Chords for Three Chords and the Truth

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_ I'm gonna tell you a story right here.
You may not believe it.
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I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last [D] night [G] _ standing in a prison yard. _
They were taking poor Joe, chained and bound, to Utah fire [Gm] squad. _
Well [F] he turned and looked, [D] he right there, saying don't you be misled. _ _
They're trying to [G] tear our free speech down.
But he's a jerk witch. _
See they blame me on a killing shark.
[G] You know I wouldn't lie to you. _
[D] But the only [Gm] crime here that I've done [D] was three chords and the [Bb] truth. _ _
Three chords [Eb] and the truth.
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[F] Three [Bb] chords and the truth. _
Well the only [Eb] crime that Joe Hill [F] did was three chords and the [Bb] truth. _
Well he sang his good [Eb] old Union song.
[F] He got his [Bb] message [Bb] through. _
But he couldn't stand [Eb] to hear a working [C] man [F] sing three chords [Bb] and the truth. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ I see you don't believe your old friend, buddy.
_ _ [Gm] Hey, take a drink.
I think you need it.
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Old J.
would like to hear the darkies sing.
No one man changed that all around.
[Gm] Law Robeson was a man that you couldn't ignore.
That was the old J.
Now, _ he called [F] up his New York _ boy [D] friends, said I got something [C] good for [Gm] you.
He said get right down there to Peekskill, New York town.
[F] And he'll three [Bb] chords and the truth. _ _
Three chords [Eb] and the truth.
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Three chords [C] and the [Bb] truth. _
Well the only crime [Eb] you ever got from [F] Paul was three chords [Bb] and the truth. _
Now this is the [Eb] land of democracy.
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_ I've got a [C] question for [Bb] you. _
Why wasn't Paul [Eb] Robeson's _ [C]
[Bb] embryo three chords and the truth?
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] see you still don't believe it.
_ _ I'm going to bother you _
_ _ [D] _ one more time. _ _
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Now they took [Dm] Pete Seeger before the law put him on the [Gm] witness stand. _
But he stood right up to tyranny with just a man's soul in his hand. _ _
_ _ _ And Joel Becker wiped out for me and you. _
[Dm] That was just a man that wouldn't back down.
Three _ _ _ _ chords [Bb] _ _ and [Eb] the truth.
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[F] Three chords [C] and the [Bb] truth. _
Three chords and the truth.
Now the fine _ [Eb] Pete Seeger [C] does well.
[Bb] Three chords and the truth. _ _
Now he sang his freedom [Eb] songs real [F] good.
He's still getting his [C] message [Bb] through. _
Better check out [Eb] Pete Seeger [F] on _ _ _ the [Bb] truth. _ _
Three chords and [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] the _ [Bb] _ truth.
Better check out _ [Eb] _ _ _ [C]
[F] Paul.
Three chords [Bb] and the truth. _ _ _
Better check out old Harlan [Eb] Harrell.
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He works for a friend of mine.
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