THEY KILLED HIM

Intro:  G   C/G  G X4

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There was a man named Hatma Gandi 
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He would not bow down he would not fight 
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He knew the deal was down and dirty 
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And nothing wrong could make it right   away
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But he knew his duty, and the prize he had to pay
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Just another holy man who tried to be a friend 
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My God, they killed him. 

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Another man from Atlanta, Georgia 
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By name of Martin Luther King 
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He shook the land like the rolling thunder 
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And made the bells of freedom ring, today 
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With a dream of beauty, that they could not burn away
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Just another holy man who dared to be a friend
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My God, they killed him. 

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The only Son of God Almighty 
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The holy one called Jesus Christ 
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He healed the sick and fed the hungry 
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And for his love they took his life, away 
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On the road to glory where the story never ends.... 
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Just the holy Son of Man we'll never understand 
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My God, they killed him. 

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There was a man named Mahatma Gandi 
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A man named Martin Luther King 
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The only Son of God Almighty 

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The only one called Jesus Christ....
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On the road to glory where the story never ends.... 
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Just the holy Son of Man I'll never understand 
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My God, they killed him. 

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There was a man named Mahatma Gandi 
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A man named Martin Luther King 
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The only Son of God Almighty 
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The only one called Jesus Christ.... 
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On the road to glory where the story never ends.... 
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Just the holy Son of Man I'll never understand 
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My God, they killed him. 

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There was a man named Mahatma Gandi 
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A man named Martin Luther King 
G               C/G        G
The only Son of God Almighty 
G                   C/G    G    C   
The only one called Jesus Christ.... 
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On the road to glory where the story never ends.... 
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Just the holy Son of Man I'll never understand 
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My God, they killed him.