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