Written by Bob Dylan. This is Manfred Mann's version.
Intro: D A E7 A
D A E7 A
My name, it is nothing; my age, it means less
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The country I come from is a part of the free West
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I was taught and brought up there, its laws to abide
D A E7 A
And that the land that I live in has God on its side
D A E7 A
Oh the history books tell it, they tell it so well
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The cavalries charged, the Indians fell
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The cavalries charged, the Indians died
D A E7 A
For the country was young with God on its side
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Then the first World War, it came and it went
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The reason for fighting, I never could get
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But I learned to accept it, accept it with pride
D A E7 A
And you don't count the dead when God's on your side
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Then the second World War, it came to an end
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We forgave the Germans, and now we are friends
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Though they murdered 6 million, in the ovens they fried
D A E7 A
The Germans now too have God on their side
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And now we have weapons of chemical dust
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If fire them we're forced too, well then fire them we must
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One push of the button, and a shot the world wide
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And you never ask questions when God's on your side
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In many a dark hour I think about this
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That Jesus Christ was betrayed by a kiss
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But I can't think for you; you'll have to decide
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Whether Judas Iscariot had God on his side
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And now as I leave you, I'm weary as hell
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The confusion I'm feeling no tongue can tell
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The words fill my head and drop to the floor
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If God's on our side, he'll stop the next war
Manfred Mann played it on the piano so the chords
are different. Listen to their version to see what
it is like.
Overall, enjoy!