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Ludlow Massacre chords by
Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Guthrie
The Dillards
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
D

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It was early springtime

when the strike was on,
G
G

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D
D

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They drove us miners out of doors,

Out from the houses that the Company owned,

A
A

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D
D

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We moved into tents up at old Ludlow.
Verse 2
D
D

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I was worried bad about my children,
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G

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D
D

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Soldiers guarding the railroad bridge,

Every once in a while a bullet would fly,
A
A

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D
D

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Kick up gravel under my feet.
Verse 3
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D

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We were so afraid you would kill our children,

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G

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We dug us a cave that
D
D

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was seven foot deep,

Carried our young ones and

pregnant women
A
A

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D
D

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Down in side the cave to sleep.
Verse 4
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D

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That very night your soldiers waited,
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G

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D
D

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Until all us miners were asleep,

You snuck around our little tent town,

A
A

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Soaked our tents with your kerosene.
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D

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Verse 5

You struck a match and in the blaze that started,

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G

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You pulled the triggers
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D

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of your gatling guns,

I made a run for the children but

the fire wall stopped me.
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A

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D
D

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Thirteen children died from your guns.
Verse 6
D
D

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I carried my blanket to a wire fence corner,

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G

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Watched the fire till the blaze died down,

I helped some people drag

their belongings,
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D
D

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While your bullets killed us all around.
Verse 7
D
D

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I never will forget the look on the faces
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D
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Of the men and women that awful day,

When we stood around to

preach their funerals,
A
A

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D
D

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And lay the corpses of the dead away.
Verse 8

We told the Colorado Governor

to call the President,
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G

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D
D

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Tell him to call off his National Guard,

But the National Guard belonged

to the Governor,
A
A

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D
D

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So he didn't try so very hard.
Verse 9
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D

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Our women from Trinidad

they hauled some potatoes,
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D

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Up to Walsenburg in a little cart,

They sold their potatoes and

brought some guns back,
A
A

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And they put a gun in every
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D

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hand.
Interlude 1
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G

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D

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D
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Verse 10
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D

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The state soldiers jumped us

in a wire fence corners,
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G

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D
D

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They did not know we had these guns,

And the Red- neck Miners mowed

down these troopers,
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A

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D
D

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You should have seen those poor boys run.
Verse 11
D
D

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We took some cement

and walled that cave up,

Where you killed these
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thirteen children inside,

I said, "God bless the Mine

Workers' Union,"
A
A

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D
D

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And then I hung my head and cried.

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Ludlow Massacre by Arlo Guthrie, The Dillards is D major.

The primary chords used in Ludlow Massacre are D, G, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Ludlow Massacre is approximately 52 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Ludlow Massacre using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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