Vigilante Man Woody Guthrie
Capo 2nd fret
Intro w/harp
[C]Ve[C]rs[C]e [C]1[F] [F] [F] [C] [F] [F] [C] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C]
[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 an[C]d a club in his hand?
Is that[G] a vigilante ma[C]n?
Verse 3
[C]Rainy night down in the engine house,
Sleepin' [F]just as still as a m[C]ouse,
[F]Man come along an' [C]he chased us out in the rain.
Was tha[G]t a vigilante m[C]an?
Verse 4
[C]Stormy days we passed the time away,
Sleepin' [F]in some good warm pl[C]ace.
[F]Man come along an' [C]we give him a little race.
Was tha[G]t a vigilante ma[C]n?
Verse 5
[C]Preacher Casey was just a workin' man,
And he sa[F]id, "Unite all you w[C]orking men."
[F]Killed him in the r[C]iver some strange man.
Was tha[G]t a vigilante ma[C]n?
Verse 6
[C]Oh, why does a vigilante man,
Why does [F]a vigilante man[C]
[F]Carry that sawed-of[C]f shot-gun in his hand?
Would h[G]e 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 tha[G]t the vigilante m[C]en?
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 tha[G]t the vigilante m[C]en?
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