the confession
the confession

the confession easy guitar chords by Phil Ochs

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

Capo

Transpose

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  • Am

  • Dm

  • G

  • C

  • E

  • Em

  • D

  • Am

  • Dm

  • G

  • C

  • E

  • Em

  • D

  • Verse 1
    There's 
    nothing 
    as 
    cold 
    as 
    the 
    freeze 
    in 
    your soul 

    at 
    the 
    moment 
    when 
    you 
    are 
    arres
    ted. 

    There's 
    nothing 
    as 
    real 
    as 
    the 
    iron 
    and 
    steel 

    on 
    the 
    handcuffs 
    when 
    you pro
    tested. 

    You 
    raced 
    through 
    the night 
    in 
    the 
    prison 
    of 
    fright 

    as 
    you head 
    for 
    the 
    quicksand 
    of 
    questions. 

    And 
    chil
    dren 
    unborn 
    will 
    see 
    you 
    in 
    scorn 

    If 
    ever 
    you 
    make 
    confes
    sion. 

    And 
    the 
    click 
    of 
    the lock 
    is 
    shiver 
    of 
    shock 

    As 
    you 
    wonder 
    what 
    are 
    their 
    object
    ives. 

    Up 
    on 
    your guard, 
    for the 
    voices 
    are 
    hard 

    That 
    be
    long 
    to 
    the 
    cops 
    and 
    de
    tectives. 

    And 
    it's 
    hard 
    to 
    believe, 

    as 
    they roll 
    up 
    their sleeves 

    That 
    you're 
    in 
    for 
    more 
    than 
    a ses
    sion 

    And 
    it 
    couldn't 
    be 
    true, 

    and 
    it's not 
    really 
    you 

    That 
    they 
    want 
    to 
    make 
    confes
    sion 

    You 
    cannot 
    conceal 
    the 
    confusion 
    you 
    feel 

    As 
    they 
    steadily 
    work 
    to outguess 
    you 

    And 
    some 
    will 
    pretend 
    they 
    are 
    really 
    your 
    friend, 

    who rally 
    around 
    to 
    your 
    rescue. 

    With 
    frightening 
    force, 

    your 
    mind 
    is 
    divorced 
    to 
    give 
    them 
    the 
    guilty 
    impres
    sion. 

    Every 
    word 
    that 
    you hear 
    is 
    a weapon 
    of 

    fear 
    to 
    win 
    the 
    war 
    of 
    confes
    sion. 

    The 
    lights 
    shoot 
    a glare 
    like 
    bullets 
    they 
    stare 

    and 
    burn 
    at 
    the base 
    of 
    convic
    tion. 

    And you 
    squint 
    and 
    you blink 
    and 
    you 
    try 
    not 

    to think 
    of 
    the 
    cobweb
    s of 
    contra
    dictions. 

    And 
    your 
    clothes 
    will 
    be wet 
    with 
    rivers 
    of 

    sweat 
    that 
    tells 
    the 
    tale 
    of 
    the ten
    sion. 

    And 
    once 
    in 
    a while 

    the clock 
    has 
    to smile 

    As 
    it 
    counts 
    the time 
    of 
    confes
    sion 

    The 
    questions 
    will 
    rain 

    and 
    pour 
    on 
    your brain 

    With 
    the 
    proper 
    speed 

    they are 
    driv
    en 

    The 
    circles 
    they 
    pace 
    and 
    the 

    sneers 
    on 
    their 
    face 

    Tells 
    you no 
    quarter 
    is 
    given 

    You 
    can 
    salvage 
    your 
    mind 

    when 
    the 
    paper 
    is 

    And 
    the 
    crime is 

    solved 
    by 
    oppres
    sion, 

    But 
    win, 
    lose, 
    or draw, 

    it's 
    the 
    rule 
    of 
    the 
    law 

    To 
    always 
    work 
    for 
    confes
    sion. 

    And 
    the 
    balance 
    of 
    scale 

    seems 
    distant 
    an
    pale 

    In 
    the 
    shadowy 
    days 
    of 
    the tri
    al, 

    And 
    sometimes 
    they 
    die 
    with 

    their 
    name 
    on 
    lie 

    When 
    it's 
    all 
    too 
    late 
    for 
    deni
    al. 

    When 
    agree
    ment 
    is 
    full, 

    the 
    switch 
    must 
    be 
    pulled 

    An
    d the 
    chair 
    leaves 
    no 

    hope 
    for 
    correc
    tion 

    But 
    the 
    chances 
    are 
    large 

    he was 
    guilty 
    as 
    charged 

    After 
    all, 
    he made 
    confes
    sion 

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