Mudcat Café message #3584639
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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!"