Jim Crow chords by Josh White, The Union Boys

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Verse 1
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They could
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n't set the Negro free
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Why is  he still in slavery?
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Why is he still in slavery,
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it's Jim Crow
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Freedom for all,
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is what he said
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Free to suffer till he's dead,
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Free to suffer till he's dead
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of Jim Crow.
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When it's time to go to the polls,
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Why must the Negro stay at home?
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Why must the Negro
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stay at home
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with Joe Crow?
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This is  a land we call our own.
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Why must the Negro ride alone?
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Why must the Negro
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ride alone,
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it's Jim Crow.
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This is the land of democracy,
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put an  end to slavery,
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Put an end to
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slavery and Jim Crow
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They can set the Negro free
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Why is he still in slavery?
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Why is he still in slavery?
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It's Jim Crow!