JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Joe Hill" adalah lagu folk country yang dilantunkan oleh Joan Baez.
Lagu ini dibawakan pertama kali pada 1969 oleh Joan dan kemudian dimuat dalam album keluaran 1970-nya yang berjudul One Day at a Time.
Singel ini merupakan musikalisasi puisi tentang kematian aktivis buruh yang bernama Joe Hill.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Silver Dagger - Joan Baez
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Joe Hill" dari Joan Baez.
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I dreamed, I saw Joe Hill last night
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Alive as you and me
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Says I "But Joe, you're ten years dead"
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"I never died" says he
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"I never died" says he
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"The copper bosses killed you, Joe"
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"They shot you Joe" says I
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"Takes more than guns to kill a man"
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Says Joe "I didn't die"
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Says Joe "I didn't die"
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And standing there, as big as life
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And smiling with his eyes
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Says Joe "What they can never kill
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Went on to organize
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Went on to organize"
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From San Diego up to Maine
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In every mine and mill
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Where working folks defend their rights
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It's there you find Joe Hill
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It's there you find Joe Hill
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I dreamed I saw, I dreamed I saw, Joe Hill last night
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Alive as you and me
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Says I "But Joe, you're ten years dead"
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"I never died" says he, "I never died" says he
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"I never died" says he"