Bob Dylan - With God On Our Side (chords and lyrics)

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With God On Our Side
(Bob Dylan)

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My	name	it	means	noth	in	g,	my	age	it	means

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le	ss		.	And	the	country	I	come	from	is	called

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the	Mid	we	st.		Was	brou	ght	up	the	re	and

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taught		there	the	law		t	o a	bide,	And		that

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D7

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the

land

tha

t

I live

in

has

God

o

n

it

s

side.

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Oh	the	history	books	tell	it		,	they	tell	it

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so	we	ll		.	The	cavalries	charged,	the	Indians

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fe	ll.		The	cavalries	charged,	the	Indians

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D7

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di

ed.

Oh

the

country

was

yo

un

g with

God

on

its

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si	de		.

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D7

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The

Spanish

A

meri

ca

n War

had

its

da

y.

And

the

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Civil	War	too	was	soon	laid	aw	ay.		And	the

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names	of	the	heroes	I	was	taught	to

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memo	ri	ze.		With	their	guns	in	their	ha	nd	s and

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God	on	their	si	de	s.

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World

War

I,

i

t came

and

it

we

nt

.

The

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reason	for	fighting,	I	never	did	ge	t.		But	I

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learned	to	accept	it	and	accept	it	with

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pr

ide

.

For

you

don't

count

the

de

ad

when

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God's	on	your	si	de		.

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When	the	second	World	War,	bo	ys,	it	came	to	an

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en	d,		We	forgave	the	Germans,	and	called	them

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our	fr	ien	ds.	Though	they	killed	six	million,	in

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the	ovens	they	fr	ied		.	The	Germans	now	to	o

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have	God	on	their	si	de		.

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Oh,		I	learned	to	hate		R	ussians	all

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through		m	y	whole	life.	If	anoth	er	war	sta	rts,

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it's	the	m	we	must	figh	t.			To	hate	them

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and

f

ear

them

to

r

un

and

to

hide

,

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And

accept

it

all

bra

ve

ly

with

God

on

our

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si	de		.

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And

now

we

got

weap

on

s of

the

chemical

du

st

.

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If	fire	them	we're	forced	to,	then	fire	them	we

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mu	st.		One	push	of	the	button,	we'd	shock	the

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world	wi	de.		And	you	never	ask	quest	io	ns	when

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God's	on	your	si	de		.

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For	many	long	ye	ar	s I've	thought	about	th	is		.

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That	Jesus	Christ	was	be	trayed	by	a	ki	ss.		I

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can't	think	for	you,	you've	got	to

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de

ci

de,

Whether

Judas

Is

cari

ot

had

God

on

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his	si	de		.

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D7

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So

now

as

I'm

leav

in

g,

I'm

weary

as

he

ll

.

The

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con	fusion	I'm	feeling	no	tongue	can	te	ll.		The

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words	fill	my	head,	and	they	fall	to	the

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D7

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fl

oor

,

If

God

is

on

our

si

de,

he'll

stop

the

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next	wa	r.

With God On Our Side through my whole life. If another war starts,
(Bob Dylan) it's them we must fight. To hate them
and fear them to run and to hide ,
My name it means nothing, my age it means And accept it all bravely with God on our
less . And the country I come from is called side .
the Midwest. Was brought up there and
taught there the law to abide, And that And now we got weapons of the chemical dust .
the land that I live in has God on its side. If fire them we're forced to, then fire them we
must. One push of the button, we'd shock the
Oh the history books tell it , they tell it world wide. And you never ask questions when
so well . The cavalries charged, the Indians God's on your side .
fell. The cavalries charged, the Indians
died. Oh the country was young with God on its For many long years I've thought about this .
side . That Jesus Christ was betrayed by a kiss. I
can't think for you, you've got to
The Spanish American War had its day. And the decide, Whether Judas Iscariot had God on
Civil War too was soon laid away. And the his side .
names of the heroes I was taught to
memorize. With their guns in their hands and So now as I'm leaving, I'm weary as hell . The
God on their sides. confusion I'm feeling no tongue can tell. The
words fill my head, and they fall to the
World War I, it came and it went . The floor , If God is on our side, he'll stop the
reason for fighting, I never did get. But I next war.
learned to accept it and accept it with
pride . For you don't count the dead when
God's on your side .

When the second World War, boys, it came to an
end, We forgave the Germans, and called them
our friends. Though they killed six million, in
the ovens they fried . The Germans now too
have God on their side .

Oh, I learned to hate Russians all