William butler yeats visits lincoln park and escap chords by Phil Ochs
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Intro 1
(A minor) (G major) (E major) (A minor)
Verse 1
As (A minor) I went out one
evening to take the (C major) evening (G major) air
F G C F
(F major) I was (G major) blessed by a (C major) blood-
red (F major) moon
Dm G Am G
In (D minor) Lincoln Park the (E major) dark was (A minor) turning (G major)
I (A minor) spied a fair young maiden and a
flame was in (C major) her (G major) eyes
An (F major) d on her (G major) face lay the (C major) steel blue (F major) skies
Of (D minor) Lincoln Park, (E major) the dark was (A minor) turning
(G major) Turning
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Verse 2
(G major)
They spread (A minor) their sheets upon the
ground just like a wan (C major) dering (G major) tribe
And the (F major) wise men (G major) walked in their
(C major) Robespierre (F major) robes
Through (D minor) Lincoln Park the
(Esus4) dark (E major) was (A minor) turning (G major)
The (A minor) towers trapped and trembling,
and the boats were tossed (C major) (G major) about
When the (F major) fog rolled (G major) in and
the (C major) gas rolled (F major) out
From (D minor) Lincoln Park the (E major) dark was (A minor) turning
Turning (G major)
Verse 3
Like (A minor) wild horses freed at last we
took the street (C major) s of (G major) wine
But I (F major) searched in (G major) vain for
she (C major) stayed behind (F major)
(D minor) In Lincoln Park the (E major) dark was (A minor) turning (G major)
I'll (A minor) go back to the city
where (F major) I (A minor) can be alone (G major)
And (F major) tell my (G major) friend she (C major) lies in (F major) stone
In (D minor) Lincoln Park the (E major) dark was (A minor) turning
Outro 1
(A minor) (G major) (E major) (A minor)
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