They Killed Him

G There was a man named Mahatma Gandhi He would not bow down, he would not fight He knew the deal was a-down and dirty G7 C And nothing wrong could make it right away C G But he knew his duty and the price he had to pay G D C Just another holy man who dared to be a friend G My God, they killed him Another man from Atlanta, Georgia Name of Martin Luther King He shook the land like a rolling thunder G7 C And made the bells of freedom ring today C G With a dream of beauty that they could not take away D C Just another holy man who dared to make a stand G My God, they killed him The only Son of God Almighty The holy one called Jesus Christ He healed the sick and fed the hungry G7 C And for his love they took his life away C G On the road to glory where the story never ends D C Just the holy Son of Man I'll never understand G My God, they killed him (There was a man named Mahatma Gandhi A man named Martin Luther King The only Son of God Almighty G7 The holy one called Jesus Christ) C G On the road to glory where the story never ends D C Just the holy Son of Man I'll never understand G My God, they killed him There was a man named Mahatma Gandhi A man named Martin Luther King The only Son of God Almighty G7 The holy one called Jesus Christ C G On the road to glory where the story never ends D C Just the holy Son of Man I'll never understand G My God, they killed him (There was a man named Mahatma Gandhi A man named Martin Luther King The only Son of God Almighty The holy one called Jesus Christ) (There was a man named Mahatma Gandhi A man named Martin Luther King G The only Son of God Almighty...)