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Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs

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Intro 1
G
Am
D

Em

Verse 1
Em

On the streets of New York
Am
A
B

city when the hour was getting
Em

There were young men armed with knives and guns,
Am
B
Em
G
D
Em

young men armed with hateAnd Lou Marsh stepped between them and died there in his tracks

For one man is no army when
Am
D

the city turns it s back
G

Now the streets are empty,
Am

now the streets are dark
D

So keep an eye on shadows
Em

and never pass the park
G

For the city is a jungle when
Am

the law is out of sight
D

An d death lurks in El Barrio with the
Em

orphans of the night
Verse 2
Em

He left behind a chamber of a
Am
A
B

church he served so long
Em

For he learned the prayers of distant
D
B

men will never right the wrongs
Em

His church became an alley and his
G
D
Em

pulpit was the street
Am

He made his congregation from the boys he used
D

to meet
Interlude 1
G
Am
D
Em
G

Am
D
Em


Verse 3
Em

There were two gangs approaching
Am
B

in spanish Harlem town
Em

The smell of blood was in the air,
Am
B

the challenge was laid down
Em

He felt their blinding hatred,
G
Em

and he tried to save their lives
Am

And the answer that they gave him was their fists and feet
D

and knives
Interlude 2
G
Am
D
Em
G

Am
D
Em

Verse 4
Am

Will Lou Marsh lie forgotten in his
B

cold and silent grave?
Em

Will his memory still linger on,
D
B

in those he tried to save?
Em
G

All of us who knew him will now
D
Em

and then recall

And shed a tear on poverty,
Am
D
G

tombstone of us all
Outro 1
Am
D
Em
G

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Em


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