[Verse 1]
A Asus4 A
Victor Jara of Chile
D A
Lived like a shooting star
D A
He fought for the people of Chile
Bm D
With his songs and his guitar
F#m E Esus4 E D A
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 2]
A Asus4 A
Victor Jara was a peasant
D A
Who worked from a few years old
D A
He sat upon his father's plow
Bm D
And watched the earth unfold
F#m E Esus4 E D A
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 3]
A Asus4 A
Now when the neighbors had a wedding
D A
Or one of their children died
D A
His mother sang all night for them
Bm D
With Victor by her side
F#m E D A
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 4]
A Asus4 A
He grew up to be a fighter
D A
Against the people's wrongs
D A
He listened to their grief and joy
Bm D
And turned them into songs
F#m E Esus4 E D A
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 5]
A Asus4 A
He sang about the copper miners
D A
And those who worked the land
D A
He sang about the factory workers
Bm D
And they knew he was their man
F#m E Esus4 E D A
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 6]
A Asus4 A
He campaigned for Allende
D A
Working night and day
D A
He sang, "take hold of your brother's hand
Bm D
The future begins today"
F#m E Esus4 E D A
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 7]
A Asus4 A
Then the generals seized Chile
D A
They arrested Victor then
D A
They caged him in a stadium
Bm D
With five thousand frightened men
F#m E Esus4 E D A
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 8]
A Asus4 A
Victor stood in the stadium
D A
His voice was brave and strong
D A
And he sang for his fellow prisoners
Bm D
'Til the guards cut short his song
F#m E Esus4 E D A
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 9]
A Asus4 A
They broke the bones in both his hands
D A
They beat him on the head
D A
They tore him with electric shocks
Bm D
And then they shot him dead
F#m E Esus4 E D A
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 10]
A Asus4 A
Victor Jara of Chile
D A
Lived like a shooting star
D A
And he fought for the people of Chile
Bm g
With his songs and his guitar
F#m E Esus4 E D A
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
F#m E Esus4 E D A
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
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