Spanish Civil War Song chords by Phil Ochs

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A minorAm

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
    A minorAm         DmDm       G+G        A minorAm
Oh, say do you remember 25 years ago,
     E MajorE                  A minorAm         E MajorE                  A minorAm   C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
They fought the fascist army, they fought the fascist foe?
   A minorAm           DmDm      G+G            A minorAm
Do you remember Franco, Hitler's old ally?
   E MajorE                 A minorAm               E MajorE                A minorAm   C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
He butchered Spain's democracy,half a million free men died.


Chorus:
G+G
Ai, ai, ai, ai
FF
Did you wonder why?
        C majorC              E MajorE    E7E7
Did you ever pause and cry?


Verse 2:
    A minorAm               DmDm               G+G                  A minorAm
And don't forget the churches and the sad role that they played:
     E MajorE               A minorAm         E MajorE                  A minorAm     C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
They crucified their people and worked the devil's trade;
    A minorAm                 DmDm               G+G          A minorAm
But now the wounds are healing with the passing of time,
      E MajorE                    A minorAm         E MajorE               A minorAm    C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
So we send them planes and rifles and recognize their crime.

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Chorus:
G+G
Ai, ai, ai, ai
FF
Did you wonder why?
        C majorC              E MajorE    E7E7
Did you ever pause and cry?


Verse 3:
   A minorAm                 DmDm          G+G               A minorAm
So spend your tourist dollars and turn your heads away.
   E MajorE             A minorAm                  E MajorE                 A minorAm   C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
Forget about the slaughter, it's the price we all must pay,
    A minorAm                 DmDm           G+G               A minorAm
For now the world's in struggle, to win we all must bend:
   E MajorE                A minorAm                    E MajorE                A minorAm      C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
So dim the light in Freedom's soul: sleep well tonight, my friend.


Chorus:
G+G
Ai, ai, ai, ai
FF
Did you wonder why?
        C majorC              E MajorE    E7E7
Did you ever pause and cry?

A minorAm