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A Year To Go By

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Capo on the 1st fret
[Verse 1]
  CHere I Emam
  C10 years have EmI
  CWatch me Amrun, watch me Fplay, watch me Gcry
  FTime has no Ctime
  FThe world is Cmine
And it Ctakes 10 Amyears for a Fyear to go Gby
Fm Em G
[Verse 2]
  CHere I Emam
  CNow 2Em1
  CLearned all I Amneed for a Flife that’s just Gbegun
  FI know the Crules
  FOld men are Cfools
And it Ctakes 7 Amyears for a Fyear to be Gdone
[Verse 3]
  CHere I Emam
  CPast 4Em2
  CAll that I Amknow now if Fonly then I Gknew
  FTricked by Ctime
  FNow I Cfind
That it Ctakes just a Amyear for a Fyear to be Gthrough
[Verse 4]
  CHere I Emam
  CAs old as Emold
  CAll sayings have been Amsaid, FAll stories have been Gtold
  FTaught by Ctime
  FThe greatest Ccrime is to
CLive less than a Amyear when a Fyear has Gunrolled
[Outro]
  FLess than a Emyear when a Gyear has Cunrolled

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A Year To Go By

by Phil Ochs

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on the 1st fret

[Verse 1]

C Em

Here I am

C Em

10 years have I

C Am F G

Watch me run, watch me play, watch me cry

F C

Time has no time

F C

The world is mine

C Am F G

And it takes 10 years for a year to go by

Fm Em G

[Verse 2]

C Em

Here I am

C Em

Now 21

C Am F G

Learned all I need for a life that’s just begun

F C

I know the rules

F C

Old men are fools

C Am F G

And it takes 7 years for a year to be done

[Verse 3]

C Em

Here I am

C Em

Past 42

C Am F G

All that I know now if only then I knew

F C

Tricked by time

F C

Now I find

C Am F G

That it takes just a year for a year to be through

[Verse 4]

C Em

Here I am

C Em

As old as old

C Am F G

All sayings have been said, All stories have been told

F C

Taught by time

F C

The greatest crime is to

C Am F G

Live less than a year when a year has unrolled

[Outro]

F Em G C

Less than a year when a year has unrolled

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