Half a Century High chords by
Phil Ochs

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Verse 1
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In the
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tube where I was born
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I could have sworn
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C D
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There was so much to see
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There was so little to be
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But I   was free
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World at my command
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Em
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Through the dots I   ran
Am D G
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Looking for a man
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who looked like me
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Em D
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And now it can be told
Em D
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I'm a quarter of a century old
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But I'm half a century high
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Verse 2
In the tube where I was raised
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F#m F#m 2
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I was amazed
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On  the pictures I would lean
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That went flashing on the screen
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Oh, I   was dazed
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But then my eyes were made
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hypnotized insane (?)
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Buried in my brain
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In a blinding blaze
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A A 
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A A 
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I'm a quarter of a century old
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But I'm half a century high
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Verse 3
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G G 
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In the tube where I was grown
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F#m F#m 2
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I was alone
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The figure on the floor
(Laying on the floor)
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The dream behind the door (I'd lock
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the closet door)
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The sound was low
Ballgames on the street
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Disappeared behind my feet
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Out of breath my
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heart would be
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D D 
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To see another show
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A A 
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A A 
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I'm a quarter of  a century old
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But I'm half a century high
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Verse 4
In the tube where I was made
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F#m F#m 2
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D D 
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I was afraid
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Spinning through the space
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another scene, another face,
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Another shade
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Mirror of my mind
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On electric wheels of wine
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Living on the lines that
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were displayed
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A A 
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A A 
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I'm a quarter of a century old
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But I'm half a century high
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Verse 5
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In the tube where I  was fed
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F#m F#m 2
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I lost my head
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I watch the lives they led
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Watch them to the end
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And then again
An open kind of laugh
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I gave all the mind I had
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And whenever I   was sad
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I had my friends
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I'm a quarter of a century old
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But I'm half a century high
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Verse 6
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In the tube where I was killed
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I was fulfilled
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Such an easy way to win
Talking to my twin
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No sign of sin
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the sacrifice was small
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fascination was the fall
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Em Em 
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I was extended by  the wall
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that held me  in
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I'm a quarter of a century old
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Verse 7
In the tube where I was killed I was fulfilled
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The lies of light would bend
I'd stare until the end
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Faded and the fad
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I gave all the mind I had
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I had my friends
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I'm a quarter of a century old
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But I'm half a century high
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Verse 8
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In the tube where I  was born
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F#m F#m 2
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I could have sworn
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There was so much to see
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There was so little to be
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But I was free
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World at my command
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Through the dots I ran
Looking for a man who looked
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like me
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I'm a quarter of  a century old
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But I'm half a century high

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