Links on the Chain chords by 
Phil Ochs 
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Key: B major•
Verse 1
B
Come you ranks of labor,
come you union core,
C D A
And see if you remember the
struggles of before,
F#m D E
G#m
When you were standing help less
B
E
B
F#
on the outside of the door
Bm E A
C#m
F#
And you started building
B
links on the Chain.
Bm D E A
G#m
C#m
On the Chain, you started build
B
F#
B
ing links on the Chain.
Verse 2
B
When the police on the horses
were waitin' on demand,
ridin' through the strike with the
pistols in their hands,
Swingin' at the skulls of
E
F#
many a uni on man,
C#m
F#
B
As you built one more link on the chain,
G#m
on the chain,
C#m
F#
B
As you built one more link on the chain.
Verse 3
B
Then the army of the fascists tried
to put you on the run,
but the army of the union,
they did what could be done,
G#m
Oh, the power of the fact ory
E
F#
was greater than the gun,
C#m
F#
B
As you built one more link on the chain,
G#m
on the chain,
C#m
F#
B
As you built one more link on the chain.
Verse 4
B
And then in 1954, decisions finally made,
The black man was a-risin' fast fast
and racin' from the shade,
And your union took no stand and
E
F#
your union was be trayed,
C#m
F#
B
As you lost yourself a link on the chain,
G#m
on the chain,
C#m
F#
B
As you lost yourslef a link on the chain.
Verse 5
B
And then there came the boycotts
and then the freedom rides,
And forgetting what you stood for,
you tried to block the tide,
Oh, the automation bosses
E
F#
werre laughin' on the side,
C#m
F#
B
As they watched you lose your link on the chain,
G#m
on the chain,
C#m
As they watched you lose your
F#
B
link on the chain.
Verse 6
B
You know when they block your trucks boys, by layin'
on the road,
All that they are doin' is all
that you have showed,
That you gotta strike,
G#m
E
F#
you gotta fight to get what you are owed,
C#m
F#
B
When you're building all your links on the chain,
G#m
on the chain,
C#m
F#
When you're building all your links
B
on the chain.
E
Amd the man who tries to tell you that they'll take your job
Verse 7
B
away,
He's the same man who was
D
B
scabbin' hard just the other day,
And your union's not a union
E
F#
till he's thrown out of the way,
C#m
F#
B
And he's chokin' on your links of the chain,
G#m
of the chain,
C#m
And he's chokin' on your
F#
B
links of the chain.
Verse 8
B
For now the times are tellin' you the
times are rollin' on,
And you're fighting for the same thing,
D
B
the job s that will be gone,
G#m
Now it's only fair to ask you boys,
E
F#
which side are you on?
C#m
F#
B
As you're buildin' all your links on the chain,
G#m
on the chain,
C#m
F#
As you're buildin' all your
B
E
B
links on the chain
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsB G#m E F# C#m...
B
G#m
E
F#
C#m
D
Capo: 4
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