Tono: G
G
D
I woke up this morning,
C
Am
There were tears in my bed.
G
D
They killed a man I really loved,
C
Am
Shot him through the head.
G
D
C
Am
Lord, Lord they cut George Jackson down.
G
D
C
G
Lord, Lord they laid him in the ground.
G
D
Sent him off to prison,
C
Am
For a seventy dollar robbery.
G
D
Closed the door behind him,
C
Am
And they threw away the key.
G
D
C
Am
Lord, Lord they cut George Jackson down.
G
D
C
G
Lord, Lord they laid him in the ground
G
D
He wouldn't take shit from no one,
C
Am
He wouldn't bow down or kneel.
G
D
The authorities they hated him,
C
Am
Because he was just too real.
G
D
C
Am
Lord Lord so they cut George Jackson down.
G
D
C
G
Lord Lord they laid him in the ground.
G
D
The prison guards they cursed him,
C
Am
As they watched him from above.
G
D
But they were frightened of his power,
C
Am
They were scared of his love.
G
D
C
Am
Lord, Lord they cut George Jackson down.
G
D
C
G
Lord, Lord they laid him in the ground.
G
D
Sometimes I think this whole world,
C
Am
Is one big prison yard.
G
D
Some of us are prisoners,
C
Am
The rest of us are guards.
G
D
C
Am
Lord Lord they cut George Jackson down.
G
D
C
G
Lord Lord they laid him in the ground.