Phil Ochs – Ballad Of Medgar Evers (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
Em G Am In the state of Mississippi many years ago D Em A boy of 14 years got a taste of southern law Em G Am He saw his friend a hanging and his color was his crime D Em And the blood upon his jacket left a brand upon his mind
[Chorus]
Am D G Em Too many martyrs and too many dead Am D G Em Too many lies too many empty words were said Am D G Em Too many times for too many angry men Am D Em Oh let it never be again
[Verse 2]
Em G Am His name was Medgar Evers and he walked his road alone D Em Like Emmett Till and thousands more whose names we'll never know Em G Am They tried to burn his home and they beat him to the ground D Em But deep inside they both knew what it took to bring him down
[Chorus]
Am D G Em Too many martyrs and too many dead Am D G Em Too many lies too many empty words were said Am D G Em Too many times for too many angry men Am D Em Oh let it never be again
[Verse 3]
Em G Am The killer waited by his home hidden by the night D Em As Evers stepped out from his car into the rifle sight Em G Am he slowly squeezed the trigger, the bullet left his side D Em It struck the heart of every man when Evers fell and died.
[Chorus]
Am D G Em Too many martyrs and too many dead Am D G Em Too many lies too many empty words were said Am D G Em Too many times for too many angry men Am D Em Oh let it never be again
[Verse 4]
Em G Am And they laid him in his grave while the bugle sounded clear D Em laid him in his grave when the victory was near Em G Am While we waited for the future for freedom through the land D Em The country gained a killer and the country lost a man
[Chorus]
Am D G Em Too many martyrs and too many dead Am D G Em Too many lies too many empty words were said Am D G Em Too many times for too many angry men Am D Em Oh let it never be again Am D Em Oh let it never be again