Hallelujah I'm A Bum Chords by Barbara Dane

Hallelujah I'm A Bum Chords

by Barbara Dane

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Note: β™« Verse 1: A Oh, bums of the earth A You got nothing to lose A E But the chains and the tear gas and the Dick Nixon blues. β™« Chorus: A Hallelujah I'm a bum A E Hallelujah for you A E A Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too.
β™« Verse 2: A When he first called us bums A Didn't know what he meant A E But the Guard has defined it on the campus at Kent. β™« Chorus: A Hallelujah I'm a bum A E Hallelujah for you A E A Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too. β™« Verse 3: A Well Dick loves his soldiers A Yes, and he always will A E And that's why he's sending you off to be killed. β™« Chorus: A Hallelujah I'm a bum A E Hallelujah for you A E A Hallelujah, speak your mind, you can be a bum too. β™« Verse 4: A Why, they're all our kids A And they stand straight and tall A E Yeah, but one of these days, there'll be no more at all. β™« Chorus: A Hallelujah I'm a bum A E Hallelujah for you A E A Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too. β™« Verse 5: A Well Cordier and Brewster A You can say what you like A E But just tell Mr. Nixon us bums are on strike. β™« Chorus: A Hallelujah I'm a bum A E Hallelujah for you A E A Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too. β™« Verse 6: A From Austin, to Boston A And Haverford too A E From Berkeley to Brooklyn, and Kalamazoo! β™« Chorus: A Hallelujah I'm a bum A E Hallelujah for you A E A Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too. β™« Verse 7: A Why Spiro's no bum A I'm sure you'll agree that's true A E But he sits up nights wondering what Kim's gonna do! β™« Chorus: A Hallelujah I'm a bum A E Hallelujah for you A E A Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too. β™« Verse 8: A Well I hate the system A And the system hates me A E And that's why I'm fighting for my liberty! β™« Chorus: A Hallelujah I'm a bum A E Hallelujah for you A E A Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too. β™« Verse 9: A Well now Mexico's hot A And they say Canada's cold E So I will stay here and fight if I never get old. β™« Chorus: A Hallelujah I'm a bum A E Hallelujah for you A E A Hallelujah, speak your mind, you can be a bum too. β™« Verse 10: A Well, power corrupts A We know that by heart A E But you got to admit Nixon had a head start. β™« Chorus: A Hallelujah I'm a bum A E Hallelujah for you A E A Hallelujah, keep on breathing, and you'll be a bum too. β™« Verse 11: A Well, some say his name is Slippery Dick A E Well I guess he's no bum, but he sure is some president. β™« Chorus: A Hallelujah I'm a bum A E Hallelujah for you A E A Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too. β™« Verse 12: A Hey, we could spring Huey and Bobby from jail A E With Julie and Tricia for ransom and bail. β™« Chorus: A Hallelujah I'm a bum A E Hallelujah for you A E A Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too!

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Published: August 7, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025