{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":14867,"song":"George Jackson","artist":"Bob Dylan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/14867-george-jackson-chords-by-bob-dylan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/14867?type=chord","rating":4.87578,"votes":17,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #\r\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\r\nFrom uunet!wupost!waikato.ac.nz!canterbury.ac.nz!cantua!cctr128 Fri Sep  4 15:56:27 PDT 1992\r\nArticle: 2017 of alt.guitar.tab\r\nPath: nevada.edu!uunet!wupost!waikato.ac.nz!canterbury.ac.nz!cantua!cctr128\r\nNewsgroups: alt.guitar.tab\r\nSubject: Tab : George Jackson - Dylan\r\nMessage-ID: <1992Sep4.182503.652@csc.canterbury.ac.nz>\r\nFrom: cctr128@cantua.canterbury.ac.nz (Mr K Osborn)\r\nDate: 4 Sep 92 18:25:01 +1200\r\nReply-To: k.osborn@cantua.canterbury.ac.nz\r\nOrganization: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.\r\nNntp-Posting-Host: cantua.canterbury.ac.nz\r\nX-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3\r\nLines: 60\r\n\r\nGeorge Jackson\r\nBy Bob Dyaln\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI woke up this morning,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThere were tears in my bed.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey killed a man I really loved,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nShot him through the head.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLord, Lord they cut George Jackson down.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLord, Lord they laid him in the ground.[/tab]\r\n\r\nSent him off to prison,\r\nFor a seventy dollar robbery.\r\nClosed the door behind him,\r\nAnd they threw away the key.\r\nLord, Lord they cut George Jackson down.\r\nLord, Lord they laid him in the ground\r\n\r\nHe  wouldn't take shit from noone,\r\nHe wouldn't bow down or kneel.\r\nThe authorities they hated him,\r\nBeacuse he was just too real.\r\nLord Lord so they cut George Jackson down.\r\nLord Lord they laid him in the ground.\r\n\r\nThe prison guards they cursed him,\r\nAs they watched him from above.\r\nBut they were frightened of his power,\r\nThey were scared of his love.\r\nLord, Lord they cut George Jackson down.\r\nLord, Lord they laid him in the ground.\r\n\r\nSometimes I think this whole world,\r\nIs one big prison yard.\r\nSome of us are prisoners,\r\nThe rest of us are guards.\r\nLord Lord they cut George Jackson down.\r\nLord Lord they laid him in the ground.\r\n\r\n\r\nBe seeing you,\r\nKelwyn.\r\n_________\r\n\r\nHe said that's alright babe,\r\nI love you too.\r\nBut we were Tangled Up In Blue.\r\n       - Bob Dylan","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\nFrom uunet!wupost!waikato.ac.nz!canterbury.ac.nz!cantua!cctr128 Fri Sep  4 15:56:27 PDT 1992\nArticle: 2017 of alt.guitar.tab\nPath: nevada.edu!uunet!wupost!waikato.ac.nz!canterbury.ac.nz!cantua!cctr128\nNewsgroups: alt.guitar.tab\nSubject: Tab : George Jackson - Dylan\nMessage-ID: \nFrom: cctr128@cantua.canterbury.ac.nz (Mr K Osborn)\nDate: 4 Sep 92 18:25:01 +1200\nReply-To: k.osborn@cantua.canterbury.ac.nz\nOrganization: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.\nNntp-Posting-Host: cantua.canterbury.ac.nz\nX-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3\nLines: 60\n\nGeorge Jackson\nBy Bob Dyaln\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSent him off to prison,\nFor a seventy dollar robbery.\nClosed the door behind him,\nAnd they threw away the key.\nLord, Lord they cut George Jackson down.\nLord, Lord they laid him in the ground\n\nHe  wouldn't take shit from noone,\nHe wouldn't bow down or kneel.\nThe authorities they hated him,\nBeacuse he was just too real.\nLord Lord so they cut George Jackson down.\nLord Lord they laid him in the ground.\n\nThe prison guards they cursed him,\nAs they watched him from above.\nBut they were frightened of his power,\nThey were scared of his love.\nLord, Lord they cut George Jackson down.\nLord, Lord they laid him in the ground.\n\nSometimes I think this whole world,\nIs one big prison yard.\nSome of us are prisoners,\nThe rest of us are guards.\nLord Lord they cut George Jackson down.\nLord Lord they laid him in the ground.\n\n\nBe seeing you,\nKelwyn.\n_________\n\nHe said that's alright babe,\nI love you too.\nBut we were Tangled Up In Blue.\n       - Bob Dylan","chords":["G","D","C","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}