Written by Alynda Lee Segarra
Capo on the 1st fret
A Dm D Dm
Intro:
A
Said you're gonna shoot me down, put my body in the river
Shoot me down, put my body in the river
D Dm
While the whole world sings, sing it like a song
D Dm
The whole world sings like there's nothing going wrong
A
He shot her down, he put her body in the river
He covered her up but I went to get her
D Dm
And I said, "My girl, what happened to you now?"
D Dm
I said, "My girl, we gotta stop it somehow"
A
Ooooooohhh... x2
D Dm
ooooohh...
A Dm
Oh, and tell me what's a man with a rifle in his hand
D Dm
Gonna do for a world that's so sick and sad?
A Dm
Tell me what's a man with a rifle in his hand
D Dm
Gonna do for a world that's so gone mad?
A
He's gonna shoot me down, put my body in the river
Cover me up with the leaves of September
D Dm
Like an old sad song, you heard it all before
D Dm
Well, Delia's gone but I'm settling the score
A
Ooooooohhh... x2
D Dm
ooooohh...
A Dm
Oh, and tell me what's a man with a rifle in his hand
D Dm
Gonna do for a world that's just dying slow?
A Dm
Tell me what's a man with a rifle in his hand
D Dm
Gonna do for his daughter when it's her turn to go?
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