George Jackson (Live) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C]

[Verse 1]
[C]Dylan
I woke up this [G]mornin',
there were [F]tears [Am]in my[Dm] bed[D]
[C]They killed a man [G]I really loved,
[F]shot him[Am] the[C] hea[Dm]d[D][Am]
Lord, [C]Lord, [F]they cut George
Jack[C]son [Dm]down[C]
Lord, they [F]laid him in [C]the ground.

[Verse 2]
[C]
Sent [Am]him o[G]ff to prison for
[F]a seventy- dol[Am]lar robb[Dm]ery
[C]Closed the doo[Am]r behin[G]d him[F] and
threw [Am]away the [Dm]key[C]
Lord, Lord, they cut [F]George
Jack[C]son [Dm]down[G][C]
Lord, they [F]laid him [G]in the ground.
[C]

[Verse 3]
[Am]He w[C]ouldn't take s[Am]hit from n[G]o one,
he wouldn't [F]bow [Am]down or [Dm]kneel
[C]Authorities, the[Am]y hat[G]ed him becau[F]se
he was [Am]just too [Dm]real[C]
Lord, Lord, they cut [F]George
Jack[C]son [Dm]down[C]
Lord, they [F]laid him [G]in
the ground.
[C][Am]

[Verse 4]
[C]
Prison guards, [G]they hitted him as they
[F]cursed him [Am]from [Dm]above
But they [C]were frightened [Am]of his power,[G]
they [F]were scared [Am]of his lo[Dm]ve[C]
Lord, Lord,
[F]they cut George Jackson [Dm]down[C]
Lord, they [F]laid him [G]in the ground.

[Interlude 1]
[C][F][E][Em][Dm][C][F][Em]
[Dm][G][C][Am][G]
[F][Am][Dm][D][G][C][Am][G][F][Am][Dm][D][C]
[F][Dm][D][G][C][F][G][C]

[Verse 5]
[C]Sometimes I think [G]this whole world
[F]is one big pri[Am]son yar[Dm]d
[C]Some of us are[G] prisoners,
[F]the rest of us [Am]are guard[Dm]s[C]
Lord, Lord,
[F]they cut George Jackson [Dm]down[C]
Lord, they [F]laid him [G]in [C]the ground.

[Verse 6]
[C]
Lord, Lord, they [F]cut George
Jack[Dm]son [D]down[C]
Lord, they [F]laid him [G]in [C]the ground.