THEY KILLED HIM
[Intro]
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[Verse]
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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
G C/G G C
The only one called Jesus Christ....
C G C/G G
On the road to glory where the story never ends....
D C
Just the holy Son of Man I'll never understand
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My God, they killed him.
G C/G G
There was a man named Mahatma Gandi
G C/G G
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....
C G C/G G
On the road to glory where the story never ends....
D C
Just the holy Son of Man I'll never understand
G C/G G
My God, they killed him.