Phil Ochs – I Kill Therefore I Am (Guitar)

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I Kill Therefore I Am by Phil Ochs (Rehearsals for Retirement 1969) Tabbed Sep. 23, 2020 [Intro] G F C D [Verse 1]
G                F        C          D
Meet the king of cowboys, he rides a pale pony

G             F        C           D        
He fights the bad boys brings them to their knees

B                                C
He patrols the highways from the air

D                              Em
He keeps the country safe from long hair

Bb         F                G
I am the masculine American man

  D         C      D C D
I kill therefore I am
[Verse 2]
G                F          C              D
I don't like the black man, for he doesn't know his place

G                F          C              D
Take the back of my hand or I'll spray you with my mace

B                        C
I'm as brave as any man can be

D                         Em
I find my courage through chemistry

Bb       F                  G
I am the masculine American man

  D          C     D C D
I kill therefore I am.
[Verse 3]
G            F                 C               D
I don't like the students now, they don't have no respect

G                  F         C            D
They don't like to work now, I think I'll wring their necks

B                                   C
They call me pig, although I'm underpaid

D                            Em
I'll show those faggots that I'm not afraid

Bb       F                  G
I am the masculine American man

  D          C     D C D
I kill therefore I am
[Verse 4]
G               F         C                  D
Farewell to the gangsters we don't need them anymore

G               F           C                    D
We've got the police force, they're the ones who break the law

B                         C
He's got a gun and he's a hater

D                          Em
He shoots first, he shoots later

Bb       F                  G
I am the masculine American man

  D          C     D C D
I kill therefore I am