Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, Steve Goodman, David Blue & Me chords by
John Wesley Harding

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Key: C major

Intro 1

Verse 1
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At night,
he sits alone and he's looking at the stars
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Dm Dm 
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He listens to them playing guitars
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F F 
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Him and Phil go back a  long long way
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They talked about marching
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and dying all in one day
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F F 
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They played songs together,
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they sit up past the dawn
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I wonder why this dream goes on

Verse 2
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You know Bob was there
last week as well
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He's a quiet guy but he's
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got stories to tell
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Our hero   sits and listens
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without asking why
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And teaches Bob A minor
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with a glint in his eye
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Bob used it on Hollis Brown,
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but that was sometime ago
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When is this dream gonna
stop? Heaven knows
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Verse 3
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C C 
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Then our hero picks up his guitar
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To  play them the only
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tune he knows
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He played it to me once
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He said "Wes, it's short,
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but this is how it goes"
And then he sings
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Verse 4
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'This is the only thing
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that really matters
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Keeps me going,
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retains my sanity
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The nights I spend alone
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when there's just
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F F 
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Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, Steve Goodman,
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C C 
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David Blue and me

Verse 5
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Stevie died and David died
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But only to the papers that live outside
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Last Thursday they were in
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the room where he sits
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The three of them making jokes
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about the meager obits
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F F 
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Steve and David smiled and
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G G 
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they left quite soon
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He wonders about that dream
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As he looks at the stars
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and the moon

Verse 6
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Sometimes he has a party
for him and the crew
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They turn up on time just
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cos they always do
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And Phil plays I Ain't Marching,
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it's his favorite song
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And Bob plays harmonica but
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he plays it all wrong
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F F 
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F F 
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And Steve harmonizes like
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G G 
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he did with John Prine
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David just sits and looks
blue all the time
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Verse 7
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C C 
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Then the time comes round again
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They all sit and listen to
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our hero playing
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He says "You've heard it all before"
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But they like it so they
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shout 'encore'
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C C 
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And then he sings,
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C C 
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it's a dream come true

Verse 8
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'This is the only thing
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that really matters
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Keeps me going,
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retains my sanity
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The nights I  spend alone
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when there's just
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Bb Bb 
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F F 
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Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, Steve Goodman,
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Dm Dm 
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David Blue and me
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And me
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Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan,
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Steve Goodman, David Blue and me

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