[Verse 1]
G Gsus4 G
Victor Jara of Chile
C G
Lived like a shooting star
C G
He fought for the people of Chile
Am C
With his songs and his guitar
Em D Dsus4 D C G
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 2]
G Gsus4 G
Victor Jara was a peasant
C G
Who worked from a few years old
C G
He sat upon his father's plow
Am C
And watched the earth unfold
Em D Dsus4 D C G
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 3]
G Gsus4 G
Now when the neighbors had a wedding
C G
Or one of their children died
C G
His mother sang all night for them
Am C
With Victor by her side
Em D C G
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 4]
G Gsus4 G
He grew up to be a fighter
C G
Against the people's wrongs
C G
He listened to their grief and joy
Am C
And turned them into songs
Em D Dsus4 D C G
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 5]
G Gsus4 G
He sang about the copper miners
C G
And those who worked the land
C G
He sang about the factory workers
Am C
And they knew he was their man
Em D Dsus4 D C G
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 6]
G Gsus4 G
He campaigned for Allende
C G
Working night and day
C G
He sang, "take hold of your brother's hand
Am C
The future begins today"
Em D Dsus4 D C G
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 7]
G Gsus4 G
Then the generals seized Chile
C G
They arrested Victor then
C G
They caged him in a stadium
Am C
With five thousand frightened men
Em D Dsus4 D C G
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 8]
G Gsus4 G
Victor stood in the stadium
C G
His voice was brave and strong
C G
And he sang for his fellow prisoners
Am C
'Til the guards cut short his song
Em D Dsus4 D C G
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 9]
G Gsus4 G
They broke the bones in both his hands
C G
They beat him on the head
C G
They tore him with electric shocks
Am C
And then they shot him dead
Em D Dsus4 D C G
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 10]
G Gsus4 G
Victor Jara of Chile
C G
Lived like a shooting star
C G
And he fought for the people of Chile
Am g
With his songs and his guitar
Em D Dsus4 D C G
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
Em D Dsus4 D C G
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
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