Vigilante Man — Woody Guthrie
Chords and lyrics for Vigilante Man by Woody Guthrie (key of C).
Verse 1
By Woody Guthrie
This is played in Woody's standard way, some hammer-ons on using the middle
finger on
the C and F chords.
[Intro] w/harp
[C] [C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [F] [C] [F] [F] [C] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C]
Verse 1
[C]Have you seen that vigilante man?
Have you [F]seen that vigilante [C]man?
[F]Have you seen that [C]vigilante man?
I been [G]hearin' his name all over the [C]land.
Verse 2
[C]Well, what is a vigilante man?
Tell me, [F]what is a vigilante [C]man?
[F]Has he got a gun [C]and a club in his hand?
Is that[G] a vigilante [C]man?
Verse 3
[C]Rainy night down in the engine house,
Sleepin' [F]just as still as a [C]mouse,
[F]Man come along an' [C]he chased us out in the rain.
Was [G]that a vigilante [C]man?
Verse 4
[C]Stormy days we passed the time away,
Sleepin' [F]in some good warm [C]place.
[F]Man come along an' [C]we give him a little race.
Was [G]that a vigilante [C]man?
Verse 5
[C]Preacher Casey was just a workin' man,
And he [F]said, "Unite all you [C]working men."
[F]Killed him in the [C]river some strange man.
Was [G]that a vigilante [C]man?
Verse 6
[C]Oh, why does a vigilante man,
Why does [F]a vigilante man[C]
[F]Carry that [C]sawed-off shot-gun in his hand?
Would [G]he shoot his brother and sister[C] down?
Verse 7
[C]I rambled 'round from town to town,
I rambled[F] 'round from town to[C] town,
[F]And they herded us [C]around like a wild herd of cattle.
Was [G]that the vigilante [C]men?
Verse 8
[C]Have you seen that vigilante man?
Have you [F]seen that vigilante [C]man?
[F]I've heard his name[C] all over this land.
Was [G]that the vigilante [C]men?
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