1913 Massacre - Bob Dylan Chords
Chords: G, D, C, G), And
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Genre: folk, protest song, rock
This is a Woody Guthrie song that Bob Dylan adapted for his style.
This is in ¾ time but is a bit of dirge. A sad song.
Play along with: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOZJ5332Pvs
[Verse]
G D G
Take a trip with me in 1913
C D G
To Calumet, Michigan, in the copper country.
C G
I'll take you to a place called EYE talian Hall
G
Where the miners…………….
(4 MEASURES OF G)
G D G C G
are having their big Christmas ball.
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G D G
I'll take you indoor, and up a high stair.
C D G
There's singin' and dancin', it's heard everywhere,
C G
I'll let you shake hands with the people you see
G
And watch…………….
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G D G
the kids dance round the big Christmas tree.
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G D G
There's singin' and dancin' and songs in the air,
C D G
An' the spirit of Christmas is there everywhere,
C G
Before you know, you're friends with us all
G
And you're dancin'…………….
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G D G
around and around in the hall.
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G D G
You ask about work and you ask about pay;
C D G
They'll tell you they make less than a dollar a day,
C G
Just workin' the copper claims, riskin' their lives,
G
So it's fun…………….
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G D G
to spend Christmas with children and wives.
[Verse]
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