George Jackson (Live) chords by Fairport Convention
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I woke up this 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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shot him the head
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Lord, Lord, they cut George
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Jackson down
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Lord, they laid him in the ground.
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Verse 2
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Sent him off to prison for
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a seventy- dollar robbery
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Closed the door behind him and
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threw away the key
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Lord, Lord, they cut George
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Jackson down
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Lord, they laid him in the ground.
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Verse 3
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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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Authorities, they hated him because
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he was just too real
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Lord, Lord, they cut George
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Jackson down
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Lord, they laid him in
the ground.
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Verse 4
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Prison guards, they hitted him as they
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cursed him from above
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But they were frightened of his power,
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they were scared of his love
Lord, Lord,
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they cut George Jackson down
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Lord, they laid him in the ground.
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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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
Lord, Lord,
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they cut George Jackson down
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Lord, they laid him in the ground.
Verse 6
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Lord, Lord, they cut George
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Jackson down
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Lord, they laid him in the ground.
George Jackson (Live)
Fairport Convention
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