Chords for Phil Ochs - The War is over
Tempo:
134.4 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Fm
Gb
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Well, some of us have been protesting against the war in Vietnam to a point where it became
a sort of a mindless habit and we seem to be losing our effectiveness because the administration,
those in power, always have longevity on their side.
[C] At a certain point you keep saying, indecent, indecent, and the words [Gb] lose their meaning.
[Eb] It's just the sound of syllables.
It's not a [Gb] word anymore.
[Eb] So last [B] June, some of us in America declared [Gb] the war over [B] from the bottom up [Gb] and [C] celebrated
the end of [Ab] the war [Db] [Gb] and we've been [B] celebrating ever since.
[Gb] And the war which of course was never declared.
[Cm] And it's the use of absurdities, the use of a form of street theater rather than just
straight moral [F] protest, the use of [Cm] theatrical, changing reality in your heads.
So here's a song called The War Is Over which I think can be applied to the Cold War.
I think [G] it's time that a lot of people in a lot of countries declared the Cold War over
which is sort of strangling the earth at the moment.
People, you can't recreate your own reality.
This is what people [Eb] forget when they become [Ab] children of the [Cm] media.
Silent soldiers on a silver screen, [Ab] [Fm] framed in
[Ab] fantasies and [Fm] drugged in dreams.
[Bbm] Unpaid actors [Ab] of the mystery.
[Bbm] The [Eb] mad director
[Ab] [Fm] knows that freedom [Ebm] will not make you free.
[Fm] And what's this [Eb] got to do with [Gb] me?
I declare the war [Db] is over.
[Ab] It's over.
[Eb] It's over.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Cm] From the street dressed on a grain of sand.
[Ab] Fading rhythms of a [Fm] fading land.
[Eb] [Bbm] Prove your courage [Ab] in the proud parade.
[Bbm] [Ebm] Trust your leaders [Fm] where mistakes [Ebm] are almost never made.
[Fm] And they're afraid [Eb] that I'm afraid.
[Gb] I'm afraid the [Db] war is over.
[Ab] It's over.
[Eb] It's over.
[Cm] Angry artists painting angry signs.
[Ab]
[Fm] Use their vision just [Ab] to [Fm] blind the blind.
[Bbm] Poisoned players [Ab]
of a grisly game.
[Bbm] One [Eb] is guilty [Fm] and the other [Eb] gets to point the blame.
[Fm] Pardon [Eb] me if I refrain.
[Gb] I declare the war [Db] is over.
[Eb] It's over.
[Ab]
[Eb] It's over.
[Ab]
[Cm] So do your duty boys and join with pride.
[Ab] Serve your country in her [Fm] suicide.
[Bbm] Find a flag so [Ab] you can wave goodbye.
[Bbm]
But [Eb] just [Ebm] before the end [Fm] even treason might [Eb] be worth a try.
[Fm] This country is [Eb] too young to [Gb] die.
I declare the [Db] war is over.
[Ab] It's over. [Eb] It's over.
[Cm] One-legged veterans will greet the dawn.
[Ab] And their whistling [Fm] marches [Ab] as they mow [Fm] the lawn.
[Bbm] And the [Ab] gargoyles only sit and grieve.
[Bbm] The [Eb] gypsy fortune [Fm] teller told me [Eb] that we've been deceived.
[Fm] You only are [Eb] what you believe.
[Gb] I believe the [Db] war is over.
[Eb] It's over.
[Ab] [Eb] It's over.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab]
a sort of a mindless habit and we seem to be losing our effectiveness because the administration,
those in power, always have longevity on their side.
[C] At a certain point you keep saying, indecent, indecent, and the words [Gb] lose their meaning.
[Eb] It's just the sound of syllables.
It's not a [Gb] word anymore.
[Eb] So last [B] June, some of us in America declared [Gb] the war over [B] from the bottom up [Gb] and [C] celebrated
the end of [Ab] the war [Db] [Gb] and we've been [B] celebrating ever since.
[Gb] And the war which of course was never declared.
[Cm] And it's the use of absurdities, the use of a form of street theater rather than just
straight moral [F] protest, the use of [Cm] theatrical, changing reality in your heads.
So here's a song called The War Is Over which I think can be applied to the Cold War.
I think [G] it's time that a lot of people in a lot of countries declared the Cold War over
which is sort of strangling the earth at the moment.
People, you can't recreate your own reality.
This is what people [Eb] forget when they become [Ab] children of the [Cm] media.
Silent soldiers on a silver screen, [Ab] [Fm] framed in
[Ab] fantasies and [Fm] drugged in dreams.
[Bbm] Unpaid actors [Ab] of the mystery.
[Bbm] The [Eb] mad director
[Ab] [Fm] knows that freedom [Ebm] will not make you free.
