[Intro]
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Nobody wants to play rhythm guitar behind Jesus
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Everybody wants to be the lead singer in the band
[Verse 1]
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A preacher I once talked to in Washington DC
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Told me that preachin' the gospel isn't all that it should be
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I said it really didn't surprise me but I've often wondered why
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I'll never forget the words he said or the look that came to his eye
[Chorus]
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When he said - Nobody wants to play rhythm guitar behind Jesus
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Everybody wants to be the lead singer in the band
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Well it's hard to get a bead on what's divine
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With everybody pushin' for the head of the line
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I don't think it's workin' out at all the way he planned
[Verse 2]
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I once shared a pizza with a pop star on a New York City street
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He was the most unhappy prophet you'd ever want to meet
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He said he really wanted to change the world but he couldn't imagine how
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But he'd written a song about what's gone wrong and I'm a-singin' it to you now
[Chorus]
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When he said - Nobody wants to play rhythm guitar behind Jesus
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Everybody wants to be the lead singer in the band
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Well it's hard to get a bead on what's divine
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With everybody pushin' for the head of the line
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I don't think it's workin' out at all the way he planned
[Outro]
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Nobody wants to play rhythm guitar behind Jesus
Bb C F
Everybody wants to be the lead singer in the band