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Two Good Men

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This song is played in a fast fingerpicking style.
[Intro]
E A E B7 E
[Verse 1]
ESay, there, did you hear the news?
B7Sacco worked at trimming shEoes;
EVanzetti was a peddling man,
B7Pushed his fish cart with his hanEds.
[Chorus 1]
ETwo good men a lAong time gEone,
Two good men a B7long time gEone
ASacco, Vanzetti are Egone,
B7Left me here to sing this sEong.
[Verse 2]
ESacco was born across the sea
B7Somewhere over in ItalEy;
EVanzetti was born of parents fine,
B7Drank the best Italian winEe.
[Verse 3]
ESacco sailed the sea one day,
B7Landed up in Boston BEay;
EVanzetti sailed the ocean blue,
B7Landed up in Boston, tEoo.
[Chorus 2]
ETwo good men a lAong time gEone,
Two good men a B7long time gEone
ATwo good men a long time gEone,
B7Left me here to sing this sEong.
[Verse 4]
ESacco's wife three children had,
B7Sacco was a family mEan;
EVanzetti was a dreaming man,
B7His book was always in his Ehand.
[Verse 5]
ESacco earned his bread and butter
B7Being the factory's best shoe cEutter;
EVanzetti spoke both day and night,
B7Told the workers how to fEight.
[Chorus 2]
ETwo good men a lAong time gEone,
Two good men a B7long time gEone
ATwo good men a long time gEone,
B7Left me here to sing this sEong.
[Verse 6]
EI'll tell you if you ask me
B7'Bout this payroll robberEy;
ETwo clerks was killed by the shoe factory
B7On the street in South BrainEtree.
[Verse 7]
EJudge Thayer told his friends around
B7He would cut the radicals dEown;
EAnarchist bastards was the name
B7Judge Thayer called these two good Emen.
[Verse 8]
EI'll tell you the prosecutors' names,
B7Katsman, Adams, Williams, KEane;
EThe judge and lawyers strutted down,
B7They done more tricks than circus cElowns.
[Chorus 2]
ETwo good men a lAong time gEone,
Two good men a B7long time gEone
ATwo good men a long time gEone,
B7Left me here to sing this sEong.
[Verse 9]
EVanzetti docked here in 1908;
B7He slept along the dirty stEreets,
EHe told the workers “Organize”
B7And on the electric chair he dEies.
[Verse 10]
EAll you people ought to be like me,
B7And work like Sacco and VanzeEtti;
EAnd every day find some ways to fight
B7On the union side for workers' rEights.
[Verse 11]
EI've got no time to tell this tale,
B7The dicks and bulls are on my trEail;
EBut I'll remember these two good men
B7That died to show me how to lEive.
[Chorus 2]
ETwo good men a lAong time gEone,
Two good men a B7long time gEone
ATwo good men a long time gEone,
B7Left me here to sing this sEong.
[Verse 12]
EAll you people in Suassos Lane
B7Sing this song and sing it pElain.
EAll you folks that's coming along,
B7Jump in with me, and sing this Esong.
[Chorus 2]
ETwo good men a lAong time gEone,
Two good men a B7long time gEone
ATwo good men a long time Egone,
B7Left me here to sing this sEong.

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Two Good Men

by Woody Guthrie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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This song is played in a fast fingerpicking style.

[Intro]

E A E B7 E

[Verse 1]

Say, there, did you hear the news?

B7 E

Sacco worked at trimming shoes;

Vanzetti was a peddling man,

B7 E

Pushed his fish cart with his hands.

[Chorus 1]

E A E

Two good men a long time gone,

B7 E

Two good men a long time gone

A E

Sacco, Vanzetti are gone,

B7 E

Left me here to sing this song.

[Verse 2]

Sacco was born across the sea

B7 E

Somewhere over in Italy;

Vanzetti was born of parents fine,

B7 E

Drank the best Italian wine.

[Verse 3]

Sacco sailed the sea one day,

B7 E

Landed up in Boston Bay;

Vanzetti sailed the ocean blue,

B7 E

Landed up in Boston, too.

[Chorus 2]

E A E

Two good men a long time gone,

B7 E

Two good men a long time gone

A E

Two good men a long time gone,

B7 E

Left me here to sing this song.

[Verse 4]

Sacco's wife three children had,

B7 E

Sacco was a family man;

Vanzetti was a dreaming man,

B7 E

His book was always in his hand.

[Verse 5]

Sacco earned his bread and butter

B7 E

Being the factory's best shoe cutter;

Vanzetti spoke both day and night,

B7 E

Told the workers how to fight.

[Chorus 2]

E A E

Two good men a long time gone,

B7 E

Two good men a long time gone

A E

Two good men a long time gone,

B7 E

Left me here to sing this song.

[Verse 6]

I'll tell you if you ask me

B7 E

'Bout this payroll robbery;

Two clerks was killed by the shoe factory

B7 E

On the street in South Braintree.

[Verse 7]

Judge Thayer told his friends around

B7 E

He would cut the radicals down;

Anarchist bastards was the name

B7 E

Judge Thayer called these two good men.

[Verse 8]

I'll tell you the prosecutors' names,

B7 E

Katsman, Adams, Williams, Kane;

The judge and lawyers strutted down,

B7 E

They done more tricks than circus clowns.

[Chorus 2]

E A E

Two good men a long time gone,

B7 E

Two good men a long time gone

A E

Two good men a long time gone,

B7 E

Left me here to sing this song.

[Verse 9]

Vanzetti docked here in 1908;

B7 E

He slept along the dirty streets,

He told the workers “Organize”

B7 E

And on the electric chair he dies.

[Verse 10]

All you people ought to be like me,

B7 E

And work like Sacco and Vanzetti;

And every day find some ways to fight

B7 E

On the union side for workers' rights.

[Verse 11]

I've got no time to tell this tale,

B7 E

The dicks and bulls are on my trail;

But I'll remember these two good men

B7 E

That died to show me how to live.

[Chorus 2]

E A E

Two good men a long time gone,

B7 E

Two good men a long time gone

A E

Two good men a long time gone,

B7 E

Left me here to sing this song.

[Verse 12]

All you people in Suassos Lane

B7 E

Sing this song and sing it plain.

All you folks that's coming along,

B7 E

Jump in with me, and sing this song.

[Chorus 2]

E A E

Two good men a long time gone,

B7 E

Two good men a long time gone

A E

Two good men a long time gone,

B7 E

Left me here to sing this song.

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