George Jackson chords by
Bob Dylan

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Key: G major

Intro 1

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Verse 1
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I woke up this
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mornin'
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There were tears in my bed
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They killed a man I really loved
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Em Em 
 
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Shot him through the head

Verse 2

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Lord, Lord,

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they cut George Jackson down

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Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground

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Verse 3
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Sent him off to prison
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For a seventy-dollar robbery
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robbery
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They closed the door behind him
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And they threw away the key
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Lord, Lord, they

Verse 4

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cut George Jackson down

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Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground

Interlude 1

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Verse 5
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He wouldn't take shit from no one
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He wouldn't bow down or kneel
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Au thorities, they hated him
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Because he was just too real
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Lord, Lord, they

Verse 6

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cut George Jackson down

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Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground

Interlude 2

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Verse 7
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Prison guards, they cursed him
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As they watched him from above
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But they were frightened of
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his power
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They were scared of his love

Verse 8

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Lord, Lord,

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so they cut George Jackson down

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Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground

Interlude 3
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Verse 9

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Sometimes I think this whole world

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is one big prison yard

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Some of us are prisoners

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The rest of us are guards

Verse 10

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Lord, Lord,

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they cut George Jackson down

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Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground

Outro 1
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