Tuning: E A D G B E

"Goodman and Schwerner and Chaney" from the album "Ain't That News!" Music and lyrics by Tom Paxton After each verse, you may pluck out a bit of the bass line. At that point, it looks like: E|--0-3-2-0----- | | repeated once or twice.

The ^Emnight air is h^Geavy, no c^Dool breezes b^Emlow The ^Emsounds of the ^Gvoices ^Bare worried and low ^EmDesperately ^Gwondering and ^Adesperate to know About^Em Goodman and Schwerner and ^DCha^Emney

^EmCalm desper^Gation and f^Dlickering ^Emhope R^Emeality gr^Gapples like a ^Bhand on the throat For you ^Emlive in the s^Ghadow of ^Aten feet of rope If you're ^EmGoodman and Schwerner and ^DCha^Emney

The ^EmPearl River was d^Gragged and two ^Dbodies were f^Emound But it ^Emwas a blind ^Galley for ^Bboth men were brown So they ^Emall shrugged their s^Ghoulders and the ^Asearch it went on For ^EmGoodman and Schwerner and ^DCha^Emney

Pull ^Emout the dead ^Gbodies from the ^Dooze of the ^Emdam Take the ^Embodies to ^GJackson all a^Bccordin' to plan With the ^Emone broken ^Gbody do the ^Abest that you can It's the ^Embody of young James ^DCha^Emney

The ^Emnation was ^Goutraged and s^Dhocked through and t^Emhrough Call ^EmJ. Edgar ^GHoover, he'll ^Bknow what to do For they've ^Emmurdered two ^Gwhite men, and a ^Acolored boy too ^EmGoodman and Schwerner and ^DCha^Emney

James ^EmChaney your ^Gbody exp^Dloded in ^Empain And the ^Embeating they ^Ggave you is ^Bpounding my brain And they ^Emmurdered much ^Gmore with their ^Adark bloody chains And the ^Embody of pity lies ^Dblee^Emding

The ^Empot-bellied ^Gcoppers shook ^Dhands all a^Emround And ^Emjoked with the ^Grednecks who ^Bcame into town And they ^Emswore that the ^Gmurderers ^Asoon would be ^Emfound And they ^Emlaughed as they spat their to^Dbac^Emco!

Tom Paxton - Goodman schwerner and chaney