Rehearsals for Retirement chords by 
Phil Ochs 
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Key: A major•
Intro 1
A
G
D
A
Verse 1
G
The days grow
D
A
longer for smaller prizes
A G D A
G
D
F#m
I feel a stranger to all sur prises
Bm
Bm E A
E
A
You can have them I don't want them
C#m
C#m D
D
F#m
I wear a different kind of garment
F#m E
E
In my rehearsals for retirement
Verse 2
A
G
The lights are cold again
D
A
they dance be low me
G
D
I turn to old friends they
F#m
Bm
do not know me
E
A
C#m
All but the beggar he remembers
D
F#m
I put a penny down for payment
E
In my rehearsals for retirement
D
E
D
Verse 3
D
A - A7
Had I known the end would
A
end in laughter
F#m
F#m E
E
I tell my daughter it
A
doesn't matter
Verse 4
G
D
A
The stage is tainted with empty voices
G
D
The ladies painted they
F#m
Bm
have no choices
E
A
I take my colors from the stable
C#m
D
They lie in tatters by the tournament
F#m
E
In my rehearsals for retirement
Verse 5
A
G
Where are the armies
D
A
who killed a country
G
D
And turned a strong man
F#m
D
F#m
Bm
into a baby
E
A
C#m
No comes the rabble they are welcome
C#
D
F#m
I wait in an ger and amusement
E
In my rehearsals for retirement
Verse 6
D
Had I known the end would
A
end in laughter
F#m
E
Still I tell my daughter that
A
it doesn't matter
Verse 7
G
Farewell my own true love,
D
A
farewell my fancy
G
Are you still owin' me love,
D
F#m
Bm
though you failed me
E
But one last gesture for
A
C#m
her pleasure
I'll paint your memory on
Bm
D
F#m
the monument
E
In my rehearsals for retirement
Outro 1
E
A
G
D
A
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA G D F#m Bm...
A
G
D
F#m
Bm
E
C#m
C#
Capo: 2
Transpose: 0
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