Ringing of Revolution chords by Phil Ochs
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Verse 1
In a (C sharp major) building of gold, (D major) with riches un (C sharp major) told,
(F sharp major) Lived the (C sharp major) families on (D major) which the
(G major) country was (D major) founded. (G major)
And the (D major) merchants of (G major) style,
with their (D major) red (C sharp major) velvet (G major) smiles,
Were there, (D major) for they also
were (A major) hounded.
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Verse 2
And the (D major) soft middle (C sharp major) class
(F sharp major) crowded (C sharp major) in (D major) to the last,
(G major) For the building (D major) was fully (B minor) sur (F sharp minor) rounded.
(D major) And the noise out (G major) side was the
(D major) ringing of (A major) revolu (D major) tion.
Sadly they stared (B minor) an
d sank (D major) (C sharp major) in their (G major) chairs
Verse 3
And (D major) searched for a (G major) comforting no (D major) tion. (G major)
And the (D major) rich silver walls looked ready to fall
(F sharp major) As (G major) they (D major) shook in doubt (C sharp major) ful (D major) devo (A major) tion.
(D major) The ice cubes would clink (G major) as
they (D major) freshened their drinks,
(G major) Wet their minds
Verse 4
(D major) in bitter emo (F sharp minor) tion.
And (D major) they talked (G major) about the (D major) ringing
of (A major) re (D major) volution. (A major) (D major)
We were (C sharp major) hardly aware (G major) of the hard
(D major) ships (C sharp major) (D major) they (G major) (F sharp major) (G major) beared,
For our (D major) time was (G major) taken with treasure. (D major) (G major)
Verse 5
Oh, (C sharp major) life was (D major) a (G major) game,
(D major) an d work (C sharp major) was a shame, (G major)
(D major) And pain was prevented
by pleasure. (A major)
The world, (D major) cold and grey, was so far away (G major)
In the (D major) dis (C sharp major) tance only
money (D major) could (F sharp minor) measure.
But (C sharp major) their
Verse 6
thoughts were broken (F sharp major) (G major) by the (D major) ringing
(A major) of re (D major) volution. (A major) (D major) (C sharp major)
The clouds filled the room (D major) in darkening (C sharp major) doom
(G major) As the crooked (D major) (G major) smoke
rings were (D major) rising. (G major)
(D major) How long (C sharp major) will it take, (F sharp major) how (C sharp major) can we escape
(F sharp major) Someone
Verse 7
(D major) asks,
but no one's (F sharp major) (D major) (A major) ad vising.
And the (D major) quivering (G major) floor
re (C sharp major) sponds to the roar,
(G major) In a shake (D major) (C sharp major) no longer
(D major) sur (F sharp minor) pris ing. (C sharp major) (F sharp minor)
As (D major) closer and (G major) closer comes
(D major) the ringing of (A major) re (D major) volution.
Verse 8
(D major)
(C sharp major) Softly they (D major) (B flat minor) moan, please (C sharp major) leave us alone
(G major) As back (D major) and forth (G major) they are pa (D major) cing. (G major)
And (D major) they (C sharp major) cov (D major) er their ears (G major)
and try (C sharp major) not to (G major) hear
With pillows (D major) of silk (B minor) they're
(D major) em bra (A major) cing.
(D major) And the
Verse 9
crack (C sharp major) ling (D major) (G major) crowd
(D major) is laugh (C sharp major) ing out loud,
(F sharp major) Peeking (C sharp major) in at the tar (B flat minor) get
(G major) they're (F sharp minor) chasing.
Now trem (C sharp major) bling (D major) in (G major) side (D major) the ringing
(A major) of revolu (D major) tion. (A major) (D major)
(C sharp major) With compromise sway (G major) we
(D major) give in half (C sharp major) way (F sharp major)
(G major)
Verse 10
When we (D major) saw that (G major) re
bellion was (D major) growing. (G major)
Now (D major) everything's (G major) lost as
they (C sharp major) kneel by (D major) the cross
(G major) Where the blood (D major) of christ
is still (A major) flowing.
(D major) To late for their sorrow they've
reached their to (C sharp major) morrow
Verse 11
(D major) And reaped the seed (B minor) (B flat minor) they were (F sharp minor) sowing.
Now (C sharp major) harvested by (G major) the (D major) ringing
(A major) of revolu (D major) tion. (A major) (D major)
(C sharp major) In tattered tuxedos (F sharp major) (B flat minor) they
(C sharp major) faced (D major) the new (G major) heroes
And (D major) crawled about (G major) in confu (D major) sion.
(G major) And (D major) they
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sheep (C sharp major) ishly grinned (F sharp major) for
(G major) their (C sharp major) (D major) memoroes were dim
(G major) Of the dec (C sharp major) (D major) ades of dark execu (A major) tion.
(D major) Hollow hands were (G major) raised; they stood (D major)
there amazed (G major)
In the (C sharp major) shattering (B flat minor) of their (D major) illu (F sharp minor) sions.
As (D major) the
Verse 13
(C sharp major) windows were smashed (G major) by
the (D major) ringing (A major) of re (D major) volution.
Down on our (G major) knees (D major) we're begging (C sharp major) you please,
(F sharp major)
(G major) We're sorry (D major) for the (G major) way
you were driven. (D major) (G major)
(D major) There's no need (C sharp major) to taunt just
(D major) take what you (G major) want,
And we'll (D major) make
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amends, if we're (A major) living.
(D major) But away from the grounds
the flames (C sharp major) told the town
That (C sharp major) only the dead (B flat minor) are (D major) for (F sharp minor) given.
(C sharp major) As they crumbled inside (G major) the
(D major) ringing of (A major) revolu (D major) tion.
Ringing of Revolution
Phil Ochs
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