Crucifixion chords by Phil Ochs
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Intro 1
(E minor) (A minor) (E minor)
(D major) (G major) (E minor) (A minor)
(E minor) And
Verse 1
the night comes
again to the circle studded sky (D major) (E minor)
The stars settle slowly,
in lonliness they (B minor) lie (E minor)
'Till the universe (D major) expodes as
a (E minor) falling star is raised
Planets are (D major) paralyzed,
(E minor) mountains are amazed
But they all (A minor) glow brighter (D major) from
the (E minor) briliance of the blaze
With the speed of insanity, (D major) then he (E minor) dies.
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Verse 2
In the green (E minor) fields a turnin', a baby is (D major) born
His (B minor) cries (E minor) crease the wind and
mingle with the (B minor) morn (D major)
An as (A minor) sault upon (D major) the order,
the changing (G major) of the (E minor) guard
Chosen (A minor) for a chal (D major) lenge that
is hopelessly (E minor) hard
And the only (A minor) single (D major) sound is
the sighing of the (E minor) stars
But to the si (A minor) lence and
(E minor) distance they are sworn
Verse 3
(E minor)
(B minor) So (E minor) dance dance (C major) dance (B minor)
(E minor) Teach us to be true (A minor)
(E minor) Come dance dance (C major) dance (D major)
(B minor) 'Cause we (E minor) love you
(D major) (A minor) (B minor) (E minor)
Verse 4
(E minor) Images of (B minor) innocence
(E minor) charge him go (D major) on (C major) (D major)
But the (G major) decadence of destiny
(E minor) is looking for a (B minor) pawn
To a (A minor) nightmare (D major) of knowledge
he (E minor) opens up the gate
And a blinding (D major) revelation
is (E minor) laid upon his plate
That (A minor) be neath the (D major) greatest
love is a (E minor) hurricane of hate
And (A minor) God help the (B minor) critic of
the (E minor) dawn. (D minor) (E minor)
Verse 5
So he stands (E minor) on the sea and
shouts to the shore, (D major)
But the (E minor) louder that he screams
the longer he's ig (D major) nored (B minor) (D major) (B minor)
For the (A minor) wine of ob (B minor) livion is
(C major) drunk to the dreg (A minor) s
(C major) And the (A minor) merchants of the (B minor) masses
almost (C major) have to be begged
(E minor) 'Till the (A minor) giant is aware, (B minor)
someone's (C major) pulling at (D major) his leg, (C major)
(E minor) And (A minor) someone is (B minor) tapping at the (E minor) door.
Verse 6
To dance (E minor) dance (A minor) dance (D major)
Teach (E minor) us to be true
(B minor) Come (E minor) dance dance (A minor) dance (D major)
(E minor) 'Cause (D major) we love (E minor)
you (A minor)
(E minor) (E major) (E minor)
Verse 7
Then his message gathers (F sharp minor) meaning
and it spreads (G major) across the (A major) land (D major) (C major)
(B minor) The re (A minor) warding of his (G major) pain is the
(E minor) following of the man (B minor)
But (A minor) ignorance is (B minor) everywhere
and (C major) people have (B minor) their (E minor) way
Suc (A minor) cess is an en (B minor) emy
to the (C major) losers (G major) of the (E minor) day
In the (A minor) shadows of the (D major) churches,
(C major) who knows (D major) what they (E minor) pray
(D major) For (A minor) blood is the (B minor) language of the (E minor) band.
