Chords for Phil Ochs - Song of My Returning

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Ebm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] The wild geese [E] are dancing in [B] the ripples of [Abm] the morn
[B] My _ wanderlust [Abm] is born
_ [E] I've got to follow them wherever _ [Gb] they may lead _
_ For _ [B] I am just [E] a sailor on [B] a ship across [Abm] the land
_ _ [B] _ Let me hold [Abm] your hand to [E] bid farewell so [Dbm] I can knuckle to [Gb] my _ knee
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ But I'll be back again [Abm] no matter where I go
_ For [E] it's only [Gb] love that frees the fire [B] for burning _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ Then I'll take you in my [Abm] arms and tell you all I know
[Dbm] As I sing the [Gb] early songs of [Eb] my returning _
The _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ weary world [E] is waiting for [B] ambitions to [Abm] be played _
[B] Now young and [Ebm] not afraid, _ I've [E] got to challenge every [Dbm] chalice that [Gb] I know
_ _ My _
[B] _ eager ears [E] are listening for [B] the singing _ [Abm] of the signs _
[B] _ _ Deeper on [Abm] the line, [E] upon the face that finds [Dbm] reflections in [Gb] the road _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ Yes, I'll be back again [Abm] no matter where I go
[Dbm] For [E] it's only [Gb] love that frees the fire [B] for burning
_ Then _ _
[Ebm] _ I'll take you in my arms [Abm] and tell you all I know _
[Dbm] As I sing the [Gb] changing songs of [Ab] my returning _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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My drifting days prepare me to do battle with [Abm] the night
[B] A phantom of [Abm] the fight, I've [E] got to conquer all [Dbm] the courage [Gb] of my fear
_ The _ _
[B] answer lies [E] in limbo and [B] the harvest will [Abm] be hard
_ [B]
But sacred are the scars [E] that leave their [E] mark upon the fast [Gb] dissolving _ _ year
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_ Yes, I'll be back again [Abm] no matter where I go
For [E] it's only [Gb] love that frees the fire [B] for burning
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
Then I'll take you in my arms [Abm] and tell you all I know _
[Dbm] As I sing the [Gb] growing _ songs [Ab] of my returning
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[B] _ _ _ _ _ Time must [E] have her victory, _ [B] it's that I've [Abm] always known
[B] But I've won or [Abm] lost along
_ [E] And when a voice calls out, [Abm] there's someone you [Gb] must meet _
_ With _ [B] _ every strength [E] remaining, I [B] will suffer one [Abm] more scene
_ _ [B] I'll gather all my dreams [Ab] and [E] with my final breath I'll [Dbm] lay them [Gb] at your feet
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Yes, I'll be back again [Abm] no matter where I go
_ [Dbm] For it's only [Gb] love that frees the [B] fire for burning
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
Then I'll take you in my arms [Abm] and tell you all I know
_ [Dbm] As I sing the [Gb] final song [Ab] of my returning
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