Victor Jara Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Words by Adrian Mitchell, music by Arlo
Guthrie

[Verse 2]
Victor [D]Jara of Chile
[G]Lived like a shooting [D]star
[G]He fought for the people [D]of Chile
With his song[Em]s and his gui[G]tar
His [Bm]hands were gentle,
[A]his[D] ha[A]nds wer[G]e strong
[D]

[Verse 3]
Victor Jara was a peasant
[G]He worked from a few years [D]old
[G]He sat upon his fat[D]her's plow
[Em]And watched the earth [G]unfold
His [Bm]hands were gentle,
[A]his[D] ha[A]nds wer[G]e strong
[D]

[Verse 4]
Now when the neighbors had a wedding
Or [G]one of their children [D]died
[G]His mother sang all nig[D]ht for them
With [Em]Victor by her [G]side
His [Bm]hands were gentle,
[A]his[D] ha[A]nds wer[G]e strong
[D][G]

[Verse 5]
[D]
He grew up to be a fighter
[G]Against the people's wro[D]ngs
[G]He listened to their gri[D]ef and joy
[Em]And turned them into song[G]s
His [Bm]hands were gentle,
[A]his han[G]ds were strong
[D]

[Verse 6]
He sang about the copper miners
And [G]those who worked the [D]land
[G]He sang about the factory work[D]ers
And they [Em]knew he was their [G]man
His [Bm]hands were gentle,
[A]his[D] ha[A]nds wer[G]e strong
[D]

[Verse 7]
He campaigned for Allende
[G]Working night and day[D]
[G]He sang "Take hold of
your [D]brothers hand
You know the fu[Em]ture begins [G]today"
His [Bm]hands were gentle,
[A]his han[G]ds were strong
[D]

[Verse 8]
Then the generals seized Chile
They ar[G]rested Victor [D]then
[G]They caged him in a stadium[D]
With five-thou[Em]sand
frightened frightened [G]men
His [Bm]hands were gentle,
[A]his han[G]ds were strong
[D]

[Verse 9]
Victor stood in the stadium
His [G]voice was brave and [D]strong
And [G]he sang for his fellow pris[D]oners
Till [Em]the guards cut short his [G]song
His [Bm]hands were [A]gentle,
his [G]hands were strong
[D]

[Verse 10]
They broke the bones in both his hands
[G]They beat him on the hea[D]d
[G]They tore him with electri[D]c shocks
[Em]And then they shot him dead[G]
[Bm][A][G][D][G]
[D][G][D][Em]
[G]His [Bm]hands were gentle,
[A]his[D] ha[A]nds wer[G]e strong
[D][G]

[Verse 11]
[D]
[Em]Repeat [G]first verse
[D]