George Jackson chords by Fairport Convention

Intro:
C


Verse 1:
               G                   Am          Dm
I woke up this morning, there were tears in my bed
C                     G            Am            Dm    C
They killed a man who really loved, shot him the head
                 F                   Dm    C
Lord, lord, they took George Jackson down
           F        G      C
Lord, they laid him in the ground


Verse 2:
                  G            Am             Dm       C
They put him into prison for a seventy dollar robbery
                  G       Am                  Dm   C
Closed the door behind him and threw away the key
                 F                   Dm    C
Lord, lord, they took George Jackson down
           F        G      C
Lord, they laid him in the ground

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


Verse 4:
                        G                  Am               Dm
The prison guards, they hated him and they cursed him from above
             C               G                Am            Dm    C
But they were jealous of his power, they were scared of his love
                 F                   Dm    C
Lord, lord, they took George Jackson down
           F        G      C
Lord, they laid him in the ground


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