I Had No Right
Words and music by Dar Williams
From The Green World

Transcription by:  Ron Greitzer

Capo III

Asus4: 002230

Intro: (A)(Asus4) . . . (A)(Asus4) . . .

(A)God of the (Asus4)poor(A) man this is how the (Asus4)day be(A)gan
(E)Eight codefendants, I, Daniel Berrigan(Bm)
Oh(B) and (G)only a layman's (D)batch of napalm
(Bm)We pulled the (G)draft files out
We (Em)burned them in the (A)parking lot
(G)Better the files than the (D)bodies of children

(F#m)I had no (D)right but for the (Bm)love of you (E)
(A)I had no (D)right but for the (Bm)love of you (E)

(A)Many roads (Asus4)led(A) here, walked with the (Asus4)suffer(A)ing
(E)Tom in Guatamala, Phillip in New Orleans(Bm)
Oh(B) it's a (G)long road from (D)law to justice
(Bm)I went to (G)Vietnam, I (Em)went for peace
They (A)dropped their bombs
(G)Right where my government (D)knew I would be

(F#m)I had no (D)right but for the (Bm)love of you (E)
(A)I had no (D)right but for the (Bm)love of you (E)

(Bm)And all my (G)country saw
(Bm)Were priests who (G)broke the law

(A)First it was (Asus4)ques(A)tion, then it was a (Asus4)mis(A)sion
(E)How to be American, how to be a Christian(Bm)
Oh(B) if their (G)law is their cross and the (D)cross is burning

(F#m)Aaaaaa(D)aaah the (Bm)love of you (E)
(A)Aaaaaa(D)aaah the (Bm)love of you (E)

(A)God of the (Asus4)just(A) I'll never win a (Asus4)peace(A) prize
(E)Falling like Jesus
Now let the jury rise(Bm)
Oh(B) it's (G)all of us versus (D)all that paper
(Bm)They took the (G)only way they (Em)know who is on (A)trial today
De(G)liver us unto each (D)other, I pray

(F#m)I had no (D)right but for the (Bm)love of you (E)
(A)And every (D)trial I stood, I (Bm)stood for you (E)

(A)Eyes on the (Asus4)tri(A)al
8am ar(Asus4)ri(A)val
Hands on the (Asus4)bi(A)ble

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