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[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 shit 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