Guitar chords with lyrics
Verse 1:C majorC
A minorAm
FF
C majorC Oh I am just a student, sir, and only want to learn
E MajorE
A minorAm
D7D7
G+G But it's hard to read through the risin' smoke of the books that you like to burn
C majorC
E MajorE
A minorAm
G+G So I'd like to make a promise and I'd like to make a vow
C majorC
A minorAm
FF
G+G
C majorC That when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now
Verse 2:C majorC
A minorAm
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C majorC Oh you've given me a number and you've taken off my name
E MajorE
A minorAm
D7D7
G+G To get around this campus why you almost need a plane
C majorC
E MajorE
A minorAm
G+G And you're supporting Chang Kai-Shek, while I'm supporting Mao
C majorC
A minorAm
FF
G+G
C majorC So when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now Verse 3:
C majorC
A minorAm
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C majorC I wish that you'd make up your mind, I wish that you'd decide
E MajorE
A minorAm
D7D7
G+G That I should live as freely as those who live outside
C majorC
E MajorE
A minorAm
G+G Cause we also are entitled to the rights to be endowed
C majorC
A minorAm
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G+G
C majorC And when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now Verse 4:
C majorC
A minorAm
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C majorC Ooh, you'd like to be my father you'd like to be my Dad
E MajorE
A minorAm
D7D7
G+G And give me kisses when I'm good and spank me when I'm bad
C majorC
E MajorE
A minorAm
G+G But since I've left my parents I've forgotten how to bow
C majorC
A minorAm
FF
G+G
C majorC So when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now
Verse 5:C majorC
A minorAm
FF
C majorC And things they might be different if I was here alone
E MajorE
A minorAm
D7D7
G+G But I've got a friend or two who no longer live at home
C majorC
E MajorE
A minorAm
G+G And we'll respect our elders just as long as they allow
C majorC
A minorAm
FF
G+G
C majorC That when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now Verse 6:
C majorC
A minorAm
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C majorC I've read of other countries where the students take a stand
E MajorE
A minorAm
D7D7
G+G Maybe even help to overthrow the leaders of the land
C majorC
E MajorE
A minorAm
G+G Now I wouldn't go so far to say we're also learnin' how
C majorC
A minorAm
FF
G+G
C majorC But when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now Verse 7:
C majorC
A minorAm
FF
C majorC So keep right on a-talkin' and tell us what to do
E MajorE
A minorAm
D7D7
G+G If nobody listens my apologies to you
C majorC
E MajorE
A minorAm
G+G And I know that you were younger once 'cause you sure are older now
C majorC
A minorAm
FF
G+G
C majorC And when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now Verse 8:
C majorC
A minorAm
FF
C majorC Oh I am just a student, sir, and only want to learn
E MajorE
A minorAm
D7D7
G+G But it's hard to read through the risin' smoke of the books that you like to burn
C majorC
E MajorE
A minorAm
G+G So I'd like to make a promise and I'd like to make a vow
C majorC
A minorAm
FF
G+G
C majorC
ⓘ Guitar chords for 'Im Going To Say It Now' by Phil Ochs, a male artist. Phil Ochs was born in 1940. He passed away in 1976