The Ballad Of Oxford, Mississippi chords by
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs

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Key: A minor
Verse 1
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G#m
G#m

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I'll sing you a song about a
E
E

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southern town
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G#m

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where the devil had his rule
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G#m

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E
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When marshals faced an angry mob
F#
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G#m
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to send one man to school
His name was Jimmy Meredith
F#
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and the tide he helped to turn
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For he chose to stay that
G
G

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terrible day,
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the land was soon to learn
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There was blood,
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Dm
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red blood on their hands
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G#m
G#m

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Dm
Dm

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Yellow dirt on their clothes
Am
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G#m
G#m

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What they thought
F#
F#

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they were do ing
G
G

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Dm
Dm

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E
E

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Only God and the devil knows
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G#m
G#m

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Am
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Dm
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There was hate, cold hate in their hearts
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Shot from their souls like a gun
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And as they threw their
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E

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stones and bricks
They screamed,
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E
E

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Em
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Am
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G#m
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see what you have done
Am
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E
E

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The governor made a promise
Dm
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F#
F#

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E
E

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He would keep the trouble down
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Am
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E
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But when the mob got ugly,
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no troopers could be found
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G#m
G#m

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F#
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And men were filled with hate and fear,
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they screamed into the night
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D#
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The rebel flag waved in the air,
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Am
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the symbol of states' rights
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There was blood,
Dm
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red blood on their hands,
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G#m
G#m

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Dm
Dm

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yellow dirt on their clothes
Am
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G#m
G#m

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F#
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What they thought they were do ing,
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Dm
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E
E

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E
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only God an d the devil knows
D#
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G#m
G#m

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There was hate,
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Dm
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cold hate in their hearts
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Am
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Dm
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Shot from their souls like a gun
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And as they threw their
E
E

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stones and bricks
They screamed,
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G#m
G#m

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D#
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see what you have done
Am
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E
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Gas was fired into the mob
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G#m
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after each attack
And though the gas was running low,
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F#
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Am
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they never fired back
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F#
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And when the smoke had cleared away
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and the fury felt its pain
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Two men were dead
and a hundred bled,
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the South had risen again
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E
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So listen Mr. Barnett and
Mr. Walker too
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E
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The times are changing mighty fast,
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G#m
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they'll roll right over you
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F#
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But Sunday you'll head farther south
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G
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to the southern tip of hell
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And it's hot down there,
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white hot down there,
G#m
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let's hear your rebel yell
There was blood,
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Dm
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red blood on their hands
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G#m
G#m

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Dm
Dm

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Yellow dirt on their clothes
G#m
G#m

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What they thought
they were doing
E
E

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D#
D#

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Only God and the devil knows
G#m
G#m

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Dm
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There was hate, cold hate in their hearts
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G#m
G#m

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Dm
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Shot from their souls like a gun
Am
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And as they threw their
E
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stones and bricks
They screamed,
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E
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Em
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Am
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see what you have done
G#m
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Am
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E
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G#m
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