Phil Ochs – Days Of Decision (Guitar)

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Every time you play an A chord, release on and off of the B string with your ring finger to match the melody. [Verse 1]
A
Oh, the shadows of doubt are in many a mind,

F#m                             D           E
Lookin' for an answer they're never gonna find,

            A    Asus2  A    Asus2        D              E
But they'd better decide 'cause they're runnin' out of time,

     Bm            E         A
For these are the days of decision.
[Verse 2]
A
Oh, the games of stalling you cannot afford,

F#m                            D           E
Dark is the danger that's knocking on the door,

         A    Asus2  A    Asus2        D             E
And the far-reaching rockets say you can't wait anymore,

     Bm            E         A
For these are the days of decision.
[Verse 3]
A
In the face of the people who know they're gonna win,

F#m                                         D                E
There's a strength that's greater than the power of the wind,

           A    Asus2  A    Asus2     D              E
And you can't stand around when the ice is growing thin,

     Bm            E         A
For these are the days of decision.
[Verse 4]
A
I've seen your heads hinding beneath the blanket of fear,

F#m                                      D           E
When the paths they are plain and the choices are clear,

           A    Asus2  A    Asus2     D              E
But with each passing day, boys, the cost is more dear

     Bm            E         A
For these are the days of decision.
[Verse 5]
A
There's many a cross that burns in the night,

F#m                                   D           E
And the fingers of the fire are pointing as they bite,

         A    Asus2  A    Asus2        D              E
Oh you can't let the smoke keep on blinding all your sight,

     Bm            E         A
For these are the days of decision.
[Verse 6]
A
Now the mobs of anger are roamin' the street,

F#m                              D           E
From the rooftops they are aimin' at the police on the beat,

         A  Asus2  A  Asus2  D              E
And in city after city you know they will repeat,

     Bm            E         A
For these are the days of decision.
[Verse 7]
A
There's been warnin's of fire, warnin's of flood,

F#m                            D           E
Now there's the warnin' of the bullet and the blood,

           A    Asus2  A    Asus2   D              E
From the three bodies buried in the mississippi mud,

     Bm                E         A
Sayin' these are the days of decision.
[Verse 8]
A
There's a change in the wind, and a split in the road,

       F#m                            D           E
You can do what's right or you can do what you are told,

           A    Asus2  A    Asus2   D              E
And the prize of the victory will belong to the bold,

     Bm            E         A       Fm
For, these are the days of decision.

     Bm            E         A
Yes, these are the days of decision