Joe Hill Chords
by Pete Seeger
Joe Hill by Pete Seeger is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, F# and B7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verse
E
I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night,
A E
Alive as you and me.
A E
Says I, "But Joe, you're ten years dead"
F# B7
"I never died," says he,
E
"I never died," says he.
E
"In Salt Lake, Joe," by god says I,
A E
Him standing by my bed,
A E
"They framed you on a murder charge."
F# B7
Says Joe, "But I ain't dead,"
E
Says Joe, "But I ain't dead."
E
"The copper bosses shot you Joe,
A E
They killed you Joe," says I.
A E
"Takes more than guns to kill a man,"
F# B7
Says Joe, "I didn't die."
E
Says Joe, "I didn't die."
E
Standing there as big as life,
A E
Smiling with his eyes.
A E
Joe says, "What they forgot to kill"
F# B7
Went on to organize,
E
Went on to organize!"
E
"Joe Hill ain't dead," he says to me
A E
"Joe Hill ain't never died."
A E
Where working men go out on strike,
F# B7
Joe Hill is at their side,
E
Joe Hill is at their side.
E
From San Diego up to Maine
A E
In every mine and mill
A E
Where working men go out on strike
F# B7
Says he "You'll find Joe Hill,"
E
Says he "You'll find Joe Hill."
E
I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night,
A E
Alive as you and me.
A E
Says I, "But Joe, you're ten years dead"
F# B7
"I never died," says he,
E
"I never died," says he.