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[Intro]
G   C G
[Verse 1]
On a Glone and windy ChillGtop beCneath a Droof of Emtin
In a Clittle wallpapered Gbedroom I B7done my groCwin'
'Twas Cthere I Ddreamt my Emdreams, Cthere I Dhung my Emjeans
And Cwandered G/Bthrough my AmpuberAm7/Gty as Dall doC  G  D  C  G  
[Verse 2]
My Gmother was a Ctight Gknot Cbound up Dwith false Emguilt
CStrapped up in her Gfearing B7wall she had Cbuilt
An CindeDpendent Emgirl in a Cdark and Dcruel Emworld
She'd Clost the G/Bway to Amsay, "OAm7/GK, now Dlay back"C  G  D  C  G  
[Verse 3]
We Gdisagreed on Cmost Gthings, I Cshouted Dpeace and Emlove
The Cfamily of Gmankind, the B7symbol of the Cdove
She Conly Dsaw the Emsurface of Cthings Dbefore Emher face
But CI was G/Byoung and Amargued Am7/Gon for DhoursC  G  D  C  G  
[Verse 4]
My Gfather he liked CpoetGry, a Cscholar he Dmight have Emmade
Had he Cnot been born a Gpoor boy bareB7foot and underCpaid
So the Cman worked Dwith his Emhands   Cup and Ddown the GlandC  G  
His Cdreams G/Bforgot he Amthought that Am7/GI must DfollowC  G  D  C  G  
[Verse 5]
With his GMarxist worker's CwisGdom he'd Cread a Dthing or Emtwo
He Conce had been a GMason but B7he never followed Cthrough
CAlways Dkind and Emthoughtful, Csmelling of Dmachine Emoil
And he Cread me G/BpoetAmry of Am7/Gvisio-DnariesC  G  D  C  G  
[Verse 6]
I Gflunk my way to CcolGlege, a Clooser Dkind of Emschool
CGot me borrowed Gplay time B7arty, feeling Ccool
CJust to Dlive an Emartist, Cdiggin' the Dravin' Emscene
CReading G/BKerouAmac and Am7/GGinsberg Dwell deucedC  G  D  C  G  
[Verse 7]
I Gwas not acaCdeGmic, CArt and DEnglish Emlit
The Chistory of Gmankind I B7liked that a Cbit
And Cwhat was DI to Emdo, the Cchoices Dthey were Emfew
A Cdownright G/Bdisgrace Amto the Am7/Gworking Dclasses
A Cdownright G/Bdisgrace Amto the Am7/Gworking Dclasses
A Cdownright G/Bdisgrace Amto the Am7/Gworking Dclasses
A Cdownright G/Bdisgrace Amto the Am7/Gworking Dclasses

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Age Of Treason

by Donovan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/B

Am7/G

[Intro]

G C G

[Verse 1]

G C G C D Em

On a lone and windy hilltop beneath a roof of tin

C G B7 C

In a little wallpapered bedroom I done my growin'

C D Em C D Em

'Twas there I dreamt my dreams, there I hung my jeans

C G/B Am Am7/G D C G D C G

And wandered through my puberty as all do

[Verse 2]

G C G C D Em

My mother was a tight knot bound up with false guilt

C G B7 C

Strapped up in her fearing wall she had built

C D Em C D Em

An independent girl in a dark and cruel world

C G/B Am Am7/G D C G D C G

She'd lost the way to say, "OK, now lay back"

[Verse 3]

G C G C D Em

We disagreed on most things, I shouted peace and love

C G B7 C

The family of mankind, the symbol of the dove

C D Em C D Em

She only saw the surface of things before her face

C G/B Am Am7/G D C G D C G

But I was young and argued on for hours

[Verse 4]

G C G C D Em

My father he liked poetry, a scholar he might have made

C G B7 C

Had he not been born a poor boy barefoot and underpaid

C D Em C D G C G

So the man worked with his hands up and down the land

C G/B Am Am7/G D C G D C G

His dreams forgot he thought that I must follow

[Verse 5]

G C G C D Em

With his Marxist worker's wisdom he'd read a thing or two

C G B7 C

He once had been a Mason but he never followed through

C D Em C D Em

Always kind and thoughtful, smelling of machine oil

C G/B Am Am7/G D C G D C G

And he read me poetry of visio-naries

[Verse 6]

G C G C D Em

I flunk my way to college, a looser kind of school

C G B7 C

Got me borrowed play time arty, feeling cool

C D Em C D Em

Just to live an artist, diggin' the ravin' scene

C G/B Am Am7/G D C G D C G

Reading Kerouac and Ginsberg well deuced

[Verse 7]

G C G C D Em

I was not academic, Art and English lit

C G B7 C

The history of mankind I liked that a bit

C D Em C D Em

And what was I to do, the choices they were few

C G/B Am Am7/G D

A downright disgrace to the working classes

C G/B Am Am7/G D

A downright disgrace to the working classes

C G/B Am Am7/G D

A downright disgrace to the working classes

C G/B Am Am7/G D

A downright disgrace to the working classes

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