{"id":27966,"date":"2026-01-03T19:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T19:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=27966"},"modified":"2026-01-03T19:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T19:47:10","slug":"one-toke-over-the-line-sweet-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/one-toke-over-the-line-sweet-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"One Toke Over the Line, Sweet Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brewer &amp; Shipley<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre style=\"font-size: 13px;\" class=\"xNWlr hjutX PBFx0\">The story I've heard about this recording (I think in a recorded\r\ninterview with Robert Hunter several years ago) is that it was the\r\nGrateful Dead backing up Brewer and Shipley on this recording.  It\r\ncertainly sounds like them.  Anyway ...\r\n \r\nOne Toke Over The Line - Brewer and Shipley\r\n \r\n[Intro]\r\n<span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>   <span data-name=\"C7\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C7<\/span>   <span data-name=\"F\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>   <span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>\r\n<span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span> <span data-name=\"C\/B\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C\/B<\/span> <span data-name=\"Am\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Am<\/span> <span data-name=\"D9\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">D9<\/span> <span data-name=\"F\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span> <span data-name=\"G\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">G<\/span> <span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>\r\n \r\n\r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n<span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>                 <span data-name=\"C7\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C7<\/span>                 <span data-name=\"F\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>                 <span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>\r\nOne toke over the line, sweet Jesus, one toke over the line\r\n<span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>           <span data-name=\"C\/B\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C\/B<\/span>       <span data-name=\"Am\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Am<\/span>      <span data-name=\"D9\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">D9<\/span>       <span data-name=\"F\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>        <span data-name=\"G\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">G<\/span>        <span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>\r\nSittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line\r\n<span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>                               <span data-name=\"C7\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C7<\/span>\r\nWaitin' for the train that goes home, sweet Mary\r\n<span data-name=\"F\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>                           <span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>\r\nHoping that the train is on time\r\n<span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>           <span data-name=\"C\/B\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C\/B<\/span>       <span data-name=\"Am\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Am<\/span>      <span data-name=\"D9\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">D9<\/span>       <span data-name=\"F\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>        <span data-name=\"G\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">G<\/span>        <span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>\r\nSittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line\r\n \r\n[Verse 1]\r\n<span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>          <span data-name=\"C7\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C7<\/span>   <span data-name=\"F\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>               <span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>\r\nWho do you lo-ove, I hope it's me\r\n\r\n<span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>           <span data-name=\"D9\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">D9<\/span>        <span data-name=\"F\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>                   <span data-name=\"G7\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">G7<\/span>\r\n  I've been changing,  as you can plainly see\r\n<span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>                    <span data-name=\"C7\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C7<\/span>\r\nI felt the joy and I learned about the pain,\r\n<span data-name=\"F\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>               <span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>\r\n  and my mama said\r\n<span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>            <span data-name=\"Am\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Am<\/span>                <span data-name=\"D9\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">D9<\/span>      <span data-name=\"F\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>\r\n If I should choose to make it part of me\r\n<span data-name=\"G7\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">G7<\/span>\r\n  Would surely strike me dead, and now I'm\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n<span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>                 <span data-name=\"C7\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C7<\/span>                 <span data-name=\"F\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>                 <span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>\r\nOne toke over the line, sweet Jesus, one toke over the line\r\n<span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>           <span data-name=\"C\/B\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C\/B<\/span>       <span data-name=\"Am\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Am<\/span>      <span data-name=\"D9\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">D9<\/span>       <span data-name=\"F\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>        <span data-name=\"G\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">G<\/span>        <span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>\r\nSittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line\r\n<span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>                               <span data-name=\"C7\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C7<\/span>\r\nWaitin' for the train that goes home, sweet Mary\r\n<span data-name=\"F\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>                           <span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>\r\nHoping that the train is on time\r\nC           C\/B       Am      D9       F        G        C\r\nSittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line\r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\nC       C7  F             C\r\nI sail away-y, a country mile\r\nC               D9       F                   G7\r\n  And now I'm returning,  and showing off my smile\r\n  C                       C7\r\nI met all the girls and I loved myself a few, \r\nF               C\r\n  and to my surprise\r\nC          Am              D9          F\r\n Like everything else that I've been through\r\nG7\r\n  They opened up my eyes, and now I'm\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nC                 C7                 F                 C\r\nOne toke over the line, sweet Jesus, one toke over the line\r\nC           C\/B       Am      D9       F        G        C\r\nSittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line\r\n(Don't you know I'm just)\r\nC                               C7\r\nWaitin' for the train that goes home, sweet Mary\r\nF                           C\r\nHoping that the train is on time\r\nC           C\/B       Am      D9       F        G        C\r\nSittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line\r\n \r\n[Solo]\r\nC   C7   F   C\r\nC C\/B Am D9 F G C\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n(Don't you know I'm just)\r\nC                               C7\r\nWaitin' for the train that goes home, sweet Mary\r\nF                           C\r\nHoping that the train is on time\r\nC           C\/B       Am      D9       F        G        C\r\nSittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n(I wanna be)\r\nC                 C7                 F                 C\r\nOne toke over the line, sweet Jesus, one toke over the line\r\nC           C\/B       Am      D9       F        G        C\r\nSittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line\r\n(Don't you know I'm just)\r\nC                               C7\r\nWaitin' for the train that goes home, sweet Mary\r\nF                           C\r\nHoping that the train is on time\r\nC           C\/B       Am      D9       F        G        C\r\nSittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line\r\n \r\n[Outro]\r\nC           C\/B       Am      D9\r\nSitting downtown in a railway station,\r\nF        G        C\r\none toke over the line\r\nF   D9    F        G        C\r\none toke, one toke over the line\r\n \r\nOptional:\r\nFor easier playing, use Em instead of C\/B and D7 instead of D9.\r\n<div class=\"vxv2A\">X<\/div><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brewer &amp; Shipley &nbsp; The story I&#8217;ve heard about this recording (I think in a recorded interview with Robert Hunter several years ago) is that it was the Grateful Dead backing up Brewer and Shipley on this recording. It certainly sounds like them. Anyway &#8230; One Toke Over The Line &hellip; <span class=\"more-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/one-toke-over-the-line-sweet-jesus\/\" class=\"more-link\">CLICK TO VIEW SONG<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">One Toke Over the Line, Sweet Jesus<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27966"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27967,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27966\/revisions\/27967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}