{"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":2129381,"song":"They Killing Him","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2129381-they-killing-him-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2129381?type=chord","rating":0.18365,"votes":0,"content":"THEY KILLED HIM\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] X4\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C/G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere was a man named Hatma Gandi [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C/G[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe would not bow down he would not fight [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C/G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe knew the deal was down and dirty [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C/G[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]    \r\nAnd nothing wrong could make it right   away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                               [ch]G[/ch]     \r\nBut he knew his duty, and the prize he had to pay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust another holy man who tried to be a friend [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C/G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy God, they killed him. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C/G[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnother man from Atlanta, Georgia [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C/G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBy name of Martin Luther King [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C/G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe shook the land like the rolling thunder [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C/G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd made the bells of freedom ring, today [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                                   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a dream of beauty, that they could not burn away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust another holy man who dared to be a friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C/G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy God, they killed him. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C/G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe only Son of God Almighty [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C/G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe holy one called Jesus Christ [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C/G[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe healed the sick and fed the hungry [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C/G[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd for his love they took his life, away [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                             [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn the road to glory where the story never ends.... [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]       \r\nJust the holy Son of Man we'll never understand [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C/G[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy God, they killed him. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C/G[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere was a man named Mahatma Gandi [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C/G[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA man named Martin Luther King [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C/G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe only Son of God Almighty [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C/G[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nThe only one called Jesus Christ....[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                             [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn the road to glory where the story never ends.... [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust the holy Son of Man I'll never understand [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C/G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy God, they killed him. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C/G[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere was a man named Mahatma Gandi [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C/G[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA man named Martin Luther King [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C/G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe only Son of God Almighty [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C/G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nThe only one called Jesus Christ.... [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                             [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn the road to glory where the story never ends.... [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch] \r\nJust the holy Son of Man I'll never understand [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C/G[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy God, they killed him. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C/G[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere was a man named Mahatma Gandi [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C/G[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA man named Martin Luther King [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C/G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe only Son of God Almighty [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C/G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nThe only one called Jesus Christ.... [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                             [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn the road to glory where the story never ends.... [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch] \r\nJust the holy Son of Man I'll never understand [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C/G[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy God, they killed him. 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