Spanish Civil War Song chords by Phil Ochs
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Verse 1
(A minor) (E major) (A minor)
Oh, say do you re
(D minor) member (G major) 25 years (A minor) ago,
They (E major) fought the fascist (A minor) army,
they (E major) fought the (A minor) fascist foe?
Do you remember fran (D minor) co,
(G major) hitler's (A minor) old ally?
(E major) He butchered spain's (A minor) democracy,half a
(E major) million (A minor) free men died.
Verse 2
Ai, (G major) ai, ai, ai--
Did (F major) you wonder why?
(C major) Did you ever pause and (E major) cry?
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Verse 3
(A minor) And don't forget the (D minor) churches and the
(G major) sad role that they (A minor) played:
(E major) They crucified their (A minor) people and
(E major) worked the devil's (A minor) trade;
But now the wounds are heal (D minor) ing with
(G major) the passing (A minor) of time,
(E major) So we send them planes and (A minor) rifles
(E major) an d recognize their (A minor) crime.
Ai, (G major) ai, ai, ai--
Verse 4
(F major)
Did you wonder why?
(C major) Did you ever pause (E major) and cry?
Verse 5
So (A minor) spend your tourist (D minor) dollars an
(G major) d turn your heads (A minor) away.
(E major) Forget about the slaughter, (A minor)
it's the (E major) price we all must (A minor) pay,
For now the world's in (D minor) struggle,
to (G major) win we all must (A minor) (E major) bend:
So dim the light in (A minor) freedom's
soul: sleep (E major) well tonight, my (A minor) friend.
(G major) Ai, ai, ai,
Verse 6
ai--
Did (F major) you wonder why?
(C major) Did you ever pause (E major) and cry? (A minor)
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