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With God On Our Side by Joan Baez
With God On Our Side
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:C
Capo:no capo
Joan Baez has recorded this in varying keys, most of them lower than this, such as in Bb.
The (Em F G) sections in the fifth line of every verse can be optional.
If you prefer not to use those, simply use the same chords as the third lines (G and C).
C F Em
Oh my name it is nothin'
G C
My age it means less
G C
And the country I come from
F C
Is called the Midwest
(Em F G) C
I was taught and brought up there
F C
The laws to abide
F Em
And that the land that I live in
G C
Had God on its side.
C F Em
Oh the history books tell it
G C
They tell it so well
G C
The cavalries charged
F C
The Indians fell
(Em F G) C
The cavalries charged
F C
The Indians died
C F Em
Oh the country was young
G C
With God on its side.
C F Em
Well the Spanish-American
G C
War had its day
G C
And the Civil War too
F C
Was soon laid away
(Em F G) C
And the names of the heroes
F C
I was made to memorize
F Em
With guns in their hands
G C
And God on their side.
C F Em
Well the First World War, boys
G C
It came and it went
G C
And the reason for fighting
F C
I never did get
(Em F G) C
But I learned to accept it
F C
And accept it with pride
F Em
For you don't count the dead
G C
When God's on your side.
C F Em
And Second World War
G C
It came to an end
G C
We forgave the Germans
F C
And called them our friends
(Em F G) C
Though they murdered six million
F C
In the ovens they fried
F Em
So the Germans now too
G C
Have God on their side.
C F Em
Now I've learned to hate Russians
G C
All through my whole life
G C
If another war starts
F C
It's them we must fight
(Em F G) C
To hate them and fear them
F C
To run and to hide
F Em
And accept it all bravely
G C
With God on my side.
C F Em
And now we've got weapons
G C
Of the chemical dust
G C
And if fire them we're forced to
F C
Then fire them we must
(Em F G) C
One push of the button
F C
And it's shot the world wide
F Em
And you never ask questions
G C
When God's on your side.
C F Em
For many dark hours
G C
I thought about this
G C
That Jesus Christ
F C
Was betrayed by a kiss
(Em F G) C
But I can't do it for you
F C
You'll have to decide
F Em
Whether Judas Iscariot
G C
Had God on his side.
C F Em
And now as I'm leavin'
G C
I'm weary as Hell
G C
The confusion I'm feelin'
F C
Ain't no tongue can tell
(Em F G) C
The words fill my head
F C
They fall to the floor
F Em
If God is on our side
G C
He'll stop the next war.
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:2nd fret
[Verse 1]
G C Bm
Oh my name it is nothin'
D G
My age it means less
Em C D G
And the country I come from
C G
Is called the Midwest
Em C D G
I was taught and brought up there
C G
The laws to abide
C Bm
And that the land that I live in
D G
Has God on its side
[Verse 2]
C Bm
Oh, the history books tell it
D G
They tell it so well
Em C D G
The cavalries charged
C G
The Indians fell
Em C D G
The cavalries charged
C G
The Indians died
C Bm
Oh, the country was young
D G
With God on its side
[Verse 3]
C Bm
The Spanish-American
D G
War had its day
Em C D G
And the Civil War too
C G
Was soon laid away
Em C D G
And the names of the heroes
C G
I was made to memorize
C Bm
With guns in their hands
D G
And God on their side
[Verse 4]
C Bm
Well, the First World War, boys
D G
It came and it went
Em C D G
And the reason for fighting
C G
I never did get
Em C D G
But I learned to accept it
C G
And accept it with pride
C Bm
For you don't count the dead
D G
When God's on your side
[Verse 5]
C Bm
And the Second World War
D G
It came to an end
Em C D G
We forgave the Germans
C G
And called them our friends
Em C D G
Though they murdered six million
C G
In the ovens they fried
C Bm
Now the Germans now too
D G
Have God on their side
[Verse 6]
C Bm
Well I've learned to hate Russians
D G
All through my whole life
Em C D G
If another war comes
C G
It's them we must fight
Em C D G
To hate them and fear them
C G
To run and to hide
C Bm
And accept it all bravely
D G
With God on my side
[Verse 7]
C Bm
But now we’ve got weapons
D G
Of the chemical dust
Em C D G
And if fire them we're forced to
C G
Then fire them we must
Em C D G
One push of the button
C G
And a shot the world wide
C Bm
And you never ask questions
D G
When God's on your side
[Verse 8]
C Bm
For many dark hours
D G
I've thought about this
Em C D G
That Jesus Christ
C G
Was betrayed by a kiss
Em C D G
But I can't think for you
C G
You'll have to decide
C Bm
Whether Judas Iscariot
D G
Had God on his side
[Verse 9]
C Bm
And now as I'm leavin'
D G
I'm weary as hell
Em C D G
The confusion I'm feelin'
C G
Ain't no tongue can tell
Em C D G
The words fill my head
C G
They fall to the floor
C Bm
If God is on our side
D G
He'll stop the next war
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