knew a man, that once was a drunk
C   G     ​C​        G    C
I knew a man, that once was a loser
  Em                                D        C             G
He went out in the woods and made an altar out of a stump


[Chorus]
C   G       ​C    ​G
And me and Jesus got our own thing going
D   C                   G
Me and Jesus got it all worked out
C      G​     C           G    C
Me and Jesus got our own thing going
​    Em       ​D    ​C       G
And we don't need anybody to tell us what it's all about


[Instrumental]
Em  D  G


[Verse]
G​    C       ​G
We can't afford no fancy preaching
   F​     C         ​G
We can't afford no fancy church
​   C​     G         ​C
We can't afford no fancy singing
​    Em
But don't you know God's
                  D​      C        ​G
Got a lot of good people out doing his work


[Chorus]
           Em​            D        G
And me and Jesus got our own thing going
       C                G
Me and Jesus got it all worked out
       Em            D       G    C
Me and Jesus got our own thing going
             ​Em                     D​        Em
And we don't need anybody to tell us what it's all about


[Instrumental]
Em C Em C D


[Chorus]
        G​      C​        G
Me and Jesus got our own thing going
F      C                 G
Me and Jesus got it all worked out
       Em             D​       G  C
Me and Jesus got our own thing going
              Em                  D        ​C
And we don't need anybody to tell us what it's all about