They Took It Away
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Intro: G D A Bm G D A D
verse 1
D A D
My kin come to Texas from Tennessee
G A D
With Davy Crockett a long time ago
D A D
I guess it's pretty lucky for me
Em G A G
They didn't all go to the Alamo
D
They fought to make Texas free
Em G A G
From the armies of Old Mexico
D
They must have thought it was something to be
Em G A G
In a land where a family could grow
[Refrão] D G D
So they took it away they took it away again
G D
I wonder what those brave women and men
Em G A G
Would do if they came back around
D
What would they say
G D
About the way everything has been
G D
I don't think they were trying to win
Em G A D
A place to put poison in the ground
verse 2
D A D
Now I live on an Oklahoma hill
G A D
It ain't Texas but it used to be
D A D
Back before Jackson signed a deal
Em G A G
To make it Indian Territory
D
In the winter that was freezin' cold
Em G A G
They marched the Cherokee
D
In the land rush the settlers stole
Em G A G
every place that they could be
[Refrão] D G D
They took it away they took it away again
G D
They had the sword and they had the pen
Em G A G
Worse than Spaniards come for gold
D G D
They took it away they took it away again
G D
Now they poison the lakes and the lands
Em G A D
That their great grandfather stole
Instrumental
G D G D G D Em G D
verse 3
D A D
Something happened in between the time
G A D
It was home for the outlaw man
D A D
And this time I like to think is mine
Em G A G
Is just where all the oil money has been
D
How can anybody make a meal
Em G A G
From what they can't afford to grow
D
What's going to be left to steal
Em G A G
When there are no more free souls
[Refrão] D G D
They took it away they took it away again
G D
How much time do you have to spend
Em G A G
Just to get them to let you be
D G D
Take it away take it away again
G D Em G
I always want to be livin' in the land of the free
A D
The land of the free!
How to play They Took It Away
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.