Days of Decision chords by Phil Ochs
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Verse 1
(G major) Oh, the shadows of doubt
are in many a mind,
Am dm g
(E minor) Lookin' for an answer (C major) they're
never gonna (D major) find,
Em dm g
But they'd (G major) (B minor) bet ter (G major) decide 'cause
they're (C major) runnin' out (D major) of time,
Dm g
For (A minor) these are (D major) the days of (G major) decision.
Verse 2
(G major)
Oh, the games of stalling
you cannot afford,
(E minor) Dark is the danger that's (C major)
knocking on (D major) the door,
And the (B minor) far-reaching rock (G major) ets rockets
say you (C major) can't wait any (D major) more,
For (A minor) these are (D major) the days of (G major) decision.
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Verse 3
(G major)
In the face of the people who know
they're gonna win,
There's a (E minor) strength that's greater
than (C major) the power od (D major) the wind,
And you (G major) can't stand around when
the (C major) ice is grow (D major) ing thin,
For (A minor) these are (C major) the (D major) days of (G major) decision.
Verse 4
I've (G major) seen your heads hinding 'neath the blankets of fear,
When the (E minor) paths they are plain
and (C major) the choices are (D major) clear,
But with (G major) each passing day,
boys, the (C major) cost is (D major) more dear
For (A minor) these are the (D major) days of (G major) decision.
Verse 5
(G major)
There's many a cross that
burns in the night,
And the fin (E minor) gers of the fire
are (C major) pointing as (D major) they bite,
Oh you (B minor) can't (G major) let the smoke keep
on (C major) blinding all (D major) your sight,
For (A minor) these are (D major) the days of (G major) decision.
Verse 6
(G major)
Now the mobs of anger are
roamin' the street,
From the (E minor) rooftops they are aimin'
at (C major) the police on (D major) the beat,
And in (G major) city after city you know (C major)
they will (D major) repeat,
For (A minor) these are (D major) the days of
(G major) decision.
Verse 7
There's been (G major) warnin's of fire,
warnin's of flood,
(E minor) Now there's the warnin' of
(C major) the bullet and (D major) the blood,
From the (G major) three bodies buried in
the (C major) mississip (D major) pi mud,
Sayin' (A minor) these are (D major) the
days of (G major) decision.
Verse 8
There's a (G major) change in the wind,
and a split in the road,
You can (E minor) do what's right or you
(C major) can do what you are (D major) told,
And the (G major) prize of the victory will be (C major) long to (D major) the bold,
(A minor) (D major) (G major) (E minor)
Yes, (A minor) these are (D major) the days of (G major) decision.
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