Joe Hill Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]I dreamed I[G] saw Jo[Bb]e Hill las[Cm]t ni[F]ght
[Bb]Alive [Cm]as you a[Bb]nd me[Cm]
[C]Says I, [Cm]"But Joe,[Bb]
you're ten [Cm]years dead"
"I'll never die," said he
[Bb]"Oh [C]no, [Cm]I'll n[C]ever d[Dm]ie," s[C]aid

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 2]
"The [C]copper bosses killed you, Joe
They [F]shot you, Joe," says [C]I
"Takes more than guns to [Dm]kill a man"
Says Joe, "I didn't [G]die"

[Verse 3]
"In [G]Salt [C]Lake City, Joe," says I
Him [F]standing by my [C]bed
"They framed you on [Dm]a murder charge"
Says Joe, "But I ain't dead"
[G]

[Verse 4]
I dreamed [C]I s[Cm]aw Jo[Bb]e Hill last night
[Cm]Alive as [Bb]you and m[Cm]e
Says I, "But [Bb]Joe,
you're ten [Cm]years dead"
"I'll never die," said he
"I'll never die," [C]said [G]he[C][G][C]

[Verse 5]
And standing there as big as life
[F]And smiling with his [C]eyes
Says Joe, "What they can [Dm]never kill

[Verse 6]
Went on to organize"
[G]From San[C] Diego up to Maine
In [F]every mine [C]and mill
Where working men de[Dm]fend their rights
It's there, you'll find Joe [G]Hill

[Verse 7]
Oh, I [C]dreamed I saw [Bb]Joe Hill l[C]ast [F]night
[G]Alive [Cm]as you a[Gm]nd m[Bb]e[C][G]
Says [Cm]I, "But J[Bb]oe,
you're [G]ten [Dm]years dead"
[C]"I'll never [Cm]die," said [G]he[C][Cm][F][C]
[F][Cm][C][F][C][Cm][F][Cm][C][F][Cm][G]
I [C]dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night
[F]Alive as you and [C]me
Says I, "But Joe,
you're [Dm]ten years dead"
"I'll never die," said [G]he[C][F][C][Dm]
"I'll never die," [G]said[C]
[G][C][G][C][G][C][G][C]
[C]he.