[Verse 1]
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Victor Jara of Chile
B F#
Lived like a shooting star
B F#
He fought for the people of Chile
G#m B
With his songs and his guitar
D#m C# C#sus4 C# B F#
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
G#m B
And watched the earth unfold
D#m C# C#sus4 C# B F#
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
G#m B
With Victor by her side
D#m C# B F#
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
G#m B
And turned them into songs
D#m C# C#sus4 C# B F#
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 5]
F# F#sus4 F#
He sang about the copper miners
B F#
And those who worked the land
B F#
He sang about the factory workers
G#m B
And they knew he was their man
D#m C# C#sus4 C# B F#
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 6]
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He campaigned for Allende
B F#
Working night and day
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He sang, "take hold of your brother's hand
G#m B
The future begins today"
D#m C# C#sus4 C# B F#
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
G#m B
With five thousand frightened men
D#m C# C#sus4 C# B F#
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 8]
F# F#sus4 F#
Victor stood in the stadium
B F#
His voice was brave and strong
B F#
And he sang for his fellow prisoners
G#m B
'Til the guards cut short his song
D#m C# C#sus4 C# B F#
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 9]
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They broke the bones in both his hands
B F#
They beat him on the head
B F#
They tore him with electric shocks
G#m B
And then they shot him dead
D#m C# C#sus4 C# B F#
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
[Verse 10]
F# F#sus4 F#
Victor Jara of Chile
B F#
Lived like a shooting star
B F#
And he fought for the people of Chile
G#m g
With his songs and his guitar
D#m C# C#sus4 C# B F#
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
D#m C# C#sus4 C# B F#
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong
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