With God on Our Side chords by
Bob Dylan

1963•Folk•1.7K views•

Key: C major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Oh my name it ain't no_ thin'

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My age it is less

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The coun_ try I come from

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Is called the Mid_ west

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I’s taught and brought up there

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The laws to a_ bide

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And that the land that I live in

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Has God on its side

Interlude 1

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Verse 2

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Oh the history books tell it

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They tell it so well

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The cav_ al_ ries charged

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The Indians fell

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The caval_ ries charged

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The Indians died

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Ah the country was young

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With God on its side

Interlude 2

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Verse 3

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The Spanish-A_ meri_ can

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War had its day

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And the Civ_ il War too

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Was soon laid a_ way

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And the names of the heroes

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I’s made to memo_ rize

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With guns in their hands

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And God on their side

Interlude 3

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Verse 4

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The First World War boys

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Closed out its fate

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The rea_ son for fightin'

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I never got straight

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But I learned to ac_ cept it

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Accept it with pride

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For you don’t count the dead

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When God’s on your side

Interlude 4

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Verse 5

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The Second World War

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It came to an end

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We for_ gave the Germans

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And then we were friends

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Though they mur_ dered six million

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In the ovens they fried

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The Germans now too

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Have God on their side

Interlude 5

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Verse 6

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I’ve learned to hate the Rus_ sians

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All through my whole life

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If an_ other war comes

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It’s them we must fight

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To hate them and fear them

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To run and to hide

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And accept it all bravely

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With God on my side

Interlude 6

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Verse 7

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But now we got weapons

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Of chemical dust

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If fire them we’re forced to

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Then fire them we must

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One push of the button

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And a shot the world wide

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And ya' never ask ques_ tions

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When God’s on your side

Interlude 7

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Verse 8

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Through many dark hour

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I been thinking about this

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That Je_ sus Christ

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Was be_ trayed by a kiss

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But I can’t think for ya'

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You’ll have to de_ cide

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Whether Judas Is_ car_ iot

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Had God on his side

Interlude 8

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Verse 9

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So now as I’m leav_ in'

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I’m weary as Hell

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The con_ fu_ sion I’m feelin'

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Ain't no tongue can tell

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The words fill my head

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And they fall to the floor

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If God is on our side

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He’ll stop the next war

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What is the original key of With God on Our Side?

The original key of With God on Our Side by Bob Dylan is C major.

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