Judy Collins - It Isn't Nice
CAPO: 3rd Fret
{Intro]
G Em Am D G Em Am D G
[Verse 1]
Em
It isn't nice to block the doorway
Am D
It isn't nice to go to jail
G Em
There are nicer ways to do it
Am D
But the nice ways always fail
G Em
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
C D
You told us once, you told us twice
C D
But if that is Freedom's price
G Em Am D
We don't mind____, no, no, no
G Em Am D G
We don't mind____, no, no, no
[Verse 2]
Em
It isn't nice to carry banners
Am D
Or to sit in on the floor
G Em
Or to shout our cry of Freedom
Am D
At the hotel and the store
G Em
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
C D
You told us once, you told us twice
C D
But if that is Freedom's price
G Em Am D
We don't mind____, no, no, no
G Em Am D G
We don't mind____, no, no, no
[Verse 3]
Em
We have tried negotiations
Am D
And the three-man picket line
G Em
Mr. Charlie didn't see us
Am D
And he might as well be blind
G Em
Now our new ways aren't nice
C D
When we deal with men of ice
C D
But if that is Freedom's price
G Em Am D
We don't mind____, no, no, no
G Em Am D G
We don't mind____, no, no, no
[Verse 4]
Em
How about those years of lynchings
Am D
And the shot in Evers' back?
G Em
Did you say it wasn't proper
Am D
Did you stand upon the track?
G Em
You were quiet just like mice
C D
Now you say we aren't nice
C D
And if that is Freedom's price
G Em Am D
We don't mind____, no, no, no
G Em Am D G
We don't mind____, no, no, no
[Verse 5]
Em
It isn't nice to block the doorway
Am D
It isn't nice to go to jail
G Em
There are nicer ways to do it
Am D
But the nice ways always fail
G Em
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
C D
But thanks for your advice
C D
'Cause if that is Freedom's price
G Em Am D
We don't mind____, no, no, no
G Em Am D G
We don't mind____, no, no, no