Woody Guthrie – Vigilante Man (Guitar)

Capo 2
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By Woody Guthrie This is played in Woody's standard way, some hammer-ons on using the middle finger on the C and F chords. Capo 2nd fret [Intro] w/harp C C C C F F F C F F C C G G C C [Verse 1]
C
Have you seen that vigilante man?

         F                   C
Have you seen that vigilante man?

F                  C
Have you seen that vigilante man?

       G                             C
I been hearin' his name all over the land.
[Verse 2]
C
Well, what is a vigilante man?

         F                   C
Tell me, what is a vigilante man?

F                  C
Has he got a gun and a club in his hand?

       G              C
Is that a vigilante man?
[Verse 3]
C
Rainy night down in the engine house,

         F                   C
Sleepin' just as still as a mouse,

F                  C
Man come along an' he chased us out in the rain.

       G              C
Was that a vigilante man?
[Verse 4]
C
Stormy days we passed the time away,

         F                   C
Sleepin' in some good warm place.

F                  C
Man come along an' we give him a little race.

       G               C
Was that a vigilante man?
[Verse 5]
C
Preacher Casey was just a workin' man,

         F                   C
And he said, "Unite all you working men."

F                  C
Killed him in the river some strange man.

       G               C
Was that a vigilante man?
[Verse 6]
C
Oh, why does a vigilante man,

         F                   C
Why does a vigilante man

F                  C
Carry that sawed-off shot-gun in his hand?

       G                             C
Would he shoot his brother and sister down?
[Verse 7]
C
I rambled 'round from town to town,

         F                   C
I rambled 'round from town to town,

F                  C
And they herded us around like a wild herd of cattle.

       G                C
Was that the vigilante men?
[Verse 8]
C
Have you seen that vigilante man?

         F                   C
Have you seen that vigilante man?

F                  C
I've heard his name all over this land.

       G                C
Was that the vigilante men?