[Fm] And what's this [Eb] got to do with [Gb] me?
I declare the war [Db] is over.
[Ab] It's over.
[Eb] It's over.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Cm] From the street dressed on a grain of sand.
[Ab] Fading rhythms of a [Fm] fading land.
[Eb] [Bbm] Prove your courage [Ab] in the proud parade.
[Bbm] [Ebm] Trust your leaders [Fm] where mistakes [Ebm] are almost never made.
[Fm] And they're afraid [Eb] that I'm afraid.
[Gb] I'm afraid the [Db] war is over.
[Ab] It's over.
[Eb] It's over.
[Cm] Angry artists painting angry signs.
[Ab]
[Fm] Use their vision just [Ab] to [Fm] blind the blind.
[Bbm] Poisoned players [Ab]
of a grisly game.
[Bbm] One [Eb] is guilty [Fm] and the other [Eb] gets to point the blame.
[Fm] Pardon [Eb] me if I refrain.
[Gb] I declare the war [Db] is over.
[Eb] It's over.
[Ab]
[Eb] It's over.
[Ab]
[Cm] So do your duty boys and join with pride.
[Ab] Serve your country in her [Fm] suicide.
[Bbm] Find a flag so [Ab] you can wave goodbye.
[Bbm]
But [Eb] just [Ebm] before the end [Fm] even treason might [Eb] be worth a try.
[Fm] This country is [Eb] too young to [Gb] die.
I declare the [Db] war is over.
[Ab] It's over. [Eb] It's over.
[Cm] One-legged veterans will greet the dawn.
[Ab] And their whistling [Fm] marches [Ab] as they mow [Fm] the lawn.
[Bbm] And the [Ab] gargoyles only sit and grieve.
[Bbm] The [Eb] gypsy fortune [Fm] teller told me [Eb] that we've been deceived.
[Fm] You only are [Eb] what you believe.
[Gb] I believe the [Db] war is over.
[Eb] It's over.
[Ab] [Eb] It's over.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab]
Key:
Eb
Ab
Fm
Gb
Bbm
Eb
Ab
Fm
Well, some of us have been protesting against the war in Vietnam to a point where it became
a sort of a mindless habit and we seem to be losing our effectiveness because the administration,
those in power, always have longevity on their side.
[C] At a certain point you keep saying, indecent, indecent, and the words [Gb] lose their meaning.
_ [Eb] It's just the sound of syllables.
It's not a [Gb] word anymore.
_ [Eb] So last [B] June, _ some of us in America declared [Gb] the war over _ _ [B] from the bottom up [Gb] and _ [C] celebrated
the end of [Ab] the war _ [Db] _ [Gb] and we've been _ [B] celebrating ever since.
[Gb] And the _ _ _ _ war which of course was never declared.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ And it's the use of absurdities, the use of a form of street theater rather than just
straight moral [F] protest, the use of [Cm] theatrical, changing reality in your heads.
So here's a song called The War Is Over which _ I think can be applied to the Cold War.
I think _ [G] it's time that a lot of people in a lot of countries declared the Cold War over
which is sort of strangling the earth at the moment. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ People, _ _ you can't recreate your own reality.
This is what people [Eb] forget when they become [Ab] children of the [Cm] media. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Silent soldiers on a _ silver screen, _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] framed in _
[Ab] fantasies and _ _ [Fm] drugged in dreams.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ Unpaid actors [Ab] _ of the _ mystery. _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ The [Eb] mad director _
[Ab] [Fm] knows that freedom [Ebm] will not make you free.
[Fm] And what's this [Eb] got to do with [Gb] me?
_ _ I declare the war [Db] is _ over. _ _
_ [Ab] It's over. _ _ _
_ [Eb] It's over.
[Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ From the street dressed on a grain of sand. _
[Ab] _ _ _ Fading _ rhythms of a _ [Fm] fading _ land.
[Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _ Prove your courage [Ab] in the proud _ parade. _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Ebm] Trust your leaders [Fm] where mistakes [Ebm] are almost never made.
[Fm] And they're afraid [Eb] that I'm afraid.
[Gb] _ _ _ I'm afraid the [Db] war is over. _ _ _
[Ab] _ It's over.
[Eb] _ _ _ It's over. _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ Angry _ artists painting _ angry signs.
[Ab] _
_ _ _ [Fm] Use their vision just [Ab] to _ [Fm] blind the blind. _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ Poisoned players [Ab]
of a _ grisly game. _ _
[Bbm] _ _ One [Eb] is guilty _ [Fm] and the other [Eb] gets to point the blame.
[Fm] _ Pardon [Eb] me if I refrain.
