George Jackson Chords & Lyrics - Fairport Convention

[INTRO]
[C]

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

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

[VERSE 3]
He wouldn't take shit from [G]no one, he wouldn't [Am]bow down or [Dm]kneel [C]
Authorities, they [G]hated him be[Am]cause he was just too [Dm]real [C]
Lord, lord, they [F]took George Jackson [Dm]down [C]
Lord, they [F]laid him [G]in the [C]ground

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

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