Links on the Chain chords by
Phil Ochs

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Key: B major

Verse 1
G G 
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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
Em Em 
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When you were standing helpless
G G 
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C C 
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D D 
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on the outside of the door
Bm E A
Am Am 
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D D 
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And you started building
G G 
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links on the Chain.
Bm D E A
Em Em 
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Am Am 
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On the Chain, you started build
G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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ing links on the Chain.

Verse 2
G G 
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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
C C 
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D D 
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many a union man,
Am Am 
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D D 
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G G 
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As you built one more link on the chain,
Em Em 
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on the chain,
Am Am 
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D D 
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G G 
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As you built one more link on the chain.

Verse 3
G G 
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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,
Em Em 
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Oh, the power of the factory
C C 
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D D 
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was greater than the gun,
Am Am 
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D D 
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G G 
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As you built one more link on the chain,
Em Em 
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on the chain,
Am Am 
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D D 
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G G 
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As you built one more link on the chain.

Verse 4
G G 
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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
C C 
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D D 
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your union was betrayed,
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D D 
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G G 
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As you lost yourself a  link on the chain,
Em Em 
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on the chain,
Am Am 
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D D 
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G G 
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As you lost yourslef a link on the chain.

Verse 5
G G 
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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
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D D 
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werre laughin' on the side,
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D D 
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G G 
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As they watched you lose your link on the chain,
Em Em 
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on the chain,
Am Am 
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As they watched you lose your
D D 
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G G 
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link on the chain.

Verse 6
G G 
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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,
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C C 
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D D 
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you gotta fight to get what you are owed,
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D D 
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G G 
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When you're building all your links on the chain,
Em Em 
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on the chain,
Am Am 
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D D 
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When you're building all your links
G G 
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on the chain.
C C 
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Amd the man who tries to tell you that they'll take your job

Verse 7
G G 
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away,
He's the same man who was
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G G 
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scabbin' hard just the other day,
And your union's not a union
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D D 
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till he's thrown out of the way,
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D D 
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G G 
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And he's chokin' on your links of the chain,
Em Em 
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of the chain,
Am Am 
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And he's chokin' on your
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G G 
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links of the chain.

Verse 8
G G 
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For now the times are tellin' you the
times are rollin' on,
And you're fighting for the same thing,
Bb Bb 
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G G 
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the job s that will be gone,
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Now it's only fair to ask you boys,
C C 
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D D 
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which side are you on?
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D D 
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G G 
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As you're buildin' all your links on the chain,
Em Em 
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on the chain,
Am Am 
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D D 
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As you're buildin' all your
G G 
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C C 
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G G 
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links on the chain

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