Phil Ochs – Spanish Civil War Song (Guitar)

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Oh, say do you remember 25 years ago,

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They fought the fascist army, they fought the fascist foe?

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Do you remember Franco, Hitler's old ally?

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He butchered Spain's democracy,half a million free men died.

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Did you wonder why?

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Did you ever pause and cry?

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And don't forget the churches and the sad role that they played:

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They crucified their people and worked the devil's trade;

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But now the wounds are healing with the passing of time,

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So we send them planes and rifles and recognize their crime.

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Did you wonder why?

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Did you ever pause and cry?

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So spend your tourist dollars and turn your heads away.

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Forget about the slaughter, it's the price we all must pay,

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For now the world's in struggle, to win we all must bend:

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So dim the light in Freedom's soul: sleep well tonight, my friend.

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Ai, ai, ai, ai

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Did you wonder why?

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Did you ever pause and cry?