DADGA7 DADADADm Dm A7 Even the devil was an angel 'fore he tried to rush the throne Dm G5 A7 Lord, they threw him in hell there all alone Dm A7 Now he builds a castle out of the sinner's bones Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm You'd be angry too, if you could never go home A7 Dm Well now, I ain't no preacher no preacher man's son A7 Dm I done some bad things but I like to have my fun A7 Dm A thousand ways to heaven, a thousand ways to hell G5 A7 Dm A7 Well I say, the good lord helps those that help themselves Dm Dm So help yourselves now Dm A7 Old man Nicodemus could not hear his heart bleed Dm G5 A7 He saw that Jesus had some tricks up his sleeve Dm A7 He said "Oh man Jesus I can't do things your way Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm But I see you work for somebody big, so I'm backin' your play." Dm A7 Old man Nicodemus, his pockets they were deep Dm G5 A7 And on the day that they decided to put Jesus to sleep Dm A7 Jesus could not care for money now or any such thing Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm Old Nicodemus paid to have Jesus just buried like a king. A7 Dm Well now, I ain't no preacher no preacher man's son A7 Dm I done some bad things but I like to have my fun A7 Dm A thousand ways to heaven, a thousand ways to hell G5 A7 Dm A7 Well I say, the good lord helps those that help themselves Dm Dm So help yourselves now Dm A7 Our father art in heaven hallowed be thy name Dm G5 A7 Told Noah build a boat, on the driest of days Dm A7 And everybody in the neighborhood thought old Noah was insane Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm I guess when the waters receded now the truth was plain A7 Dm Well now, I ain't no preacher no preacher man's son A7 Dm I done some bad things but I like to have my fun A7 Dm A thousand ways to heaven, a thousand ways to hell G5 A7 Dm A7 Well I say, the good lord helps those that help themselves Dm Dm So help yourselves now Dm A7 Moses was a great man, parted the waters of the red sea Dm G5 A7 Down the road to Egypt he made sure the slaves were free Dm A7 Well he could speak to god, so they say, yes indeed Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm Well the noise of his voice woulda made our poor ears bleed Dm A7 Moses he had an army I tell ya all his own Dm G5 A7 They stood in circles outside his very home Dm A7 And when the Pharaohs got to killin' they left ol' Moses alone Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm But the Romans drove those nails through Jesus' bones A7 Dm Well now, I ain't no preacher no preacher man's son A7 Dm I done some bad things but I like to have my fun A7 Dm A thousand ways to heaven, a thousand ways to hell G5 A7 Dm A7 Well I say, the good lord helps those that help themselves Dm Dm So help yourselves now DADGA7 Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm ...