The Ballad Of George Floyd chords by Don McLean
Verse 1
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George Floyd said that
he could not breathe,
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so they laid him on the ground.
George Floyd said that
he could not breathe,
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so they put him in the ground.
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George Floyd wasn't a menace
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D
And George Floyd wasn't a threat
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George Floyd called for his mother
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That's something I'll never forget
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Yeah, he called for his mother
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And that's something I'll never forget
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Remember when you
call for your mother,
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when things are almost done?
Remember when you call for your mother,
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and your race is almost run?
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Yeah, he called for his mother,
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D
with those people all standing around
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He told those men that he
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could not breathe,
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so they put him in the ground
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He told those men that
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he could not breathe,
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so they put him in the ground
George Floyd begged for his life
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George Floyd called her his God
George Floyd deserved some respect
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But he got a knee on his neck
Yeah, he deserved some respect
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But he got a knee on his neck
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I feel that knee on my neck
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I feel those cuffs on my hands
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My heart is pounding, my brain's out
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My life is written in sand
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My heart is pounding, my brain's out
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My life is written in sand
It was just a simple encounter
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Gm
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With authority's unbridled threat
Yeah, he called for his mother
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It's something I'll never forget
Yeah, he called for his mother
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It's something I'll never forget
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The Ballad Of George Floyd
Don McLean
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