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 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