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