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Joe Haydel – Jesus In A Jon Boat Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
C  Em  Dsus4  D
C  Em  D

[Verse]
      C
Some people go lookin'
       G
in a red brick building
       D
White cross against a blue sky
 C                        Em
Others gotta fall all the way
to rock bottom
            D
'Fore they ever start
 to see the light

          C                 Em
Ain't no wrong way to get there
        D
But for me it's in the
 middle of nowhere

[Chorus]
        C
Runnin' up stream
          G
Right at sunrise
       D
Smoke rollin' off the
                Em
 river gettin' baptized
        C
With a line in the water and
   G
 another to the Father
 Dsus4                  D
Heaven's never felt so close
         C
Must be something
          G
 'bout a tri-hook
   D
Reminds me of a story
         Em
 in the Good Book
        C
Sunday mornin' in a church
      G
 pew might do
     D
For some folks
But I find Jesus in a
  C             Em  D
jon boat (jon boat)

[Verse]
     C
Who knew salvation was
  Em
 covered in a tarp
        D
In the back yard
 leaning on the shed
      C                  Em
Flat bottom, two seater makes
 me a believer
             D
And there's just enough
room for me and Him

[Chorus]
        C
Runnin' up stream
          G
Right at sunrise
       D
Smoke rollin' off the river
          Em
 gettin' baptized

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        C
With a line in the water and
   G
 another to the Father
 Dsus4                  D
Heaven's never felt so close
         C
Must be something
          G
'bout a tri-hook
   D
Reminds me of a story in
      Em
the Good Book

        C
Sunday mornin' in a church
      G
pew might do
     D
For some folks

                       C       Em
But I find Jesus in a jon boat
     D
Yeah ah

                        C
Yeah I find Jesus in a jon
     Em  Dsus4  D
 boat

 C                        Em
Some call it prauyin' but I
call it
                D
 talkin' to my friends
 Dsus4          D
 (to my friends)
        c
Just a couple guys fishin'
          Em
like we used to way back
  Dsus4           D
 when (back when)

[Chorus]
        C
Runnin' up stream
          G
Right at sunrise
       D
Smoke rollin' off the river
          Em
 gettin' baptized
        C
With a line in the water
       G
and another to the Father
 Dsus4                  D
Heaven's never felt so close
         C
Must be something 'bout
    G
a tri-hook
   D            Dsus4
Reminds me of a story
         Em
in the Good Book

        C
Sunday mornin' in a church
      G
pew might do
     D
For some folks

                       C
But I find Jesus in a jon
     Em
boat

[Outro]
     D
Yeah ah ah
And I find Jesus in a
  C             Em
 jon boat (jon boat)
      D
Hmmm mmmmm

How to play Jesus In A Jon Boat: key, chords and progression

These are Jesus In A Jon Boat chords by Joe Haydel on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Jesus In A Jon Boat by Joe Haydel is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 5 chords: C, Em, Dsus4, D and G.

The backbone of the song is D – C – Em – D (VII – VI – i – VII in E minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.