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Vigilante Man

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Vigilante Man
By Woody Guthrie
This is played in Woody's standard way, some hammer-ons on using the middle finger on
the C and F chords.
Capo 2nd fret
[Intro] w/harp
C C C C F F F C F F C C G G C C
[Verse 1]
C
Have you seen that vigilante man?
         F                   C
Have you seen that vigilante man?
F                  C
Have you seen that vigilante man?
       G                             C
I been hearin' his name all over the land.
[Verse 2]
C
Well, what is a vigilante man?
         F                   C
Tell me, what is a vigilante man?
F                  C
Has he got a gun and a club in his hand?
       G              C
Is that a vigilante man?
[Verse 3]
C
Rainy night down in the engine house,
         F                   C
Sleepin' just as still as a mouse,
F                  C
Man come along an' he chased us out in the rain.
       G              C
Was that a vigilante man?
[Verse 4]
C
Stormy days we passed the time away,
         F                   C
Sleepin' in some good warm place.
F                  C
Man come along an' we give him a little race.
       G               C
Was that a vigilante man?
[Verse 5]
C
Preacher Casey was just a workin' man,
         F                   C
And he said, "Unite all you working men."
F                  C
Killed him in the river some strange man.
       G               C
Was that a vigilante man?
[Verse 6]
C
Oh, why does a vigilante man,
         F                   C
Why does a vigilante man
F                  C
Carry that sawed-off shot-gun in his hand?
       G                             C
Would he shoot his brother and sister down?
[Verse 7]
C
I rambled 'round from town to town,
         F                   C
I rambled 'round from town to town,
F                  C
And they herded us around like a wild herd of cattle.
       G                C
Was that the vigilante men?
[Verse 8]
C
Have you seen that vigilante man?
         F                   C
Have you seen that vigilante man?
F                  C
I've heard his name all over this land.
       G                C
Was that the vigilante men?

Vigilante Man chords and lyrics

Free chords for Vigilante Man by Woody Guthrie. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Vigilante Man
By Woody Guthrie
This is played in Woody's standard way, some hammer-ons on using the middle finger on
the C and F chords.
Capo 2nd fret
[Intro] w/harp
C C C C F F F C F F C C G G C C
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Verse 5]
[Verse 6]
[Verse 7]
[Verse 8]

Vigilante Man Chords by Woody Guthrie

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