Three Chords and the Truth Lyrics

I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night
standing in the prison yard
they were taking poor Joe chained and bound
to a Utah firing squad
Well he turned and looked at me right then
said dont you be mislead
theyre trying to tear our free speech down

see they framed me on a killing charge
you know i wouldnt lie to you
but the only crime here that i done
was three chords and the truth
three chords and the truth
three chords and the truth
well the only crime that Joe Hill done
three chords and the truth
well he sang his good old union songs
he got his message thru
but they couldnt stand to see a working man
sing three chords and the truth
old J Edgar Hoover liked to hear the darkies sing
but one man changed that all around
Mark Robson was a man