[Gb] _ _ _ I declare the war [Db] is _ over. _ _ _
[Eb] It's over.
_ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] It's over.
[Ab] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ So do your duty boys and join with pride. _
[Ab] _ _ Serve your country in her _ [Fm] suicide. _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ Find a flag so [Ab] you can wave _ goodbye.
_ [Bbm] _
_ But [Eb] just [Ebm] before the end [Fm] even treason might [Eb] be worth a try.
[Fm] This country is [Eb] too young to [Gb] die.
_ _ I declare the [Db] war is _ over. _ _
_ [Ab] It's _ over. _ _ [Eb] It's _ over. _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ One-legged _ veterans will _ greet the dawn.
[Ab] And their _ whistling [Fm] marches [Ab] as they mow [Fm] the lawn.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ And the [Ab] gargoyles only sit and grieve.
_ [Bbm] _ _ The [Eb] gypsy _ fortune [Fm] teller told me [Eb] that we've been deceived.
_ [Fm] You only are [Eb] what you believe.
[Gb] _ _ _ I believe the [Db] war is _ over.
_ _ _ [Eb] It's over. _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] It's over.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a sort of a mindless habit and we seem to be losing our effectiveness because the administration,
those in power, always have longevity on their side.
[C] At a certain point you keep saying, indecent, indecent, and the words [Gb] lose their meaning.
_ [Eb] It's just the sound of syllables.
It's not a [Gb] word anymore.
_ [Eb] So last [B] June, _ some of us in America declared [Gb] the war over _ _ [B] from the bottom up [Gb] and _ [C] celebrated
the end of [Ab] the war _ [Db] _ [Gb] and we've been _ [B] celebrating ever since.
[Gb] And the _ _ _ _ war which of course was never declared.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ And it's the use of absurdities, the use of a form of street theater rather than just
straight moral [F] protest, the use of [Cm] theatrical, changing reality in your heads.
So here's a song called The War Is Over which _ I think can be applied to the Cold War.
I think _ [G] it's time that a lot of people in a lot of countries declared the Cold War over
which is sort of strangling the earth at the moment. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ People, _ _ you can't recreate your own reality.
This is what people [Eb] forget when they become [Ab] children of the [Cm] media. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Silent soldiers on a _ silver screen, _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] framed in _
[Ab] fantasies and _ _ [Fm] drugged in dreams.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ Unpaid actors [Ab] _ of the _ mystery. _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ The [Eb] mad director _
[Ab] [Fm] knows that freedom [Ebm] will not make you free.
[Fm] And what's this [Eb] got to do with [Gb] me?
_ _ I declare the war [Db] is _ over. _ _
_ [Ab] It's over. _ _ _
_ [Eb] It's over.
[Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ From the street dressed on a grain of sand. _
[Ab] _ _ _ Fading _ rhythms of a _ [Fm] fading _ land.
[Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _ Prove your courage [Ab] in the proud _ parade. _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Ebm] Trust your leaders [Fm] where mistakes [Ebm] are almost never made.
[Fm] And they're afraid [Eb] that I'm afraid.
[Gb] _ _ _ I'm afraid the [Db] war is over. _ _ _
[Ab] _ It's over.
[Eb] _ _ _ It's over. _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ Angry _ artists painting _ angry signs.
[Ab] _
_ _ _ [Fm] Use their vision just [Ab] to _ [Fm] blind the blind. _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ Poisoned players [Ab]
of a _ grisly game. _ _
[Bbm] _ _ One [Eb] is guilty _ [Fm] and the other [Eb] gets to point the blame.
[Fm] _ Pardon [Eb] me if I refrain.
[Gb] _ _ _ I declare the war [Db] is _ over. _ _ _
[Eb] It's over.
_ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] It's over.
[Ab] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ So do your duty boys and join with pride. _
[Ab] _ _ Serve your country in her _ [Fm] suicide. _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ Find a flag so [Ab] you can wave _ goodbye.
_ [Bbm] _
_ But [Eb] just [Ebm] before the end [Fm] even treason might [Eb] be worth a try.
[Fm] This country is [Eb] too young to [Gb] die.
_ _ I declare the [Db] war is _ over. _ _
_ [Ab] It's _ over. _ _ [Eb] It's _ over. _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ One-legged _ veterans will _ greet the dawn.
[Ab] And their _ whistling [Fm] marches [Ab] as they mow [Fm] the lawn.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ And the [Ab] gargoyles only sit and grieve.
_ [Bbm] _ _ The [Eb] gypsy _ fortune [Fm] teller told me [Eb] that we've been deceived.
_ [Fm] You only are [Eb] what you believe.
[Gb] _ _ _ I believe the [Db] war is _ over.
_ _ _ [Eb] It's over. _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] It's over.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _