They killed him (video)

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1. There was a man named Mahatma Ghandi,

he would not bow down, he would not fight.

He knew the deal was down and dirty,

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and nothing wrong could make it right away,

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but he knew his duty, and the price he had to pay.

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Just another holy man who tried to make a stand,

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my God, they killed him !

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2. Another man from Atlanta, Georgia,

by the name of Martin Luther King.

He shook the land like rolling thunder,

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and made the bells of freedom ring today,

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with a dream of beauty that they could not burn away.

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Just another holy man who dared to be a friend,

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my God, they killed him !

+ instrumental = verse 2

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3. The only son of God Almighty,

the holy one called Jesus Christ,

healed the lame and fed the hungry

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and for his love they took his life away,

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on the road to glory where the story never ends.

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Just the holy son of man, we'll never understand,

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my God, they killed him !

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Sing about Mahatma Ghandi, sing of Martin Luther King !

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Sing of Jesus Christ Almighty and the brothers Kennedy !

(orig. = capo 3rd) (Kris Kristofferson)