[Verse 1]
C Csus4 C
Victor Jara of Chile
F C
Lived like a shooting star
F C
He fought for the people of Chile
Dm F
With his songs and his guitar
Am G Gsus4 G F C
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 2]
C Csus4 C
Victor Jara was a peasant
F C
Who worked from a few years old
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He sat upon his father's plow
Dm F
And watched the earth unfold
Am G Gsus4 G F C
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 3]
C Csus4 C
Now when the neighbors had a wedding
F C
Or one of their children died
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His mother sang all night for them
Dm F
With Victor by her side
Am G F C
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 4]
C Csus4 C
He grew up to be a fighter
F C
Against the people's wrongs
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He listened to their grief and joy
Dm F
And turned them into songs
Am G Gsus4 G F C
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 5]
C Csus4 C
He sang about the copper miners
F C
And those who worked the land
F C
He sang about the factory workers
Dm F
And they knew he was their man
Am G Gsus4 G F C
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 6]
C Csus4 C
He campaigned for Allende
F C
Working night and day
F C
He sang, "take hold of your brother's hand
Dm F
The future begins today"
Am G Gsus4 G F C
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 7]
C Csus4 C
Then the generals seized Chile
F C
They arrested Victor then
F C
They caged him in a stadium
Dm F
With five thousand frightened men
Am G Gsus4 G F C
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 8]
C Csus4 C
Victor stood in the stadium
F C
His voice was brave and strong
F C
And he sang for his fellow prisoners
Dm F
'Til the guards cut short his song
Am G Gsus4 G F C
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 9]
C Csus4 C
They broke the bones in both his hands
F C
They beat him on the head
F C
They tore him with electric shocks
Dm F
And then they shot him dead
Am G Gsus4 G F C
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 10]
C Csus4 C
Victor Jara of Chile
F C
Lived like a shooting star
F C
And he fought for the people of Chile
Dm g
With his songs and his guitar
Am G Gsus4 G F C
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
Am G Gsus4 G F C
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
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