Interlude 1
(E minor) (D major) (C major) (D major)
(F sharp minor) (F major) (E minor) (A minor) (C major) (B minor) (C major) (A major) (E minor)
Verse 8
The Spanish (E minor) bulls are (D major) beaten; the
(C major) crowd is soon beguiled, (D major) (F major)
(E minor) (C major) The matador (G major) is (E minor) beautiful, (D major)
a symphony (C major) of style (G major) (C major)
(D major) Excitement (A minor) is (D major) es
(G major) tatic, passion places (E minor) bets
(A minor) Gracefully he bows (D major) to ova
(G major) tions that he gets (E minor)
But the (A minor) hands that are ap (D major) plauding
are slippery (G major) with sweat (E minor)
And saliva (A minor) is (D major) falling from their smiles (E minor) (D major) (A major)
Verse 9
(B minor) So (E minor) dance dance (A minor) dance (B minor) (D major)
(C major) Teach (E minor) us to be true
Come dance dance (A minor) dance (D major) (C major)
'Cause (D major) we (E minor) love you
Interlude 2
(E minor) (F major) (E minor) (D major) (E minor)
Verse 10
Then this overflow of (D major) life is
(E minor) crushed into a (D major) liar (D sharp major)
The gentle (G major) soul is (E minor) ripped apart and
(C major) tossed into the (B minor) fire. (D major) (C major)
(D major) First a smile (E minor) of re (B minor) jection (D major) at
the (G major) nearness of the (E minor) night
(A minor) Truth becomes a (D major) tragedy
limping (G major) from the (E minor) light
All the (A minor) heavens are (B minor) horrified,
they stagger (G major) from the sight (E minor)
As the (A minor) cross (A major) is (E minor) trembling
(B minor) with de (E minor) sire. (D major) (A minor)
(E minor) They say
Verse 11
they can't believe it,
it's a sacre (A minor) li gious shame (D major)
(C major) Now, (E minor) who would want to (C major) hurt
such a (E minor) hero of the (D major) game? (B minor)
But you (A major) know I pre (B minor) dicted
it; I (C major) knew he had to (E minor) fall
(A minor) How did it hap (B minor) pen? I hope
his (C major) suffering was small. (E minor)
(A minor) Tell me (A major) every (B minor) de tail,
for I've (C major) got to know it all, (E minor)
(A minor) And do you have a (E minor) picture of the pain?
Verse 12
(E minor)
So dance dance (C major) dance (D major)
(B minor) Teach (E minor) us to be true (B minor)
Come (E minor) dance dance dance (B minor)
'Cause we (E minor) love (G major) (A minor) (E minor) you
Time takes her toll (D major) and the
Verse 13
(C major)
memory fades (E minor) (D major) (D sharp major)
(C minor) but his (G major) glory is (D major) broken,
(B minor) in the magic that he made. (D major)
Reality is (B minor) ruined; it's
the (G major) freeing (E minor) from the fear
The (D major) drama is dis (B minor) torted,
(D major) to (G major) what they (E minor) want to hear
(A minor) Swimming in their (B minor) sorrow,
in the twisting (G major) of a tear (E minor)
(D major) As they (A minor) wait (A major) for the (B minor) new
thrill parade.
(E minor) (D major) (A minor)
Verse 14
(E minor)
Yes, the eyes of the rebel have been
branded by the (D major) blind (C major)
(D major) To the safety (G major) of sterility,
the (E minor) threat has been re (B minor) fined
The (D major) child was created to the
(E minor) slaughterhouse he's led
So (D major) good to be alive (B minor) when
the (E minor) eulogy is read
The (D major) climax of emotion,
the (E minor) worship of the dead
And the cycle (B minor) of sac (E minor) rifice (D major) un (E minor) winds.
Verse 15
(E minor)
So dance dance (C major) dance (B minor)
Teach (E minor) us to be true (A minor)
(E minor) Come dance dance (C major) dance (D major)
(B minor) 'Cause we (E minor) love you
(A minor) (B minor)
Verse 16
(E minor)
And the night comes (B minor) again to the
(E minor) circle studded sky
The stars settle slowly,
in lonliness they lie (B minor) (E minor)
'Till the universe expodes as
(D major) a (E minor) 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,
(D major) then he died.
Outro 1
(E minor) (D major) (A minor)
(D major)
Crucifixion
Phil Ochs
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