George Jackson
Bob Dylan
RockEasy for beginners4 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
G
D
C
Am
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
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.
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Chord set
G · D · C · Am
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.