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