George Jackson Chords
by Bob Dylan
George Jackson by Bob Dylan is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, C and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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.