Death Of Emmett Till chords by Joan Baez
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Intro 1
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(A major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (A major)
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Verse 1
Folks, listen to this (D major) story,
it's (G major) one the world should (D major) know
Of a Negro boy, fourteen,
named Emmett (A major) Till
From Chica (D major) go to Mississippi
to (G major) see his uncle Mose
We (D major) won't (A major) see little
Emmett any (D major) more
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Verse 2
Emmett (D major) Till, Emmett Till
His name will be a legend,
(A major) we all know
From Chica (D major) go to Mississippi
to (G major) see his uncle Mose
We (D major) won't (A major) see little Emmett
any (D major) more
Verse 3
(D major) Few days in Tallahassee,
Emmett (G major) with his little pals
To (D major) Money, Mississippi,
grocery store to (A major) buy
They bought (D major) bubble gum and candy
from the (G major) wo man in the store
They (D major) turned to (A major) leave,
little Emmett said, "Good (D major) bye"
Verse 4
His little pals said to him, "What you (G major)
mean there, sayin' goodbye
To the (D major) woman in Money (A major) grocery store"
They (D major) said, "She's good lookin'",
Emmett said, (G major) "Oohoo, you're right"
And (D major) that remark (A major) cost
Emmett Till his (D major) life
Verse 5
Emmett Till, (D major) Emmett Till
His name will be a legend,
(A major) we all know
From Chica (D major) go to Mississippi
to see (G major) his uncle Mose
We (D major) won't see (A major) little Emmett
(D major) anymore
Verse 6
'Twas on the following (D major) Sunday,
they (G major) say about two a.m.
Two (D major) bad men came and
knocked on Mose's (A major) door
They (D major) said to uncle Mose,
"We've (G major) come to get the boy
He (D major) whistled (A major) at that woman, he
must (D major) go"
Verse 7
He was (D major) taken to a stable,
beat and (G major) shot right through the head
All (D major) one could hear were blows
and Emmett's (A major) cries
Last (D major) words were, "Mama, save me,
have (G major) mercy on me, Lord"
The (D major) blows still fell, but
(A major) little Emmett had (D major) died
Verse 8
Emmett Till, Emmett (D major) Till
His name will be a legend,
(A major) we all know
From Chica (D major) go to Mississippi
to see (G major) his uncle Mose
We (D major) won't (A major) see little Emmett anymore
(D major)
Verse 9
Weights were placed upon his
body, in the (G major) river they did fling
Be (D major) lieving their foolish
(A major) crime they'd hide
But in (D major) time the body came afloat,
still (G major) wearing daddy's ring
Ring and (D major) feet (A major) un cle Mose
identified (D major)
Verse 10
The bad men went to trial, (D major)
sat and (G major) grinned and smoked and chewed
As the (D major) fearful witnesses all did testify
(A major) Jury (D major) out sixty- five minutes,
returned (G major) verdict in hand
"Not (D major) guilty",
was their (A major) very prompt reply (D major)
Verse 11
Emmett Till, Emmett (D major) Till
His name will be a legend,
we all (A major) know
From Chica (D major) go to Mississippi
to see (G major) his uncle Mose
We (D major) won't (A major) see little Emmett any (D major) more
No, we won't see (A major) (D major)
little Emmett anymore
Death Of Emmett Till
Joan Baez
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