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