Phil Ochs – Lou Marsh (Guitar)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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Chords
[Intro]
G Am D Em
[Verse 1]
Em on the streets of New York city Am B7 when the hour was growing late Em there were young men armed with knives and guns Am B7 young men armed with hate Em G D Em and Lou Marsh stepped between them and died there in his tracks Em Am D for one man is no army when the city turns it's back
[Chorus]
G and now the streets are empty Am and now the streets are dark D Em so keep an eye on shadows and never pass the park G Am for the city is a jungle when the law is out of sight D and death lurks in El Barrio Em with the orphans of the night
[Verse 2]
Em he left behind the chambers Am B7 of a church he'd served so long Em for he learned the prayers of distant men D B7 could never right the wrongs Em his church became an alley G D Em and his pulpit was the street Em Am D and he made his congregation from the boys he used to meet
[Chorus]
G and now the streets are empty Am now the streets are dark D Em so keep an eye on shadows and never pass the park G Am for the city is a jungle when the law is out of sight D and death lurks in El Barrio Em with the orphans of the night
[Verse 3]
Em there were two gangs approaching Am B7 in spanish Harlem town Em the smell of blood was in the air Am B7 the challenge was laid down Em he felt their blinding hatred G D Em and he tried to save their lives Em Am D and the answer that they gave him was their fists and feet and knives
[Chorus]
G Am and now the streets are empty and now the streets are dark D Em so keep an eye on shadows and never pass the park G Am for the city is a jungle when the law is out of sight D Em and death lurks in El Barrio with the orphans of the night
[Verse 4]
Em Am B7 will Lou Marsh lie forgotten in his cold and silent grave Em D B7 will his memory still linger on in those he tried to save Em G D Em all of us who knew him will now and then recall Em and shed a tear on poverty Am D tombstone of us all
[Chorus]
G Am for now the streets are empty and now the street are dark D Em so keep an eye on shadows and never pass the park G Am for the city is a jungle when the law is out of sight D Em and death lurks in El Barrio with the orphans of the night