Hallelujah I'm A Bum chords by Barbara Dane

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♫ Verse 1:
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Oh, bums of the earth
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You got nothing to lose
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But the chains and the tear gas and the Dick Nixon blues.




♫ Chorus:
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Hallelujah
I'm a bum
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Hallelujah for you
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Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too.

♫ Verse 2:
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When he first called us bums
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Didn't know what he meant
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But the Guard has defined it on the campus at Kent.

♫ Chorus:
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Hallelujah
I'm a bum
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Hallelujah for you
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Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too.

♫ Verse 3:
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Well
Dick loves his soldiers
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Yes, and he always will
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And that's why he's sending you off to be killed.

♫ Chorus:
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Hallelujah
I'm a bum
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Hallelujah for you
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Hallelujah, speak your mind, you can be a bum too.

♫ Verse 4:
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Why, they're all our kids
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And they stand straight and tall
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Yeah, but one of these days, there'll be no more at all.

♫ Chorus:
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Hallelujah
I'm a bum
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Hallelujah for you
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Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too.

♫ Verse 5:
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Well
Cordier and Brewster
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You can say what you like
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But just tell Mr. Nixon us bums are on strike.

♫ Chorus:
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Hallelujah
I'm a bum
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Hallelujah for you
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Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too.

♫ Verse 6:
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From Austin, to Boston
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And Haverford too
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From Berkeley to Brooklyn, and Kalamazoo!

♫ Chorus:
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Hallelujah
I'm a bum
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Hallelujah for you
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Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too.

♫ Verse 7:
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Why
Spiro's no bum
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I'm sure you'll agree that's true
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But he sits up nights wondering what Kim's gonna do!

♫ Chorus:
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Hallelujah
I'm a bum
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Hallelujah for you
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Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too.

♫ Verse 8:
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Well
I hate the system
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And the system hates me
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And that's why I'm fighting for my liberty!

♫ Chorus:
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Hallelujah
I'm a bum
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Hallelujah for you
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Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too.

♫ Verse 9:
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Well now
Mexico's hot
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And they say Canada's cold
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So I will stay here and fight if I never get old.

♫ Chorus:
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Hallelujah
I'm a bum
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Hallelujah for you
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Hallelujah, speak your mind, you can be a bum too.



♫ Verse 10:
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Well, power corrupts
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We know that by heart
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But you got to admit Nixon had a head start.

♫ Chorus:
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Hallelujah
I'm a bum
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Hallelujah for you
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Hallelujah, keep on breathing, and you'll be a bum too.



♫ Verse 11:
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Well, some say his name is Slippery Dick
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Well
I guess he's no bum, but he sure is some  president.

♫ Chorus:
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Hallelujah
I'm a bum
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Hallelujah for you
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Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too.



♫ Verse 12:
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Hey, we could spring Huey and Bobby from jail
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With Julie and Tricia for ransom and bail.

♫ Chorus:
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Hallelujah
I'm a bum
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Hallelujah for you
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Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too!