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Thread #17492 Message #3584639
Posted By: GUEST,vitvrn
16-Dec-13 - 12:56 PM
Thread Name: Lyr/Chords Req: Songs by Phil Ochs
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Songs by Phil Ochs
Haven't find chords to "Ballad of Oxford" too, so here's my version (in Am):
Ballad of Oxford (Jimmy Meredith)
By Phil Ochs
Am F G Am I'll sing you a song about a southern town where the devil had his rule Am F G Am When marshalls faced an angry mob to send one man to school Am G His name was Jimmy Meredith F E the tide he helped to turn F G For he chose to stay on that terrible day F E Am The land was soon to learn
Am Dm There was blood, red blood, on their hands, Am Dm Yellow dirt on their clothes F G What they thought they were doing, F E Only god and the devil knows Am Dm There was hate, cold hate, in their hearts, Am Dm Shot from their souls like a gun F G And as they threw their stones and bricks, F E Am They screamed, "see what you have done!"