I Kill Therefore I Am chords by Phil Ochs

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Intro 1

Verse 1
F 
Meet the king of cow (F major) boys,
C 
D 
G 
 (C major) he rides a pale  (D major) pony  (G major) 
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C 
He fights the  (F major) bad boys  (C major) brings
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them  (D major) to their knees  (B major) 
Em 
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He patrols the highways from  (E minor) the  (C major) air  (D major) 
Em 
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He keeps the country safe from  (E minor) long hair  (B flat major) 
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G 
I am the  (F major) masculine American  (G major) man
D 
I kill  (D major) therefore I am

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Verse 2

I don't like the black man,

for he doesn't know his place

Take the back of my hand or

I'll spray you with my mace

I'm as brave as any man can be

I find my courage through chemistry

I am the masculine American man

Verse 3
D 
C 
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G 
I kill  (D major) therefore I am.  (C major)  (D major)  (C major)  (D major)  (G major) 
F 
I don't like the stu (F major) dents now,
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D 
G 
 (C major) they don't have  (D major) no respect  (G major) 
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They don't like to  (F major) work now,
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B 
 (C major) I think I'll  (D major) wring their necks  (B major) 
They call me pig,
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D 
although I'm  (C major) underpaid  (D major) 
I'll show those faggots
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Bb 
that I'm  (E minor) not afraid  (B flat major) 
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G 
I am the  (F major) masculine American  (G major) man
D 
I  (D major) kill therefore I am

Verse 4
G 
 (G major) 
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C 
Farewell to the gangsters  (F major)  (C major) we don't
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need them  (D major) anymore  (G major) 
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We've got the police  (F major) force,
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 (C major) they're the ones who  (D major) break the law  (B major) 
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He's got a gun and he's a  (C major) hater  (D major) 
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He shoots first, he shoots  (E minor) later  (B flat major) 
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I am the  (F major) masculine American  (G major) man
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I kill  (D major) there (C major) fore  (D major) I  am