WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Fairport Convention - George Jackson Chords | Ver. 1
[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
