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Josiah Queen – Judas Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Judas chords by Josiah Queen for Piano and Ukulele.

[Intro]
Em

[Verse 1]
Em
I met a preacher man from Galilee
           C
Who opened up blind eyes 
             G    D/F#
And made him see   
    Em
He said come and follow me
      C                
I'll show you what life 
              G   D/F#
was meant to be

[Pre-Chorus]
            C          Em
I said I’d never turn away
            G
I said I'd never leave His side 
G
All the days of my life 
      C
But I am weak 
        Em
And I'm afraid
  G                        D
I traded my Lord for pocket change

[Chorus]
     Em
Yeah maybe I'm like Judas 
C               G
Maybe I'm that thief
Em
Maybe I'm that sinner 
     C                D
That put you on that tree
B
Thirty pieces of silver 
D
He ain't worse than me 
Because he betrayed you for money
                         Em
And I did it all for free
G
No I’m never gonna forget it
                        Em  C
Forever I’m indebted to You
       G
No I’m never gonna leave
G
This life the same

[Verse 2]
Em
Lord, I'm here and I repent
    C
So clean my heart and clean my hands
G
Oh Lord, my only hope 
       Em
I'm a sinner and a broken man 
C
By Your blood and by Your grace,
G 
I live and forget

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[Pre-Chorus]
                C           Em
That I said I’d never turn away
           G
I said I’d never leave Your side
G
All the days of my life 
        C
But I am weak 
         Em
And I'm afraid 
  G                      D
I traded my Lord for pocket change

[Chorus]
     Em
Yeah maybe I'm like Judas 
C               G
Maybe I'm that thief
Em
Maybe I'm that sinner 
     C                D
That put you on that tree
B
Thirty pieces of silver 

He ain't worse than me 
Because he betrayed you for money
                          Em C
And I did it all for free
G
No I’m never gonna forget it
                        Em  C
Forever I’m indebted to You
       G
No I’m never gonna leave
G
This life the same

[Bridge]
  Em
I pierced Your hands 
      C
And I stabbed Your back 
  Em
I went and turned away
                     Em
From the only friend I had 
Em
For thirty pieces of silver
C
Life can't be that cheap
Em
Even in my broken mess
  D
A savior died for me

[Chorus]
Em
Maybe I'm like Judas 
Am             G
Maybe I'm that thief
Em
Maybe I'm that sinner 
     Am               G
That put you on that tree
B
Thirty pieces of silver 
B
He ain't worse than me 
Because he betrayed you for money
                          Em
And I did it all for free
     Em
Yeah maybe I'm like Judas 
Am             G
Maybe I'm that thief
Em
Maybe I'm that sinner 
     C
That put you on that tree
    B
For thirty pieces of silver
B
And I still can't believe 
     Em
That God and all His mercy
          Bm            Em
Went and purchased me

Watch: Josiah Queen - judas (Official Lyric Video)

From Josiah Queen on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Judas: key, chords and progression

Judas by Josiah Queen is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 8 chords: Em, C, G, D/F#, D, B, Am and Bm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em – C – G – Em (i – VI – III – i in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: B and Bm are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.