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Phil Ochs
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I found him by the stage last night
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D A
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He was breathing his last breath
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E
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A bottle of wine and a cigarette
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D A
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Was all that he had left
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"I can see you make the music
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D E
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'Cause you carry a guitar
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A
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God help the troubadour
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F#m G
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Who tries to be a star"
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G# A G A
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So play the chords of love, my friend
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G A
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Play the chords of pain
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D A
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If you want to keep your song,
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E A G A
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Don't, don't, don't, don't play the chords of fame
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I seen my share of hustlers
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As they try to take the world
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When they find their melody
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They're surrounded by the girls
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But it all fades so quickly
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Like a sunny summer day
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Reporters ask you questions
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They write down what you say
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(chorus)
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They'll rob you of your innocence
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They will put you up for sale
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The more that you will find success
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The more that you will fail
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I been around, I've had my share
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And I really can't complain
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But I wonder who I left behind
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The other side of fame
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(chorus)
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