Phil Ochs In Concert

pre> d bm
Is there anybody here who'd like to change his clothes into a uniform,
G b7 g em a7
Is there anybody here who thinks they're only serving in a raging storm.
D f#m
Is there anybody here with glory in their eyes,
D f#m
Loyal to the end, whose duty is to die,
G a
I want to see him, i want to wish him luck,
D g
I wanna shake his hand, wanna call his name,
A d
Pin a medal on the man.

Is there anybody here who'd like to wrap a flag around an early grave,
Is there anybody here who thinks they're standing taller on a battle wave.
Is there anybody here like to do his part,
Soldier to the world and a hero to his heart,
I want to see him, i want to wish him luck,
I wanna shake his hand, wanna call his name,
Pin a medal on the man.

Bm a
Is there anybody here proud of the parade,
Bm g a
Who'd like to give a cheer and show they're not afraid.
F#7 bm
I'd like like to ask him what he's trying to defend,
E a a7
I'd like to ask him what he thinks he's gonna win.
D bbm
Is there anybody here who thinks that following orders takes away the blame
G b7 g em a7
Is there anybody here who'd wouldn't mind a murder by another name
D f#m
Is there anybody here whose pride is on the line,
D f#m
With the honor of the brave and the courage of the blind,
G a
I want to see him, i want to wish him luck,
D g
I wanna shake his hand, gonna call his name,
A d
Pin a medal on the man.
Medal on the man.

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pre>intro: g cm g cm g cm

G cm g cm
Show me a prison, show me a jail,

G em am d
Show me a prisoner whose face has gone pale

Em c am
And i'll show you a young man with so many reasons why
Bm g am d
And there but for fortune, may go you or i

Show me the alley, show me the train,
Show me a hobo who sleeps out in the rain,
And i'll show you a young man with so many reasons why
There but for fortune, may go you or go i -- you and i.

Show me the whiskey stains on the floor,
Show me the dunken man as he stumbles out the door,
And i'll show you a young man with so many reasons why
There but for fortune, may go you or go i -- you and i.

[extra verse... written by noel paul stookey]
Show me the famine, show me the frail
Eyes with no future that show how we failed
And i'll show you the children with so many reasons why
There but for fortune, go you or i.

Show me the country where bombs had to fall,
Show me the ruins of buildings once so tall,
And i'll show you a young land with so many reasons why
There but for fortune, go you or go i -- you and i.
You and i,
There but for fortune, go you or go i -- you and i.

Here it is in french (supplied by william curtis):

Je vois le prison
Je vois la nuit
Je vois le prisonnier qui pleure sa vie

Et je me dis souvent
Quand je m'endors dans tes bras
Ou va la chance, a toi ? a moi ?

Je vois des blessures
Jamais gueries
Je vois le vagabond
Quit dort sous la pluie

Je vois cet homme
Au coeur perdu
Qui boit pour ne plus voir
Ce qu'il est devenu

Je vois des villes
Dont les maisons
Un jour sous la guerre
Ont croule sans raison

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pre>capo 1st fret

Intro: g/a/d/em/g/a/f#m/bm/em/a/d/em/a/d

G a d em
Sit by my side, come as close as the air,
G a f#m
Share in a memory of gray;
Bm em a d
Wander in my words, dream about the pictures
Em a d
That i play of changes.

Green leaves of summer turn red in the fall
To brown and to yellow they fade.
And then they have to die, trapped within
The circle time parade of changes.

Scenes of my young years were warm in my mind,
Visions of shadows that shine.
Til one day i returned and found they were the
Victims of the vines of changes.

The world's spinning madly, it drifts in the dark
Swings through a hollow of haze,
A race around the stars, a journey through
The universe ablaze with changes.

Moments of magic will glow in the night
All fears of the forest are gone
But when the morning breaks they're swept away by
Golden drops of dawn, of changes.

Passions will part to a strange melody.
As fires will sometimes burn cold.
Like petals in the wind, we're puppets to the silver
Strings of souls, of changes.

Your tears will be trembling, now we're somewhere else,
One last cup of wine we will pour
And i'll kiss you one more time, and leave you on
The rolling river shores of changes.

(repeat first verse)

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E a e a
I cried when they shot medgar evers
E c#m
Tears ran down my spine
E a e
I cried when they shot mr. kennedy
F#7 b7
As though i'd lost a father of mine
E a e
But malcolm x got what was coming
G#m a
He got what he asked for this time
E c#m a b7 e
So love me, love me, love me, i'm a liberal

I go to civil rights rallies
And i put down the old d.a.r.
I love harry and sidney and sammy
I hope every colored boy becomes a star
But don't talk about revolution
That's going a little bit too far
So love me, love me, love me, i'm a liberal

I cheered when humphrey was chosen
My faith in the system restored
I'm glad the commies were thrown out
Of the a.f.l. c.i.o. board
I love puerto ricans and negros
As long as they don't move next door
So love me, love me, love me, i'm a liberal

The people of old mississippi
Should all hang their heads in shame
I can't understand how their minds work
What's the matter don't they watch les crain?
But if you ask me to bus my children
I hope the cops take down your name
So love me, love me, love me, i'm a liberal

I read new republic and nation
I've learned to take every view
You know, i've memorized lerner and golden
I feel like i'm almost a jew
But when it comes to times like korea
There's no one more red, white and blue
So love me, love me, love me, i'm a liberal

