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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":465896,"song":"Only A Pawn In Their Game","artist":"Bob Dylan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/465896-only-a-pawn-in-their-game-chords-by-bob-dylan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/465896?type=chord","rating":4.71996,"votes":35,"content":"Capo 2\r\n\r\nCommon Riff:\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  .       |[/tab]\r\n[tab]|-0-----|-3--\r\n|-1-----|-0--\r\n|-0-----|-0--\r\n|-2-0-0-|-0--\r\n|-3-2-0-|-2--\r\n|-------|-3--[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerses 3,4 and 5 are played as the second verse.\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]': x04430\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]   /[ch]B[/ch] /[ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]      /[ch]B[/ch] /[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA bullet from the back of a bush took Medgar Evers' blood.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]          /[ch]B[/ch]  [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nA finger fired the trigger to his name.[/tab]\r\n[tab]/[ch]C[/ch] /[ch]B[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]   /[ch]B[/ch] /[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA     handle hid out in the dark[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA hand set the spark[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTwo eyes took the aim[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBehind a man's brain[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut he can't be blamed[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch] /[ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  /[ch]B[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe's only a pawn in their game.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]'    [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA South politician preaches to the poor white man,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]       /[ch]B[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"You got more than the blacks, don't complain.[/tab]\r\n[tab]/[ch]C[/ch] /[ch]B[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]              /[ch]B[/ch]        /[ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou're better than them, you been born with white skin,\" they explain.[/tab]\r\nAnd the Negro's name\r\nIs used it is plain\r\nFor the politician's gain\r\nAs he rises to fame\r\nAnd the poor white remains\r\nOn the caboose of the train\r\nBut it ain't him to blame\r\nHe's only a pawn in their game.\r\n\r\nThe deputy sheriffs, the soldiers, the governors get paid,\r\nAnd the marshals and cops get the same,\r\nBut the poor white man's used in the hands of them all like a tool.\r\nHe's taught in his school\r\nFrom the start by the rule\r\nThat the laws are with him\r\nTo protect his white skin\r\nTo keep up his hate\r\nSo he never thinks straight\r\n'Bout the shape that he's in\r\nBut it ain't him to blame\r\nHe's only a pawn in their game.\r\n\r\nFrom the poverty shacks, he looks from the cracks to the tracks,\r\nAnd the hoof beats pound in his brain.\r\nAnd he's taught how to walk in a pack\r\nShoot in the back\r\nWith his fist in a clinch\r\nTo hang and to lynch\r\nTo hide 'neath the hood\r\nTo kill with no pain\r\nLike a dog on a chain\r\nHe ain't got no name\r\nBut it ain't him to blame\r\nHe's only a pawn in their game.\r\n\r\nToday, Medgar Evers was buried from the bullet he caught.\r\nThey lowered him down as a king.\r\n[tab]/[ch]C[/ch] /[ch]B[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut when the shadowy sun sets on the one[/tab]\r\nThat fired the gun\r\nHe'll see by his grave\r\nOn the stone that remains\r\nCarved next to his name\r\nHis epitaph plain:\r\nOnly a pawn in their game.","plain_text":"Capo 2\n\nCommon Riff:\n\n\n\nVerses 3,4 and 5 are played as the second verse.\n\nBm': x04430\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd the Negro's name\nIs used it is plain\nFor the politician's gain\nAs he rises to fame\nAnd the poor white remains\nOn the caboose of the train\nBut it ain't him to blame\nHe's only a pawn in their game.\n\nThe deputy sheriffs, the soldiers, the governors get paid,\nAnd the marshals and cops get the same,\nBut the poor white man's used in the hands of them all like a tool.\nHe's taught in his school\nFrom the start by the rule\nThat the laws are with him\nTo protect his white skin\nTo keep up his hate\nSo he never thinks straight\n'Bout the shape that he's in\nBut it ain't him to blame\nHe's only a pawn in their game.\n\nFrom the poverty shacks, he looks from the cracks to the tracks,\nAnd the hoof beats pound in his brain.\nAnd he's taught how to walk in a pack\nShoot in the back\nWith his fist in a clinch\nTo hang and to lynch\nTo hide 'neath the hood\nTo kill with no pain\nLike a dog on a chain\nHe ain't got no name\nBut it ain't him to blame\nHe's only a pawn in their game.\n\nToday, Medgar Evers was buried from the bullet he caught.\nThey lowered him down as a king.\n\nThat fired the gun\nHe'll see by his grave\nOn the stone that remains\nCarved next to his name\nHis epitaph plain:\nOnly a pawn in their game.","chords":["C","B","A","G","Bm","D/A","D","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"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]}}}