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Oxford Town
Bob Dylan
Capo 4th Fret
In order to get the intro sounding right you'll want to strum the strings all open
after the A for half a beat
Intro: E A/E A/E A/E A
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Oxford town, Oxford town, everybodies got their heads bowed down
A E
The sun dont shine above the ground, better get away from Oxford town.
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He went down to Oxford town, guns and clubs they followed him down
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All because his face was brown, better get away from Oxford town.
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Oxford town around the bend, come to the door but he couldn't get in
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All because of the colour of his skin, what'd ya think about that my friend?
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Me and my girl and my girl's son, we got met by a tear gas bomb
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Dont even know why we come, we're going back where we come from.
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Oxford town in the afternoon, everybodies singing a soft tune
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Two men died under the mississippi moon, somebody better investigate soon.
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