Chords for Cannons of Christianity - Phil Ochs

The other night, a voice came to me.
[B] _ _
_ Turned out it was God. _ _ _
_ [G] Said, Oaks, wake up, this is God here.
[C#] Over. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [G#] _ I said, you're putting me on, of course, Dylan.
[C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ So he did a few tricks.
He moved the bed back and [C#] forth.
_ _ _ _ _ [B]
Trembling, I asked, what is it you want, oh Lord?
_ _ He said, well, frankly, Phil, I went downtown the other day.
Saw the greatest story ever told.
Couldn't believe [C#m] it. _
_ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ It's gone too far.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
Something must be done about [E] Christianity.
Then, woof, in a puff of smoke, he [G] disappeared.
The next morning, I woke up, had a few drinks to realize it was all true.
And [B] decided to do something about [C#] Christianity.
_ [B] What could I do?
Me, a poor, [Bm] humble boy from the sticks.
_ _ _ Then I remembered I was a songwriter.
_ _ _ Ah-ha, so I sat down with pen in [C#] hand over my [F#] typewriter.
[C#] _
_ _ _ _ [B] And ended up writing this next song, which is a hymn about Christianity.
Actually, an anti-hymn.
The first anti-hymn, folks.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ That's vanilla. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m]
Christian cannons _ _ have [C#] fired at my _ days.
[G#m] With the warning _ _ [F] beneath [C#] the holy _ blaze.
[A#] And [A#m] bow _ to [F#] our _ authorities. _ _
[B] Say the cannons [D#m] of _
[C#] Christianity. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, [G#m] the children _ _ [F] will [C#] be sent to schools.
_ [G#m] Mines of clay [C] are [C#] molded to the rules.
[A#] Learn to fear _ _ _ [F#] all of eternity.
_ _ Warn [B] the cannons _ of [C#] Christianity. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ Holy _ [A#m] hands will [C#] count the money _ raised.
_ [G#m] Like a king, _ [A#m] the Lord is [C#] richly _ praised.
[A#] On a [A#m] cross _ _ [F#] of diamond majesty. _ _
[B] Say the cannons [D#m] of [C#] _ Christianity. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ Missionaries will [C#] travel on crusades.
The [G#m] word is given, [A#] the heathen [C#] souls are _ saved.
_ [A#] Conversion _ [A#m] _ to [F#] our morality.
_ _ Say [B] the cannons _
[D#m] of [C#] Christianity. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] Come the wars _ and turn [C#] the rules around. _ _
[G#m] Defend your soul _ [A#] on [C#] the _ battleground.
_ [A#m] And the Lord _ _ will [F#] march _ beside me.
[B] Drone the cannons [D#m] of _ [C#] Christianity. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Cathedral [G#m] _ walls _ [C#] will glitter with their [G#] gold.
_ [G#m] And the sermons speak [C#] through silver _ robes.
Building [A#m] _ castles _ _
_ [F#] amidst the poverty. _ _
Say [B] the cannons [D#m] of _
[C#] Christianity. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] Worship now _ and wash [C#] your sins away.
_ _ [G#] Drop the _ cons, fall [C#] to your knees and pray.
_ [A#m] Cleanse _ _ _ _ [F#] of all _ hypocrisy. _
_ [B] Smile the cannons _ [D#m]
of [C#] Christianity. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#]
Christian cannons _ _ have [C#] fired at my _ _ days.
With [G#m] the warning _ _ _ [C#] beneath the holy _ _ _ _ [A#] blaze.
And bow _ _ [F#] to our _ authority.
_ _ [B] Say the cannons _ [D#m] of [C#] Christianity. _ _ _
[B] Cry the cannons _ [D#m] of [C#] Christianity. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [D#] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ Thank you and God bless [G#] you.
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