Protest Songs with lyrics and chords for ukulele, guitar, banjo etc - Titles L-R

380+ Protest Songs about war, racism, sexism, injustice, social exclusion, prejudice, civil rights, corruption, politics, discrimination, abuse and other aspects of the often lamentable human condition. Also with PDF for printing.

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THIS SONG COLLECTION probably includes all the best know protest songs ever, most of these songs include lyrics with chords marked, some also include tab and a few have lyrics only. Some writers have been very prolific with this type of song, and Bob Dylan, Pete Seegar and Phil Ochs stand out as the masters of the genre but you will also find many others, some surprising, as authors and performers of the protest song. Note that some of the songs have more that one version reflecting variations in arrangement lyrics or key.

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Although many of the songs mention artist or author names, this may not be accurate and these songs should not be considered as definitive versions representative of any particular performance or artist. Also the keys and chord sequences chosen may also vary considerably between versions by different artists. Some of these songs may be in the public domain or traditional categories, however most are not, and should you wish to use them as a basis of a performance or for any non-personal study purpose you are advised to contact the copyright holders (where available, copyright info has been included with the song). These transcriptions are made by many different individuals from all over the world for their own research and instruction, and as such are liable to great variation in interpretation and opinion. They are being shared on this site for educational purposes only, please see our copyright page for more info.

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Lady Madonna- Paul McCartney Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream- Ed McCurdy Lather- Jefferson Airplane Lay Down- Melanie Safka Let Him Dangle- Declan Patrick Aloysius Macmanus Let The People Sing- Brian Warfield Let There Be Peace On Earth- Jill Jackson License To Kill- Bob Dylan Life During Wartime- Green Day- Ly Like A Rolling Stone- Bob Dylan Little Boxes- Malvina Reynolds Little Boxes- Pete Seeger Living In The Future In A Plastic Dome- Joe Mcdonald Living On A Thin Line- Ray Davies Look What They've Done To My Song- Melanie Safka Love Me Im A Liberal- Phil Ochs Lowdown- Peter Cetera Lucky Man- Emerson, Lake & Palmer Ludlow Massacre- Woody Guthrie Luka- Suzanne Vega Mad Johns Escape- Donovan Masters Of War- Bob Dylan Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard- Paul Simon Men Behind The Guns- Phil Ochs Mercedes Benz- Janis Joplin Midnight Special- Huddie Ledbetter My Revolutionary Mind- Woody Guthrie My Youngest Son Came Home- Eric Bogle Nebraska- Bruce Springsteen Nikita- Elton John No Easy Walk To Freedom- Peter Paul And Mary North Country Blues- Bob Dylan Not An Addict- K's Choice No Use For Him- Eric Bogle Oh, Freedom- Traditional American Oh Camil The Winter Soldier - Graham Nash 1973 Ohio- Neil Young Ohio- Neil Young 1970 Old- Time Religion Old Man- Neil Young Old Time Religion Parody- Pete SeegerOne- U2 One Love- Bob Marley One Of Us- Eric Bazilian One Tin Soldier- Dennis Lambertt One Way Or Another- Debbie Harry.tx Only A Hobo- Bob Dylan Only A Pawn In Their Game- Bob Dylan Orange Crush- R E M- Ly Outside Of A Small Circle Of Friends- Phil Ochs Oxford Town- Bob Dylan Paradise- Traditional Pastures Of Plenty- Woody Guthrie Peace, Love & Understanding- Nick Lowe T Peace Frog- Jim Morrison & Robby Krieger Peace Train- Cat Stevens People Get Ready- Curtis Mayfield Pink Houses- John Mellencamp Political Science- Randy Newman Political World- Bob Dylan Portland Town- Woody Guthrie Power To The People- John Lennon Pride- U2 Prison Trilogy Billy Rose- Joan Baez Psycho Killer- Talking Heads Radio, Radio- Declan Patrick Aloysius Macmanus Radio Ga- Ga- Roger Taylor Real Good For Free- Joni Mitchell Rejoyce- Grace Slick 1967 Repossession Blues- Bob Dylan Revolution- John Lennon & Paul Mccartney Rich Man Poor Man- Peter Paul And Mary Right Here, Right Now- Jesus Jones Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner- Warren Zevon Russians- Sting

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