Phil Ochs – The Ballad Of The Carpenter (Guitar)
Capo 4
Key
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Chords
[INTRO]
Am
[VERSE 1]
Am G Am Jesus was a working man Am G Am And a hero you will hear Am G Am E Born in the town of Bethlehem Am C G At the turning of the year E7 Am At the turning of the year
[VERSE 2]
Am G Am When Jesus was a little lad Am G Am Streets rang with his name Am G Am E For he argued with the older men Am C G And put them all to shame E7 Am He put them all to shame
[VERSE 3]
Am G Am He became a wandering journeyman Am G Am And he traveled far and wide Am G Am E And he noticed how wealth and poverty Am C G Live always side by side E7 Am Live always side by side
[VERSE 4]
Am G Am So he said "Come you working men Am G Am Farmers and weavers too Am G Am E If you would only stand as one Am C G This world belongs to you E7 Am This world belongs to you"
[VERSE 5]
Am G Am When the rich men heard what the carpenter had done Am G Am To the Roman troops they ran Am G Am E Saying put this rebel Jesus down Am C G He's a menace to God and man E7 Am He's a menace to God and man
[VERSE 6]
Am G Am The commander of the occupying troops Am G Am Just laughed and then he said Am G Am E "There's a cross to spare on Calvaries Hill Am C G By the weekend he'll be dead E7 Am By the weekend he'll be dead"
[VERSE 7]
Am G Am Now Jesus walked among the poor Am G Am For the poor were his own kind Am G Am E And they'd never let them get near enough Am C G To take him from behind E7 Am To take him from behind
[VERSE 8]
Am G Am So they hired one of the traders trade Am G Am And an informer was he Am G Am E And he sold his brother to the butchers men Am C G For a fistful of silver money E7 Am For a fistful of silver money
[VERSE 9]
Am G Am And Jesus sat in the prison cell Am G Am And they beat him and offered him bribes Am G Am E To desert the cause of his fellow man Am C G And work for the rich men's tribe E7 Am To work for the rich men's tribe
[VERSE 10]
Am G Am And the sweat stood out on Jesus' brow Am G Am And the blood was in his eye Am G Am E When they nailed his body to the Roman cross Am C G And they laughed as they watched him die E7 Am They laughed as they watched him die
[VERSE 11]
Am G Am Two thousand years have passed and gone Am G Am Many a hero too Am G Am E But the dream of this poor carpenter Am C G Remains in the hands of you E7 Am Remains in the hands of you
[OUTRO]
Am