Phil Ochs – Ballad Of Oxford (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
Am                           Dm                      G             Am
I'll sing you a song about a southern town where the devil had his rule

Am                      Dm           G               Am
When marshalls faced an angry mob to send one man to school

Am                 G
His name was Jimmy Meredith

    Am                G
the tide he helped to turn

       Am                    G
For he chose to stay on that terrible day

     Am      G       Am
The land was soon to learn
[Chorus]
          Am                         Dm           
There was blood, red blood, on their hands,

G                    C
Yellow dirt on their clothes

Am                           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,

G                            C
Shot from their souls like a gun

    Am                  G
And as they threw their stones and bricks,

     F                   E        Am
They screamed, "see what you have done!"
[Verse 2]
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The governor made a promise he would keep the trouble down

Am                   Dm      G                 Am
But when the mob got ugly no troopers could be found

    Am                   G
And men were filled with hate and fear,

     Am                G
They screamed into the night

    Am         G
The rebel flag waved in the air

    Am        G       Am
The symbol of state's rights
[Chorus]
          Am                         Dm           
There was blood, red blood, on their hands,

G                    C
Yellow dirt on their clothes

Am                           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,

G                            C
Shot from their souls like a gun

    Am                  G
And as they threw their stones and bricks,

     F                   E        Am
They screamed, "see what you have done!"
[Verse 3]
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Gas was fired into the mob after each attack

Am                     Dm                G           Am
And though the gas was running low, they never fired back

    Am                 G
And when the smoke had cleared away

        Am            G
And the fury felt its pain

Am                      G
Two men were dead and a hundred bled

Am            G     Am
The south had risen again
[Verse 4]
Am        Dm             G          Am
So listen Mr Barnet, and Mr Walker, too

Am                     Dm                   G               Am
The times are changing mighty fast, they'll roll right over you

    Am                          G
But someday you'll head for the south, 

       Am              G
to the southern tip of hell

         Am              G
And it's hot down there, white-hot down there

Am              G     Am
Let's hear your rebel yell!
[Chorus]
          Am                         Dm           
There was blood, red blood, on their hands,

G                    C
Yellow dirt on their clothes

Am                           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,

G                            C
Shot from their souls like a gun

    Am                  G
And as they threw their stones and bricks,

     F                   E        Am
They screamed, "see what you have done!"