{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":931144,"song":"Crucifixion","artist":"Phil Ochs","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11613054-crucifixion-chords-by-phil-ochs/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/931144?type=chord","rating":4.89162,"votes":20,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the night comes again to the circle studded sky[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe stars settle slowly, in loneliness they lie[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n'Till the universe explodes as a falling star is raised[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPlanets are paralyzed, mountains are amazed[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut they all glow brighter from the brilliance of the blaze[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWith the speed of insanity, then he dies.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn the green fields a turnin', a baby is born[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nHis cries crease the wind and mingle with the morn[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAn assault upon the order, the changing of the guard[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nChosen for a challenge that is hopelessly hard[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the only single sound is the sighing of the stars[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut to the silence of distance they are sworn[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo dance, dance, dance[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTeach us to be true[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCome dance, dance, dance[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n'Cause we love you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nImages of innocence charge him go on[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut the decadence of destiny is looking for a pawn[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTo a nightmare of knowledge he opens up the gate[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd a blinding revelation is laid upon his plate[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThat beneath the greatest love is a hurricane of hate[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd God help the critic of the dawn.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo he stands on the sea and shouts to the shore,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut the louder that he screams the longer he's ignored[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFor the wine of oblivion is drunk to the dregs[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the merchants of the masses almost have to be begged[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n'Till the giant is aware, someone's pulling at his leg,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd someone is tapping at the door.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo dance, dance, dance[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTeach us to be true[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCome dance, dance, dance[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n'Cause we love you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen his message gathers meaning and it spreads across the land[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe rewarding of his pain is the following of the man[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut ignorance is everywhere and people have their way[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSuccess is an enemy to the losers of the day[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIn the shadows of the churches, who knows what they pray[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFor blood is the language of the band.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe Spanish bulls are beaten; the crowd is soon beguiled,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe matador is beautiful, a symphony of style[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nExcitement is estatic, passion places bets[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nGracefully he bows to ovations that he gets[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut the hands that are applauding are slippery with sweat[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd saliva is falling from their smiles[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo dance, dance, dance[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTeach us to be true[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCome dance, dance, dance[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n'Cause we love you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen this overflow of life is crushed into a liar[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe gentle soul is ripped apart and tossed into the fire.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFirst a smile of rejection at the nearness of the night[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTruth becomes a tragedy limping from the light[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAll the (canons|heavens) are horrified, they stagger from the sight[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAs the cross is trembling with desire.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 8]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey say they can't believe it, it's a sacreligious shame[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nNow, who would want to hurt such a hero of the game?[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut you know I predicted it; I knew he had to fall[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHow did it happen? I hope his suffering was small.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTell me every detail, for I've got to know it all,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd do you have a picture of the pain?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo dance, dance, dance[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTeach us to be true[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCome dance, dance, dance[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n'Cause we love you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 9]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTime takes her toll and the memory fades[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nbut his glory is broken, in the magic that he made.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nReality is ruined; it's the freeing from the fear[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe drama is distorted, to what they want to hear[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSwimming in their sorrow, in the twisting of a tear[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAs they wait for a new thrill parade.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 10]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe eyes of the rebel have been branded by the blind[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nTo the safety of sterility, the threat has been refined[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe child was created to the slaughterhouse he's led[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSo good to be alive when the eulogy is read[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe climax of emotion, the worship of the dead[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the cycle of sacrifice unwinds.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo dance, dance, dance[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTeach us to be true[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCome dance, dance, dance[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n'Cause we love you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the night comes again to the circle studded sky[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe stars settle slowly, in loneliness they lie[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n'Till the universe expodes as a falling star is raised[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPlanets are paralyzed, mountains are amazed[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut they all glow brighter from the briliance of the blaze[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWith the speed of insanity, then he died.[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 9]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 10]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]","chords":["Em","D","G","Bm","Am","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}