G C G Was it Cesar Chavez? Maybe it was Dorothy DayC G Some say Dr. King or GhandiC D Set them on their wayC G No matter who your mentors areB7 Em It’s pretty plain to seeA If you’ve been to jail for justiceD You’re in good companyG C G Have you been to jail for justice?C G I want to shake your handG Em Sitting in and laying downA D Are ways to take a standG C G Have you sung a song for freedomB7 Em Or marched that picket line?G C G Have you been to jail for justice?D G Then you’re a friend of mineG You law abiding citizensC G Listen to this songG Em Laws are made by peopleA D And people can be wrongC G Once unions were against the lawB7 Em But slavery was fineA Women were denied the voteD While children worked the mineG C G The more you study historyB7 Em The less you can deny itA A rotten law stays on the booksD ‘til folks with guts defy it!G C G Have you been to jail for justice?C G I want to shake your handG Em Sitting in and laying downA D Are ways to take a standG C G Have you sung a song for freedomB7 Em Or marched that picket line?G C G Have you been to jail for justice?D G Then you’re a friend of mineG Well the law is supposed to serve usC G And so are the policeC G When the system failsA D It’s up to us to speak our pieceC G It takes eternal vigilanceB7 Em For justice to prevailC. G So get courage from your convictionsC D G Let ‘em haul you off to jail!G C G Have you been to jail for justice?C G I want to shake your handG Em Sitting in and laying downA D Are ways to take a standG C G Have you sung a song for freedomB7 Em Or marched that picket line?G C G Have you been to jail for justice?D G Then you’re a friend of mineG C G Have you been to jail for justice?G C G Will you go to jail for justice?G C G Have you been to jail for justice?D G Then you’re a friend of mine.
Have You Been To Jail For Justice
Anne Feeney
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