George Jackson chords by Fairport Convention

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
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Verse 1:
        G+G          A minorAm     DmDm
I woke up this morning, there were tears in my bed
C majorC           G+G      A minorAm      DmDm  C majorC
They killed a man who really loved, shot him the head
         FF          DmDm  C majorC
Lord, lord, they took George Jackson down
      FF    G+G   C majorC
Lord, they laid him in the ground


Verse 2:
         G+G      A minorAm       DmDm    C majorC
They put him into prison for a seventy dollar robbery
         G+G    A minorAm         DmDm  C majorC
Closed the door behind him and threw away the key
         FF          DmDm  C majorC
Lord, lord, they took George Jackson down
      FF    G+G   C majorC
Lord, they laid him in the ground

Verse 3:
              G+G          A minorAm     DmDm   C majorC
He wouldn't take sh*t from no one, he wouldn't bow down or kneel
         G+G      A minorAm          DmDm  C majorC
Authorities, they hated him because he was just too real
         FF          DmDm  C majorC
Lord, lord, they took George Jackson down
      FF    G+G   C majorC
Lord, they laid him in the ground


Verse 4:
            G+G         A minorAm        DmDm
The prison guards, they hated him and they cursed him from above
       C majorC        G+G        A minorAm      DmDm  C majorC
But they were jealous of his power, they were scared of his love
         FF          DmDm  C majorC
Lord, lord, they took George Jackson down
      FF    G+G   C majorC
Lord, they laid him in the ground


Verse 5:
            G+G     A minorAm         DmDm  C majorC
Sometimes I think this whole world is one big prison yard
        G+G    A minorAm         DmDm   C majorC
Some of us are prisoners and some of us are guards
         FF          DmDm  C majorC
Lord, lord, they took George Jackson down
      FF    G+G   C majorC
Lord, they laid him in the ground
         FF          DmDm  C majorC
Lord, lord, they took George Jackson down
      FF    G+G   C majorC
Lord, they laid him in the ground