Intro 
G  Em  Am  D  G  Em  Am  D  G 
 
Verse 1 
                 Em 
It isn't nice to block the doorway 
Am               D 
It isn't nice to go to jail 
G               Em 
There are nicer ways to do it 
Am                D 
But the nice ways always fail 
G              Em 
It isn't nice, it isn't nice 
    C                 D 
You told us once, you told us twice 
    C                    D 
But if that is Freedom's price 
         G  Em Am          D 
We don't mind____, no, no, no 
         G  Em Am          D   G 
We don't mind____, no, no, no 
Verse 2 
                 Em 
It isn't nice to carry banners 
Am           D 
Or to sit in on the floor 
G               Em 
Or to shout our cry of Freedom 
Am           D 
At the hotel and the store 
G              Em 
It isn't nice, it isn't nice 
    C                 D 
You told us once, you told us twice 
    C                    D 
But if that is Freedom's price 
         G  Em Am          D 
We don't mind____, no, no, no 
         G  Em Am          D   G 
We don't mind____, no, no, no 
Verse 3 
                 Em 
We have tried negotiations 
Am                D 
And the three-man picket line 
G                  Em 
Mr. Charlie didn't see us 
Am              D 
And he might as well be blind 
G                Em 
Now our new ways aren't nice 
C                 D 
When we deal with men of ice 
    C                    D 
But if that is Freedom's price 
         G  Em Am          D 
We don't mind____, no, no, no 
         G  Em Am          D   G 
We don't mind____, no, no, no 
Verse 4 
                Em 
How about those years of lynchings 
Am              D 
And the shot in Evers' back? 
G              Em 
Did you say it wasn't proper 
Am             D 
Did you stand upon the track? 
G              Em 
You were quiet just like mice 
C           D 
Now you say we aren't nice 
    C                    D 
And if that is Freedom's price 
         G  Em Am          D 
We don't mind____, no, no, no 
         G  Em Am          D   G 
We don't mind____, no, no, no 
Verse 5 
                 Em 
It isn't nice to block the doorway 
Am               D 
It isn't nice to go to jail 
G               Em 
There are nicer ways to do it 
Am                D 
But the nice ways always fail 
G              Em 
It isn't nice, it isn't nice 
    C                 D 
But thanks for your advice 
       C                    D 
'Cause if that is Freedom's price 
         G  Em Am          D 
We don't mind____, no, no, no 
         G  Em Am          D   G 
We don't mind____, no, no, no