Johnny Cash – They Killing Him (Guitar)

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THEY KILLED HIM [Intro] G C/G G X4 [Verse]
G                     C/G        G
There was a man named Hatma Gandi 

G                        C/G            G
He would not bow down he would not fight 

G                     C/G        G
He knew the deal was down and dirty 

G                     C/G          G    C    
And nothing wrong could make it right   away

C                                               G     
But he knew his duty, and the prize he had to pay

D                         C
Just another holy man who tried to be a friend 

             G            C/G        G
My God, they killed him. 

G                C/G            G
Another man from Atlanta, Georgia 

G                 C/G        G
By name of Martin Luther King 

G                           C/G        G
He shook the land like the rolling thunder 

G                     C/G        G   C
And made the bells of freedom ring, today 

C                                                   G    C/G    G
With a dream of beauty, that they could not burn away

D                         C
Just another holy man who dared to be a friend

             G            C/G     G
My God, they killed him. 

G               C/G        G
The only Son of God Almighty 

G                   C/G        G
The holy one called Jesus Christ 

G                      C/G          G
He healed the sick and fed the hungry 

G                     C/G         G   C
And for his love they took his life, away 

C                                             G    C/G   G
On the road to glory where the story never ends.... 

D                               C       
Just the holy Son of Man we'll never understand 

             G           C/G       G
My God, they killed him. 

G                     C/G         G
There was a man named Mahatma Gandi 

G                  C/G       G
A man named Martin Luther King 

G               C/G        G
The only Son of God Almighty 

G             C/G         G       C   
The only one called Jesus Christ....

C                                             G   C/G   G
On the road to glory where the story never ends.... 

D                              C
Just the holy Son of Man I'll never understand 

             G            C/G    G
My God, they killed him. 

G                     C/G         G
There was a man named Mahatma Gandi 

G                  C/G       G
A man named Martin Luther King 

G               C/G        G
The only Son of God Almighty 

G                   C/G    G    C   
The only one called Jesus Christ.... 

C                                             G    C/G   G
On the road to glory where the story never ends.... 

D                              C 
Just the holy Son of Man I'll never understand 

        G                 C/G       G
My God, they killed him. 

G                     C/G         G
There was a man named Mahatma Gandi 

G                  C/G       G
A man named Martin Luther King 

G               C/G        G
The only Son of God Almighty 

G                   C/G    G    C   
The only one called Jesus Christ.... 

C                                             G    C/G   G
On the road to glory where the story never ends.... 

D                              C 
Just the holy Son of Man I'll never understand 

        G                 C/G       G
My God, they killed him.