Take It Out Of My Youth chords by 
Phil Ochs 
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
The young knight was thirsty
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A
as I entered the back of the bar
Em
The smoke held the air
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D
as the floating tables were scarred
In back of the counter
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G
the man asked what can I do
Em
A
And all I could say was, one on the way,
Em
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D
an d take it out of my youth.
The voice from the jukebox was
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singing much more than a song.
Em
The ma gic of music
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D
picked up my mind and was gone.
Caressed by a corner,
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G
I sat in the shad ows of blue
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My glass quickly drained,
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I called out the name
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And said, take it out of my youth
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My eyes were drawn to the dancers
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forsaking their dames
Em
Sway ing and swirling,
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D
they shook with the passions of play
In total abandon,
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the freedom of frenzy it grew
Em
B
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B
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An d just as before, I'll have one more
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an d take it out of my youth
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The women were wearing the paint
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A
that covered their frowns
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Flu id and flowing and formed
D
in the loose -fitting gown
Red lips were running,
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G
revealing much less than they knew
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Em
A
So I said to my friend, let's do it again
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D
And take it out of my youth
And the sounds were obscene
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A
as the wine -dropped vision s were blurred
Em
As the hours escaped
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D
to dun geons of wet empty words
My mind was swimming in a sea
G
too familiar to fool
Em
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So I gave him the sign,
just one more time
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D
An d take it out of my youth
Now a toast to tomorrow,
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Bm
A
as we dance on the fast rolling logs
Em
And a toast to today,
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D
as frustration is drowned in the fog
Lost to the world,
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lost to each other, it's true
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The signal was down, just one more round,
Bm
Em
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D
and take it out of my youth.
And the world disappeared
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A
as though shot with a warm whis key gun.
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Em
As proudly we played and
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frolicked in desperate fun.
The cold night was laughing
G
and waiting outside of the room
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So here's where I'll stand
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and drink to the damned
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D
An d take it out of my youth
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