Oxford Town Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[E]Oxford Town, Ox [A]ford Tow[E]n
[A]E v'rybody's got their heads bowed d[E]own
[A]Sun don't shine above the [E]ground
[A]Ain't a-goin' down to Oxford [E]Town
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[Verse 2]
[E]He went down to Ox [A]ford Tow[E]n
[A]Guns and clubs followed him [E]down
All because his [A]face was [E]brown
[A]Better get away from Oxford [E]Town
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[Verse 3]
[E]Oxford Town arou[A]nd the ben[E]d
[A]Come to the door, he couldn't get [E]in
[A]All because of the color of his [E]skin
[A]What do you think about that, my [E]frien'?
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[Verse 4]
[E]Me and my gal, my [A]gal's son[E]
[A]We got met with a tear gas [E]bomb
I [A]don't even know know why we [E]come
[A]Goin' back where we come [E]from
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[Verse 5]
[E]Oxford Town in the [A]after[E]noon
[A]E v'rybody singin' a sorrowful t[E]une
[A]Two men died 'neath the Mississippi [E]moon
[A]Somebody better investigate [E]soon
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