John Oaks
Neil Young
Letra

LETRA (VER LETRA CON ACORDES)

Intro:

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John Oaks is in the neighborhood 

Protecting all the trees 

He s the master of irrigation 

And he knows what he sees 

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Grape farmers watering everywhere 

Pipes running where they please 

John sees his laws are broken 

Trees drowning where they breathe 

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Now John used to be a mellow man 

Drinking Chai and smoking weed 

Ain t no one in the county 

Ever see d whatever he see d 

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Old John rides in his pickup 

With rakes and friends in the back 

  Workers he takes with him 

Then he drives them all back 

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To protect them from the politicians 

Using them to get ahead  

  Preying on the people 

Trying to get inside their heads 

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John Oaks is really stand-up 

He won t take shit lying down 

He calls it like he sees it 

And he puts his money down 

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One day at the demonstration 

John Oaks was standing up 

He arrived there at the location 

In his old pickup truck 

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Took a rake in his hand 

And his workers by his side 

  Stood there waiting for his turn 

To speak and turn the tide 

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When he found himself surrounded 

By police everywhere 

They tried to take his workers to jail 

When he grabbed one by his hair 

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  Shots rang out and people yelled 

As the police took control 

Shot a black man right where he fell 

With a sniper on the knoll 

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John Oaks saw law and order 

Was leading him astray 

  Tried to get back in his pickup 

With his workers to get away 

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That s when the police moved in 

And stood there in his way 

John started up his pickup 

And that was his last day 

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John Oaks,  

John Oaks,  

John Oaks, 

Instrumental/Solo:

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They said he had a pistol 

When the old pickup backfired 

And shot him there behind the wheel 

And then John Oaks expired 

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The workers grabbed the rakes 

And that s all that I can say 

They went to the cemetery 

And they stay there to this day 

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