Peter, Paul and Mary – The Great Mandella (Guitar)
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Chords
|A Dmaj7 |E6 A |A Dmaj7 |E6 A | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
So I
[Verse 1]
A7 Dmaj7 E6 A A7 Dmaj7 E6 C to-o-ld him that he'd bet -ter shut his mouth G And do his job like a man E7 A And he answered, "Listen, father, A7 Dmaj7 E6 A A7 Dmaj7 E6 I will ne ver kill a no ther" D7 G6 He thinks he's better than his brother that died F#7 G What the hell does he think he's doing E7 A A7 To his father, who brought him up right?
[Chorus]
Em7 Am7 Take your place on, The Great Man della Em7 As it moves through your brief moment of time C Em Win or lose now, you must choose now Am Am6 And if you lose, you're only losing your life |A Dmaj7 |E6 A |A Dmaj7 |E6 A | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[Verse 2] Tell the
A7 Dmaj7 E6 A A7 Dmaj7 E6 jai ler not to bo ther C G6 With his meal of bread and water today E7 A He is fasting 'til the killing's over A7 Dmaj7 E6 A A7 Dmaj7 E6 He's a mar tyr, he thinks he's a pro phet A7 D7 G6 But he's a coward, he's just playing a game F#7 G He can't do it, he can't change it E7 A A7 It's been going on for ten thousand years
[Chorus]
Em7 Am7 Take your place on, The Great Man della Em7 As it moves through your brief moment of time C Em Win or lose now, you must choose now Am Am6 And if you lose, you're only losing your life |A Dmaj7 |E6 A |A Dmaj7 |E6 A | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Tell the
[Verse 3]
A7 Dmaj7 E6 A A7 Dmaj7 E6 A peo ple they are safe now C G Hunger stopped him, he lies still in his cell E7 A Death has gagged his accu sations A7 Dmaj7 E6 A Dmaj7 E6 A We are free now, we can kill now D7 Gmaj7 We can hate now, now we can end the world F#7 G7 We're not guilty, he was crazy E7 A And it's been going on for ten thousand years
[Chorus/finale]
Em7 Am7 Take your place on, The Great Man della Em As it moves through your brief moment of time C Em Win or lose now, you must choose now Am And if you lose, you're only losing your life
(and if you lose, you've only wasted your life)