I vote for the democtratic party
They want the u.n. to be strong
I go to all the pete seeger concerts
He sure gets me singing those songs
I'll send all the money you ask for
But don't ask me to come on along
So love me, love me, love me, i'm a liberal

Once i was young and impulsive
I wore every conceivable pin
Even went to the socialist meetings
Learned all the old union hymns
But i've grown older and wiser
And that's why i'm turning you in
So love me, love me, love me, i'm a liberal

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pre>g bm c g
Oh i am just a student, sir, and only want to learn
Bm c
But it's hard to read through the risin' smoke of the books that
D
You like to burn
G bm c g
So i'd like to make a promise and i'd like to make a vow
C g d g
That when i've got something to say, sir, i'm gonna say it now

[ guy matz says these chords are
Not quite right. here is his take ]

C am f c
Oh i am just a student, sir, and only want to learn
E am d
But it's hard to read through the risin' smoke of the books that
G
You like to burn
C e am g
So i'd like to make a promise and i'd like to make a vow
C am f g c
That when i've got something to say, sir, i'm gonna say it now

[and james barnett disagrees with both, giving this ]

D bm g d
Oh i am just a student, sir, and only want to learn
F# bm
But it's hard to read through the risin' smoke from the
E7 a
Books that you like to burn
D f#m g
So i'd like to make a promise and i'd like to make a
A d bm g
Vow that when i've got something to say, sir, i'm gonna
A d
Say it now


Oh you've given me a number and you've taken off my name
To get around this campus why you almost need a plane
And you're supporting chang kai-shek, while i'm supporting mao
So when i've got something to say, sir, i'm gonna say it now

I wish that you'd make up your mind, i wish that you'd decide
That i should live as freely as those who live outside
Cause we also are entitled to the rights to be endowed
And when i've got something to say, sir, i'm gonna say it now

Ooh, you'd like to be my father you'd like to be my dad
And give me kisses when i'm good and spank me when i'm bad
But since i've left my parents i've forgotten how to bow
So when i've got something to say, sir, i'm gonna say it now

And things they might be different if i was here alone
But i've got a friend or two who no longer live at home
And we'll respect our elders just as long as they allow
That when i've got something to say, sir, i'm gonna say it now

I've read of other countries where the students take a stand
Maybe even help to overthrow the leaders of the land
Now i wouldn't go so far to say we're also learnin' how
But when i've got something to say, sir, i'm gonna say it now

So keep right on a-talkin' and tell us what to do
If nobody listens my apologies to you
And i know that you were younger once 'cause you sure are older now
And when i've got something to say, sir, i'm gonna say it now

Oh i am just a student sir, and only want to learn
But it's hard to read through the risin' smoke from the books
That you like to burn
So i'd like to make a promise and i'd like to make a vow
That when i've got something to say, sir, i'm gonna say it now

[ additional verse, 1974 ]
So i am just a trucker, sir, and i only want to learn
But it's hard to read the the rise of the smoke
From the fuel that you like to burn
So i'd like to make a promise and i'd like to make a vow
That when i've got something to say, sir, i'm gonna say it now

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pre>capo 2nd fret

Intro:em

Em
And the crabs are crazy, they scuttle back and forth,
D dsus d
The sand is burning
C d c d
And the fish take flight and scatter from the sight,
Em
Their courses turning

As the seagulls rest on the cold cannon nest
D dsus d
The sea is churning.
C d c d em
The marines have landed on the shores of santo domingo.

The fishermen sweat, they're pausing at their nets, the day's a-burning
As the warships sway and thunder in the bay, loud the morning.
But the boy on the shore is throwing pebbles no more, he runs a-warning
That the the marines have landed on the shores of santo domingo.

The streets are still, there's silence in the hills, the town is sleeping
And the farmers yawn in the grey silver dawn, the fields they're keeping
As the first troops land and step into the sand, the flags are weaving.
The marines have landed on the shores of santo domingo.

The unsmiling sun is shining down upon the singing soldiers
In the cloud dust whirl they whistle at the girls, they're getting bolder
The old women sigh, think of memories gone by, they shrug their shoulders.
The marines have landed on the shores of santo domingo.

Ready for the tricks, their bayonets are fixed, now they are rolling
And the tanks make tracks past the trembling shacks where fear is unfolding
All the young wives afraid, turn their backs on the parade
With babes they're holding
The marines have landed on the shores of santo domingo

A bullet craks the sound, the soldiers hit the ground, the sniper is callin'
So they open their guns, a thousand to one, no sense in stalling
He clutches at his head and totters on the edge, look how he's falling
The marines have landed on the shores of santo domingo

In the red plaza square, the crowds come to stare, the heat is leaning(?)
And the eyes of the dead are turning every head to the widows screaming
The soldiers make a bid, giving candy to the kids, their teeth are gleaming
The marines have landed on the shores of santo domingo

Up and down the coad, the generals drink a toast, the wheel is spinning
And the cowards and the whores are peeking through the doors
To see who's winning
But the traitors will pretend that it's getting near the end,
When it's beginning
The marines have landed on the shores of santo domingo

The crabs are crazy, they scuttle back and forth, the sand is burning
And the fish take flight and scatter from the sight, their courses turning
As the seagulls rest on the cold cannon nest, the sea is churning
The marines have landed on the shores of santo domingo

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