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Whats That I Hear

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[Intro]
C Em A D
G C C/G D
[Verse 1]
CWhat's that I Emhear now? ARinging in my Dears.
GI've heard that Emsound CbeDfore.
CWhat's that I Emhear now? ARinging in my Dears.
GI hear it Emmore Cand Dmore.
GIt's the sound of Dfreedom calling,
GRinging up to the Fsky.D7/F#  
GIt's the sound of the Dold ways a-falling,
CYou can Emhear it if you Dtry.
CYou can Emhear it if you Dtry.
[Verse 2]
CWhat's that I Emsee now Ashining in my Deyes
GI've seen that Emlight CbeDfore
CWhat's that I Emsee now Ashining in my Deyes
GI see it Emmore Cand Dmore
GIt's the light of Dfreedom shining
GShining up to the FskyD7/F#  
GIt's the light of the Dold ways a dying
CYou can Emsee it if you Dtry
CYou can Emsee it if you Dtry
[Verse 3]
CWhat's that I Emfeel now Abeating in my Dheart
GI've felt that Embeat CbeDfore
CWhat's that I Emfeel now Abeating in my Dheart
GI feel it Emmore Cand Dmore
GIt's the rumble of Dfreedom calling
GClimbing up to the FskyD7/F#  
GIt's the rumble of the Dold ways a falling
CYou can fEmeel it if you Dtry
CYou can fEmeel it if you Dtry

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G major

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Whats That I Hear

by Phil Ochs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

D7/F#

[Intro]

C Em A D

G C C/G D

[Verse 1]

C Em A D

What's that I hear now? Ringing in my ears.

G Em C D

I've heard that sound before.

C Em A D

What's that I hear now? Ringing in my ears.

G Em C D

I hear it more and more.

G D

It's the sound of freedom calling,

G F D7/F#

Ringing up to the sky.

G D

It's the sound of the old ways a-falling,

C Em D

You can hear it if you try.

C Em D

You can hear it if you try.

[Verse 2]

C Em A D

What's that I see now shining in my eyes

G Em C D

I've seen that light before

C Em A D

What's that I see now shining in my eyes

G Em C D

I see it more and more

G D

It's the light of freedom shining

G F D7/F#

Shining up to the sky

G D

It's the light of the old ways a dying

C Em D

You can see it if you try

C Em D

You can see it if you try

[Verse 3]

C Em A D

What's that I feel now beating in my heart

G Em C D

I've felt that beat before

C Em A D

What's that I feel now beating in my heart

G Em C D

I feel it more and more

G D

It's the rumble of freedom calling

G F D7/F#

Climbing up to the sky

G D

It's the rumble of the old ways a falling

C Em D

You can feel it if you try

C Em D

You can feel it if you try

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