D [Verse 1] G D Beau John was a king in his own native land, A He ruled for a thousand days, D G D Till the slave traders came and they locked him in irons, Bm And they told him that he'd have to go away. D A D They told him that he'd have to go away. [Verse 2] G D Beau John got sick on the long ocean voyage. A All around him people died. D G D They took his friends and they threw them overboard. Bm John hung down his head and he cried. D A D John hung down his head and he cried. [Verse 3] G D They sold Beau John down in New Orleans, A To a man with a whip in his hand. D G D He said farewell to his wife and his child, Bm And they took him to a strange new land. D A D They took him to a strange new land. [Verse 4] G D Beau John worked hard for 37 years. A He worked with a woman by his side. D G D And on the morn that his last son was born, Bm Beau John laid down and he died. D A D Beau John laid down and he died. [Verse 5] G D His son grew up just as big as his dad. A They called him Beau John too. D G D And for one hundred years Beau John and his sons, Bm Did just what the master made them do. D A D They did just what the master made them do. [Verse 6] G D Until one day when the cannon fire roared. A The master's wife and children did flee. D G D Some men in blue coats rode into the yard, Bm And they told Beau John that he was free. D A D They told Beau John that he was free. [Verse 7] G D When the nightriders came for old Beau John, A Little Beau John hid behind a tree. D G D He saw what they did and he hit the northern trails, Bm Saying, "Maybe up there they'll let me be. D A D Maybe up there they'll let me be." [Verse 7] G D But they pushed Beau John and they shoved him around, A Till he didn't know where to turn. D G D Some folks up in Harlem took him into their home, Bm And Beau John started into learn. D A D Beau John started into learn. [Verse 8] G D He fought for his country in World War One. A His son fought in World War Two. D G D And they learned no matter what price they paid, Bm There were certain things they weren't allowed to do. D A D There were certain things they weren't allowed to do. [Verse 9] G D And then one night on the television screen, A He saw that Medgar Evers was dead. D G D He took his wife in his arms in the night, Bm And these are the words that he said, Beau John, D A D These are the words that he said. [Verse 10] G D "Well, they made me a slave and I worked in their fields. A They made me fight in their war. D G D They kept me down for four hundred years. Bm But I ain't gonna take it any more. D A D No, I ain't gonna take it any more." [Verse 11] G D His wife got a letter from a Georgia jail, A From a town called Albany, D G D Saying, "I am proud to be your own Beau John, Bm And I ain't coming home till we're free. D A D No, I ain't coming home till we're free."
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