[Verse 1]
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Victor Jara of Chile
E B
Lived like a shooting star
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He fought for the people of Chile
C#m E
With his songs and his guitar
G#m F# F#sus4 F# E B
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 2]
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Victor Jara was a peasant
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Who worked from a few years old
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He sat upon his father's plow
C#m E
And watched the earth unfold
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His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 3]
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Now when the neighbors had a wedding
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Or one of their children died
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His mother sang all night for them
C#m E
With Victor by her side
G#m F# E B
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 4]
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He grew up to be a fighter
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Against the people's wrongs
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He listened to their grief and joy
C#m E
And turned them into songs
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His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 5]
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He sang about the copper miners
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And those who worked the land
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He sang about the factory workers
C#m E
And they knew he was their man
G#m F# F#sus4 F# E B
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 6]
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He campaigned for Allende
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Working night and day
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He sang, "take hold of your brother's hand
C#m E
The future begins today"
G#m F# F#sus4 F# E B
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 7]
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Then the generals seized Chile
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They arrested Victor then
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They caged him in a stadium
C#m E
With five thousand frightened men
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His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 8]
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Victor stood in the stadium
E B
His voice was brave and strong
E B
And he sang for his fellow prisoners
C#m E
'Til the guards cut short his song
G#m F# F#sus4 F# E B
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 9]
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They broke the bones in both his hands
E B
They beat him on the head
E B
They tore him with electric shocks
C#m E
And then they shot him dead
G#m F# F#sus4 F# E B
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 10]
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Victor Jara of Chile
E B
Lived like a shooting star
E B
And he fought for the people of Chile
C#m g
With his songs and his guitar
G#m F# F#sus4 F# E B
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
G#m F# F#sus4 F# E B
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
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