Ballad of Oxford (Jimmy Meredith) chords by
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs

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Key: A minor
Verse 1
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I'll sing you a song about a southern
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town where the devil had his rule
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E
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When Marshalls faced an angry
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mob to send one man to school
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His name was Jimmy Meredith
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the tide he helped to turn
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G
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For he chose to stay on that terrible day
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The land was soon to learn
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Am
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There was blood, red blood,
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on their hands,
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G#m

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Dm
Dm

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Yel low dirt on their clothes
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G#m

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F#
F#

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What they thought they were do ing,
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G

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Dm
Dm

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E
E

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Only god an d the devil knows
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Am
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There was hate, cold hate,
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in their hearts,
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Shot from their souls like a gun
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And as they threw their
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stones and bricks,
They screamed,
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E
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Em
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Am
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G#m
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Am
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"see what you have done!"
E
E

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Dm
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The governor made a promise he
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E
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would keep the trouble down
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E
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But when the mob got ugly no
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troopers could be found
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F#
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And men were filled with hate and fear,
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They screamed into the night
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The rebel flag waved
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in the air
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Am
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The symbol of state's rights
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There was blood, red blood,
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Am
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on their hands,
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Dm
Dm

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Yellow dirt on their clothes
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G#m
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F#
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What they thought they were do ing,
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G

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Dm
Dm

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E
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E
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Only god and the dev il knows
D#
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G#m
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There was hate, cold hate,
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in their hearts,
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Am
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Dm
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Shot from their souls like a gun
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And as they threw their
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stones and bricks,
They screamed,
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G#m
G#m

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D#
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G#m
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"see what you have done!"
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E
E

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Gas was fired into the mob
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G#m
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after each attack
E
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And though the gas was running low,
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Am
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they never fired back
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F#
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And when the smoke had cleared
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and the fury felt its pain
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Two men were dead and a
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hundred bled
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Am
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The south had risen again
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So listen Mr Barnet,
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and Mr Walker, too
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The times are changing mighty fast,
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Am
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they'll roll right over you
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But someday you'll head for the south,
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G
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to the southern tip of hell
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And it's hot down there,
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white-hot down down there
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Let's hear your rebel yell!
There was blood, red blood,
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Am
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on their hands,
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G#m

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Dm
Dm

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Yellow dirt on their clothes
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What they thought they were doing,
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E

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D#
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Only god and the devil knows
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There was hate, cold hate,
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in their hearts,
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G#m
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Dm
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Shot from their souls like a gun
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And as they threw their
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stones and bricks,
They screamed,
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E
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Em
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Am
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G#m
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"see what you have done!"
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E
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G#m
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"See what you have done!"

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