Have You Been To Jail For Justice - Anne Feeney Chords
Chords: G, C, G/F#, Em, A, D, B7, A7
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Genre: folk, protest song, working-class
[Verse 1]
G C G
Was it Cesar Chavez? Maybe it was Dorothy Day
G G/F# Em
Some will say Dr. King or Ghandi
A D
Set them on their way
C G
No matter who your mentors are
B7 Em
It’s pretty plain to see
A7
If you’ve been to jail for justice
D
You’re in good company
[Chorus]
G C G
Have you been to jail for justice?
C G
I wanna shake your hand
G G/F# Em
Sitting in and lying down
A D
Are ways to take a stand
G C G
Have you sung a song for freedom
B7 Em
Or marched that picket line?
G C G
Have you been to jail for justice?
D G
Oh, you’re a friend of mine
[Verse 2]
G
You law abiding citizens
C G
Listen to this song
G G/F# Em
Laws are made by people
A D
And people can be wrong
C G
Once unions were against the law
B7 Em
But slavery was fine
A7
Women were denied the vote
D
And children worked the mine
C G
The more you study history
B7 Em
The less you can deny it
A7 N.C.
A rotten law stays on the books
D
‘til folks with guts defy it!
[Chorus]
G C G
Have you been to jail for justice?
C G
I wanna shake your hand
G G/F# Em
Sitting in and lying down
A D
Are ways to take a stand
C G
Have you sung a song for freedom
B7 Em
Or marched that picket line?
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