[ti:Victor Jara]
[ar:Arlo Guthrie]
[al:Amigo]
[by:]
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[00:00.00]Victor Jara - Arlo Guthrie
[00:04.32]Victor Hara of Chile
[00:06.98]
[00:08.48]Lived like a shooting star
[00:11.29]
[00:12.83]He fought for the people of Chile
[00:15.26]
[00:16.15]With his songs and his guitar
[00:18.96]
[00:19.83]His hands were gentle
[00:21.13]
[00:23.78]His hands were strong
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[00:28.46]Victor Hara was a peasant
[00:31.26]
[00:32.84]He worked from a few years old
[00:34.96]
[00:37.17]He sat upon his father's plow
[00:39.66]
[00:40.69]And watched the earth unfold
[00:42.97]
[00:43.72]His hands were gentle
[00:45.21]
[00:47.54]His hands were strong
[00:49.01]
[00:52.05]Now when the neighbors had a wedding
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[00:56.25]Or one of their children died
[00:59.11]
[01:01.03]His mother sang all night for them
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[01:04.58]With Victor by her side
[01:06.44]
[01:07.54]His hands were gentle
[01:08.93]
[01:11.51]His hands were strong
[01:12.67]
[01:15.92]He grew up to be a fighter
[01:18.88]
[01:20.89]Against the people's wrongs
[01:23.11]
[01:24.82]He listened to their grief and joy
[01:27.61]
[01:28.28]And turned them into songs
[01:30.80]
[01:31.37]His hands were gentle
[01:32.54]
[01:35.30]His hands were strong
[01:36.60]
[01:40.19]He sang about the copper miners
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[01:43.94]And those who worked the land
[01:46.64]
[01:48.26]He sang about the factory workers
[01:50.90]
[01:51.66]And they knew he was their man
[01:54.33]
[01:55.14]His hands were gentle
[01:56.53]
[01:59.10]His hands were strong
[02:00.64]
[02:03.61]He campaigned for Allende
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[02:08.62]Working night and day
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[02:11.61]He sang Take hold of your brothers hand
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[02:16.10]The future begins today
[02:18.26]
[02:19.22]His hands were gentle
[02:20.43]
[02:23.04]His hands were strong
[02:24.51]
[02:27.61]Then the generals seized Chile
[02:30.46]
[02:31.56]They arrested Victor then
[02:34.58]
[02:36.54]They caged him in a stadium
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[02:39.54]With five thousand frightened men
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[02:43.16]His hands were gentle
[02:44.55]
[02:47.18]His hands were strong
[02:48.48]
[02:52.58]Victor stood in the stadium
[02:54.64]
[02:55.77]His voice was brave and strong
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[02:59.52]And he sang for his fellow prisoners
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[03:03.41]Till the guards cut short his song
[03:06.12]
[03:07.09]His hands were gentle
[03:08.35]
[03:10.97]His hands were strong
[03:12.42]
[03:16.52]They broke the bones in both his hands
[03:18.88]
[03:20.44]They beat him on the head
[03:22.46]
[03:24.46]They tore him with electric shocks
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[03:28.46]And then they shot him dead
[03:30.29]
[03:31.15]His hands were gentle
[03:32.40]
[03:35.07]His hands were strong
[03:36.28]
[03:39.62]Victor Hara of Chile
[03:42.13]
[03:43.86]Lived like a shooting star
[03:46.31]
[03:47.46]And he fought for the people of Chile
[03:50.17]
[03:51.43]With his songs and his guitar
[03:54.10]
[03:55.22]His hands were gentle
[03:56.25]
[03:58.94]His hands were strong
[04:00.57]
[04:02.61]His hands were gentle
[04:04.10]
[04:07.00]His hands were strong