| Am | C | |
| Well I was born an original | sinner. |
| G | F | |
| I was b | orn from original s | in. |
| Am | |
| And if I had a d | ollar bill |
| C | |
| For all the | things I've done |
| G | |
| There'd be a | mountain of money |
| F | |
| Piled | up to my chin... |
| Am | |
| My mother told me good |
| C | |
| My mother | told me strong. |
| G | |
| She said Be | true to yourself |
| F | |
| And you | can't go wrong. |
| Am | |
| But there's | just one thing |
| C | |
| That you must | understand. |
| G | |
| You can fool w | ith your brother- |
| F | |
| But don't mess with a | missionary man. |
| Am | Em | |
| Don't mess with a | missionary man. |
| Am | Em | |
| Don't mess with a | missionary man. |
| Am | |
| Well the | missionary man |
| C | |
| He's got | god on his side. |
| G | |
| He's got the | saints and apostles |
| F | |
| Backin' | up from behind. |
| Am | C | |
| Black eyed looks from those | bible books. |
| G | |
| He's a man with a mission |
| F | |
| Got a | serious mind. |
| Am | |
| There was a | woman in the jungle |
| C | |
| And a | monkey on a tree. |
| G | F | |
| The | missionary man he were | followin' me. |
| Am | |
| He said | stop what you're doing. |
| C | |
| Get | down upon your knees. |
| G | F | |
| I've a | message for you that you | better believe |