Victor Jara chords by Arlo Guthrie
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Verse 1
(D major) Words by Adrian Mitchell, music by Arlo
Guthrie
Verse 2
Victor (D major) Jara of Chile
Lived (G major) like a shooting star (D major)
He fought (G major) for the people of Chile (D major)
With his song (E minor) s and his guitar (G major)
His (B minor) hands were gentle,
(A major) (D major) (A major) his (G major) hands were strong
(D major)
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Verse 3
Victor Jara was a peasant
He worked (G major) from a few years old (D major)
(G major) He sat upon his father (D major) 's plow
And watched (E minor) the earth unfold (G major)
His (B minor) hands were gentle,
(A major) (D major) (A major) his (G major) hands were strong
(D major)
Verse 4
Now when the neighbors had a wedding
Or one of (G major) their children died (D major)
(G major) His mother sang all (D major) night for them
With (E minor) Victor by her side (G major)
His (B minor) hands were gentle,
(A major) (D major) (A major) his (G major) hands were strong
(D major) (G major)
Verse 5
(D major)
He grew up to be a fighter
(G major) Against the people's wrongs (D major)
(G major) He listened to their grief (D major) and joy
And turned (E minor) them into song (G major) s
His (B minor) hands were gentle,
(A major) his (G major) hands were strong
(D major)
Verse 6
He sang about the copper miners
And those (G major) who worked the land (D major)
He sang (G major) about the factory work (D major) ers
And they knew (E minor) he was their man (G major)
His (B minor) hands were gentle,
(A major) (D major) (A major) his (G major) hands were strong
(D major)
Verse 7
He campaigned for Allende
(G major) Working night and day (D major)
He sang (G major) "Take hold of
your brothers (D major) hand
You know the fu (E minor) ture begins today" (G major)
His (B minor) hands were gentle,
(A major) his (G major) hands were strong
(D major)
Verse 8
Then the generals seized Chile
They arrested (G major) Victor then (D major)
(G major) They caged him in a stadi (D major) um
With five-thou (E minor) sand
frightened frightened men (G major)
His (B minor) hands were gentle,
(A major) his (G major) hands were strong
(D major)
Verse 9
Victor stood in the stadium
His voice (G major) was brave and strong (D major)
And he sang (G major) for his fellow pris (D major) oners
Till the guard (E minor) s cut short his song (G major)
His (B minor) hands were gentle, (A major)
his (G major) hands were strong
(D major)
Verse 10
They broke the bones in both his hands
(G major) They beat him on the head (D major)
(G major) They tore him with elec (D major) tric shocks
(E minor) And then they shot him dead (G major)
(B minor) (A major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
(D major) (G major) (D major) (E minor)
His (G major) (B minor) hands were gentle,
(A major) (D major) (A major) his (G major) hands were strong
(D major) (G major)
Verse 11
(D major)
Repeat (E minor) (G major) first verse
(D major)
Victor Jara
Arlo Guthrie
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