Intro
A
God of the poor man, this is how the day began
E A Bm
Eight co-defendants, I, Daniel Berrigan
G D Bm
Oh, and only a layman’s batch of Napalm
G
We pulled the draft files out
Em A
We burned them in the parking lot
G D F#m
Better the files than the bodies of children
CHORUS:
D Bm E A
D Bm E
A
Many roads led here, walked with the suffering
E A Bm
Tom in Guatemala, Phillip in New Orleans
G D Bm
Oh, it’s a long road from law to justice
G
I went to Vietnam
Em A
I went for peace, they dropped their bombs
G D F#m
Right where my government knew I would be
CHORUS:
D Bm E A
D Bm E Bm
BRIDGE:
G Bm
And all my country saw
G
Were priests who broke the law
A
First it was a question, then it was a mission
E A Bm
How to be American, how to be a Christian
G D F#m
Oh, if the law is their cross and the cross is burning
CHORUS:
D Bm E A
D Bm E
A
God of the just, I’ll never win a peace prize
E A Bm
Falling like Jesus, now let the jury rise
G D Bm
Oh, it’s all of us versus all that paper
G Em A
They took the only way they know, who is on trial today
G D F#m
Deliver us unto each other, I pray
CHORUS:
D Bm E A
D Bm E
A
Eyes on the trial
8 a.m. arrival
Hands on the bible
- 1. Chord Gitar Dar Williams - I Had No Right Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar A#)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Dar Williams - I Had No Right Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar A#)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan