Crucifixion
Crucifixion

Crucifixion easy guitar chords by Phil Ochs

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  • Em

  • Am

  • D

  • G

  • Bm

    2
  • C

  • Dm

  • E

  • F#m

    2
  • A

  • F

  • D#

    6
  • Cm

    3
  • Em

  • Am

  • D

  • G

  • Bm

    2
  • C

  • Dm

  • E

  • F#m

    2
  • A

  • F

  • D#

    6
  • Cm

    3
  • Intro 1


    And 
    Verse 1
    the night 
    comes 

    again 
    to the 
    circle 
    studded 
    sky 

    The stars 
    settle 
    slowly, 

    in 
    lonliness they 
    lie 

    'Till 
    the 
    universe 
    expodes as 

    falling 
    star 
    is 
    raised 

    Planets 
    are 
    paralyzed, 

    mountains 
    are 
    amazed 

    But they 
    all 
    glow 
    brighter 
    from 

    the 
    briliance of 
    the 
    blaze 

    With 
    the speed 
    of 
    insanity, 
    then 
    he 
    dies. 

    Verse 2
    In 
    the 
    green 
    fields 
    turnin', 
    baby 
    is 
    born 

    His 
    cries 
    crease 
    the wind 
    and 

    mingle 
    with 
    the 
    morn 

    An 
    as
    sault 
    upon 
    the order, 

    the 
    changing 
    of 
    the 
    guard 

    Chosen 
    for 
    a chal
    lenge 
    that 

    is 
    hopelessly 
    hard 

    And the only 
    single 
    sound 
    is 

    the 
    sighing 
    of 
    the 
    stars 

    But 
    to 
    the si
    lence 
    and 

    distance 
    they 
    are sworn 

    Verse 3

    So 
    dance 
    dance 
    dance 

    Teach 
    us 
    to 
    be true 

    Come 
    dance 
    dance 
    dance 

    'Cause 
    we 
    love 
    you 


    Verse 4
    Images 
    of 
    innocence 

    charge 
    him 
    go 
    on 

    But 
    the 
    decadence 
    of destiny 

    is 
    looking 
    for 
    pawn 

    To 
    night
    mare 
    of 
    knowledge 

    he 
    opens 
    up 
    the 
    gate 

    And 
    blinding 
    revelation 

    is 
    laid 
    upon 
    his 
    plate 

    That 
    be
    neath 
    the 
    greatest 

    love 
    is 
    hurricane 
    of 
    hate 

    And 
    God 
    help 
    the 
    critic 
    of 

    the 
    dawn. 

    Verse 5
    So 
    he stands 
    on 
    the sea 
    and 

    shouts 
    to 
    the shore, 

    But 
    the 
    louder 
    that 
    he screams 

    the longer 
    he's 
    ig
    nored 

    For 
    the 
    wine 
    of 
    ob
    livion 
    is 

    drunk 
    to the 
    dreg

    And the 
    merchants 
    of 
    the 
    masses 

    almost 
    have 
    to 
    be begged 

    'Till the 
    giant 
    is 
    aware, 

    someone's 
    pulling 
    at 
    his leg, 

    And 
    someone 
    is 
    tapping 
    at 
    the 
    door. 

    Verse 6
    To 
    dance 
    dance 
    dance 

    Teach 
    us 
    to be 
    true 

    Come 
    dance 
    dance 
    dance 

    'Cause 
    we love 

    you 

    Verse 7

    Then 
    his 
    message 
    gathers 
    meaning 

    and it spreads 
    across 
    the 
    land 

    The 
    re
    warding 
    of 
    his 
    pain 
    is 
    the 

    following 
    of 
    the 
    man 

    But 
    ignorance 
    is 
    everywhere 

    and 
    people 
    have 
    their 
    way 

    Suc
    cess 
    is 
    an en
    emy 

    to the 
    losers 
    of 
    the 
    day 

    In 
    the 
    shadows 
    of 
    the 
    churches, 

    who 
    knows 
    what 
    they 
    pray 

    For 
    blood 
    is 
    the 
    language 
    of 
    the 
    band. 

    Interlude 1



    Verse 8
    The Spanish 
    bulls 
    are 
    beaten; the 

    crowd 
    is soon 
    beguiled, 

    The matador 
    is 
    beauti
    ful, 

    symphony 
    of style 

    Excitement 
    is 
    es

    tatic, passion 
    places 
    bets 

    Gracefully 
    he bows 
    to 
    ova

    tions 
    that 
    he gets 

    But the 
    hands 
    that are 
    ap
    plauding 

    are slippery 
    with sweat 

    And 
    saliva 
    is 
    falling 
    from 
    their smiles 

    Verse 9
    So 
    dance 
    dance 
    dance 

    Teach 
    us 
    to be 
    true 

    Come 
    dance 
    dance 
    dance 

    'Cause 
    we 
    love 
    you 

    Interlude 2


    Verse 10
    Then 
    this 
    overflow 
    of 
    life 
    is 

    crushed 
    into 
    liar 

    The gentle 
    soul 
    is 
    ripped 
    apart 
    and 

    tossed 
    into 
    the 
    fire. 

    First 
    a smile 
    of 
    re
    jection 
    at 

    the 
    nearness 
    of 
    the 
    night 

    Truth 
    becomes 
    tragedy 

    limping 
    from 
    the 
    light 

    All 
    the 
    heavens 
    are 
    horrified, 

    they stagger 
    from 
    the sight 

    As the 
    cross 
    is 
    trembling 

    with 
    de
    sire. 

    They 
    say 
    Verse 11
    they 
    can't 
    believe 
    it, 

    it's 
    sacre
    li
    gious shame 

    Now, 
    who 
    would 
    want 
    to 
    hurt 

    such 
    hero 
    of 
    the 
    game? 

    But 
    you 
    know 
    pre
    dicted 

    it; I 
    knew 
    he had 
    to 
    fall 

    How 
    did 
    it hap
    pen? 
    I hope 

    his 
    suffering 
    was small. 

    Tell 
    me 
    every 
    de
    tail, 

    for 
    I've 
    got 
    to 
    know 
    it all, 

    And 
    do 
    you 
    have 
    picture 
    of the pain? 

    Verse 12

    So 
    dance 
    dance 
    dance 

    Teach 
    us 
    to be 
    true 

    Come 
    dance 
    dance 
    dance 

    'Cause 
    we 
    love 
    you 

    Time 
    takes her 
    toll 
    and the 
    Verse 13

    memory 
    fades 

    but his 
    glory 
    is 
    broken, 

    in the 
    magic 
    that 
    he 
    made. 

    Reality 
    is 
    ruined; it's 

    the 
    freeing 
    from 
    the 
    fear 

    The 
    drama 
    is 
    dis
    torted, 

    to 
    what 
    they 
    want 
    to 
    hear 

    Swimming 
    in 
    their 
    sorrow, 

    in 
    the twisting 
    of 
    a tear 

    As they 
    wait 
    for 
    the 
    new 

    thrill 
    parade. 

    Verse 14

    Yes, 
    the 
    eyes 
    of 
    the 
    rebel 
    have been 

    branded 
    by 
    the 
    blind 

    To 
    the 
    safety 
    of 
    sterility, 

    the 
    threat 
    has 
    been 
    re
    fined 

    The 
    child 
    was 
    created 
    to the 

    slaughterhouse 
    he's 
    led 

    So 
    good 
    to be 
    alive 
    when 

    the 
    eulogy 
    is 
    read 

    The 
    climax 
    of 
    emotion, 

    the 
    worship 
    of 
    the 
    dead 

    And the cycle 
    of 
    sac
    ri
    fice 
    un
    winds. 

    Verse 15

    So 
    dance 
    dance 
    dance 

    Teach 
    us 
    to be 
    true 

    Come 
    dance 
    dance 
    dance 

    'Cause 
    we 
    love 
    you 

    Verse 16

    And 
    the 
    night 
    comes 
    again to 
    the 

    circle 
    studded 
    sky 

    The stars 
    settle 
    slowly, 

    in 
    lonliness they 
    lie 

    'Till 
    the 
    universe 
    expodes as 

    falling 
    star 
    is raised 

    Planets 
    are 
    paralyzed, 

    mountains 
    are 
    amazed 

    But they 
    all 
    glow 
    brighter 
    from 
    the 

    briliance of 
    the 
    blaze 

    With the 
    speed 
    of 
    insanity, 

    then he 
    died. 

    Outro 1


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