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Crucifixion Chords

Music by: Phil Ochs
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[Intro 1]
[Em][Am][Em]
[D][G][Em][Am]
[Em]And

[Verse 1]
the night comes
again to the circle studded [D]sky[Em]
The stars settle slowly,
in lonliness they [Bm]lie[Em]
'Till the [D]universe expodes as
a [Em]falling star is raised
Planets are [D]paralyzed,
[Em]mountains are amazed
But they [Am]all glow [D]brighter from
[Em]the briliance of the blaze
With the speed of insanity, [D]then he [Em]dies.

[Verse 2]
In the green [Em]fields a turnin', a baby is [D]born
His [Bm]cries [Em]crease the wind and
mingle with the [Bm]morn[D]
An as[Am]sault upon [D]the order,
the changing [G]of the [Em]guard
Chosen [Am]for a chall[D]enge that
is hopelessly [Em]hard
And the only [Am]single [D]sound is
the sighing of the [Em]stars
But to the si[Am]lence and
[Em]distance they are sworn

[Verse 3]
[Em]
[Bm]So d[Em]ance dance d[C]ance[Bm]
[Em]Teach us to [Am]be true
[Em]Come dance dance [C]dance[D]
[Bm]'Cause we love[Em] you
[D][Am][Bm][Em]

[Verse 4]
[Em]Images of [Bm]innocence
[Em]charge him go [D]on[C][D]
But the [G]decadence of destiny
[Em]is looking for a p[Bm]awn
To a [Am]night[D]mare of knowledge
he [Em]opens up the gate
And a blinding [D]revelation
is [Em]laid upon his plate
That [Am]be neath the gr[D]eatest
love is a [Em]hurricane of hate
And [Am]God help the c[Bm]ritic of
the [Em]dawn.[Dm][Em]

[Verse 5]
So he stands [Em]on the sea and
shouts to [D]the shore,
But the [Em]louder that he screams
the longer he's [D]ig [Bm]nored[D][Bm]
For the [Am]wine of ob[Bm]livion is
[C]drunk to the dreg[Am]s
[C]And the mer[Am]chants of the mas[Bm]ses
almost [C]have to be begged
[Em]'Till the gian[Am]t is aware[Bm],
someone's [C]pulling [D]at [C]his leg,
[Em]And some[Am]one is tappi[Bm]ng at the door[Em].

[Verse 6]
To [Em]dance dance [Am]dance[D]
[Em]Teach us to be true
[Bm]Come [Em]dance dance [Am]dance[D]
[Em]'Cau[D]se we lo[Em]ve
[Am]you
[Em][E][Em]

[Verse 7]
Then his message gathers [F#m]meaning
[G]and it spreads across the [A]land[D][C]
[Bm]The re[Am]warding of his p[G]ain is the
[Em]following of the [Bm]man
But [Am]ignorance is [Bm]everywhere
and [C]people [Bm]have their [Em]way
Suc[Am]cess is an en[Bm]emy
to the [C]losers [G]of the [Em]day
In the [Am]shadows of the [D]churches,
[C]who knows [D]what they [Em]pray
[D]For blo[Am]od is the lan[Bm]guage of the ban[Em]d.

[Interlude 1]
[Em][D][C][D]
[F#m][F][Em][Am][C][Bm][C][A][Em]

[Verse 8]
[Em]The Spanish bulls are [D]beaten; the
[C]crowd is soon [D]beguiled,[F]
[Em]The [C]mata[G]dor is beautif[Em]ul,[D]
a [C]symphony [G]of style[C]
[D]Excitement is [Am]es[D]
[G]tatic, passion places [Em]bets
[Am]Gracefully [D]he bows to ova
[G]tions that [Em]he gets
But the [Am]hands that are ap[D]plauding
[G]are slippery [Em]with sweat
And [Am]saliva is [D]falling from [Em]their smiles[D][A]

[Verse 9]
[Bm]So dance[Em] dance dance[Am][Bm][D]
[C]Tea[Em]ch us to be true
Come dance dance [Am]dance[D][C]
[D]'Cause we [Em]love you

[Interlude 2]
[Em][F][Em][D][Em]

[Verse 10]
Then this overflow of [D]life is
[Em]crushed into a [D]liar[D#]
[G]The gentle soul is [Em]ripped apart and
[C]tossed into the [Bm]fire.[D][C]
[D]First a smile [Em]of rej[Bm]ection a[D]t
the [G]nearness of the [Em]night
[Am]Truth becomes a [D]tragedy
[G]limping from the [Em]light
All the [Am]heavens are [Bm]horrified,
[G]they stagger from [Em]the sight
As the [Am]cross [A]is [Em]trembling
[Bm]with de[Em]sire.[D][Am]
[Em]They say

[Verse 11]
they can't believe it,
it's a sacre[Am]li g[D]ious shame
[C]Now, who[Em] would want to hur[C]t
such a [Em]hero of the [D]game?[Bm]
But you [A]know I pre[Bm]dicted
it; I [C]knew he had to [Em]fall
[Am]How did [Bm]it happen? I hope
his [C]suffering [Em]was small.
[Am]Tell me [A]every [Bm]de tail,
for I've [C]got to know [Em]it all,
[Am]And do you have a pict[Em]ure of the pain?

[Verse 12]
[Em]
So dance dance [C]dance[D]
[Bm]Teac[Em]h us to be true[Bm]
Come [Em]dance dance [Bm]dance
'Cause we [Em]love [G]you[Am][Em]
Time takes her [D]toll and the

[Verse 13]
[C]
memory [Em]fades[D][D#]
[Cm]but his glor[G]y is broke[D]n,
[Bm]in the magic that he made.[D]
Reality [Bm]is ruined; it's
the [G]freeing [Em]from the fear
The [D]drama is dis[Bm]torted,
[D]to wha[G]t they wan[Em]t to hear
[Am]Swimming in their [Bm]sorrow,
in [G]the twisting of [Em]a tear
[D]As they wai[Am]t for[A] the new[Bm]
thrill parade.
[Em][D][Am]

[Verse 14]
[Em]
Yes, the eyes of the rebel have been
branded by the [D]blind[C]
[D]To the safety [G]of sterility,
the [Em]threat has been re[Bm]fined
The [D]child was created to the
[Em]slaughterhouse he's led
So [D]good to be alive [Bm]when
the [Em]eulogy is read
The [D]climax of emotion,
the [Em]worship of the dead
[Bm]And the cycle of [Em]sac rif[D]ice un[Em]winds.

[Verse 15]
[Em]
So dance dance [C]dance[Bm]
[Em]Teach us to be [Am]true
[Em]Come dance dance [C]dance[D]
[Bm]'Cause we love[Em] you
[Am][Bm]

[Verse 16]
[Em]
And the night comes [Bm]again to the
[Em]circle studded sky
The stars settle slowly,
in lonliness they [Bm]lie[Em]
'Till the universe expodes as
[D]a f[Em]alling star is raised
Planets are paralyzed,
mountains are amazed
But they all glow brighter from the
briliance of the blaze
With the speed of insanity,
[D]then he died.

[Outro 1]
[Em][D][Am]
[D]
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