Chaplain Of The War chords by Phil Ochs
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Verse 1
(D major) Give them picture postcards of Billy Graham.
I used to sing it every night
instead of praying.
It didn't work.
God bless the men who've
learned
to put their lives upon the (E minor) line.
And (C major) God bless the man
who learned to (D major) sip the sacrificial wine
(F sharp minor) And (D major) God bless the man who'll murder
in the service (G major) of the (D major) Lord
(G major) Now (D major) blessings from
the chaplain (B major) of (B minor) the war
Give (D major) thanks to the parents
who taught them as a
(G major) boy they (D major) must obey (E minor)
Give (C major) thanks to the church
who taught them how to pose (A major)
and (D major) how to (F sharp minor) pray
Give (D major) thanks to the schools,
taught them well what they
(G major) are fight (D major) ing for, (G major)
(D major) with the blessings from the
(A major) chaplain (B major) of the (B minor) war.
Now I (D major) know it will be hard,
your finger on the trigger may refrain.
(E minor) But (C major) someone's dealt the cards,
and the Bible says you're clearly (D major)
not to blame. (F sharp minor) (G minor) (F sharp minor)
Just (D major) think about the past,
all the Christian guns who've
(G major) carried on before,
(D major) (G major) (B minor) (G major) With (D major) the blessings from
the (A major) chaplains of (B major) (B minor) the war.
Ah, (D major) the enemy is godless,
the holy way is one they never knew (E minor)
Forgive (C major) them as you kill them,
believe me they know (A major) not what they (F sharp minor) do
And the (D major) prisoners you take,
you can try to lead them to (G major) the
Christian shore, (B minor) (G major)
(D major) With the blessings from the chap
(C major) lain (A major) of (D major) the war. (B minor)
Now you (D major) may find it strange,
that amount of peace is ask
(G major) ing (B minor) you (B major) to fight, (E minor)
But the (C major) church is known to change,
embracing half the (A major) wrongs it hopes (F major) to (F sharp minor) right.
I (D major) can't describe the times
I've wrestled with my
conscience (G major) to the core. (B minor) (G major)
Now (D major) blessings from the
(A major) chaplain of (B minor) the war.
If (D major) the worst comes to be,
and you crumble in the misty cloud of (E minor) pain
Oh, (C major) I'll fall down to my knees
and beg for every (A major) mercy on your name (F sharp minor)
And (D major) your soul will be saved,
cause heaven knows the bur
(G major) dens that you bore (D major) (G major)
Were (D major) the blessings from the
(A major) chaplain of (B minor) the war
And (D major) when you go to brawl,
and the taking of a life (G major)
(D major) may leave you (E minor) lost
Rising (C major) from the small
is the awe -inspiring vis
(A major) ion of the bronze (F sharp minor)
Send (D major) ing you the strength to show you
that you (G major) can struggle (D major) more (B minor) (G major)
With (D major) the blessings from the
(A major) chaplain of (B minor) the war
The (D major) commandments are torn,
we'll teach them when
the (G major) victory (D major) fire glows (E minor)
Now my (C major) collar is worn,
just about my (G major) (A major) military clothes (F sharp minor)
The re (D major) ligion of the blind,
the servant of the Savior and the (G major) sword,
now (D major) blessings from the (A major) chaplain of the (B minor) Lord.
Chaplain Of The War
Phil Ochs
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