Ive Had Her chords by Phil Ochs

🎸 Intro:

E A E A E C#m F#m B B7



🎸 Verse 1:
E         A       E    A   E
the night air is inviting you to walk out on the trail
      C#m F#m
you wil not fail
       B B7
you will not fail
  E       A      E    A   E
and by the beach a lady sails a ship without a sail
       C#m    F#m
and you reach out for her
       B     B7
and you reach out for her

🎸 Chorus:
  A    B
but I've had her
A    B
I've had her
   C#m
she's nothing

🎸 Verse 2:
E          A       E   A   E
down the cliffs you clamor and you tumble to the shore
        C#m F#m
the warm waves roar
        B B7
the warm waves roar
  E       A     E    A      E
and on the reef a lady siren screams one perfume more
    C#m F#m
and she shouts to you
           B     B7
through the foam she shouts to you

🎸 Chorus:
A      B
but I've had her
A    B
I've had her
   C#m
she's nothing

🎸 Verse 3:
E         A     E      A   E
the players at the party are prepared to take a chance
        C#m F#m
they drop their pants
        B B7
they drop their pants
E       A       E      A        E
in the corner she's so crystaline no one dares to ask a dance
       C#m  F#m
and she calls out to you
       B   B7
and she calls out to you

🎸 Chorus:
A      B
but I've had her
A    B
I've had her
   C#m
she's nothing

🎸 Verse 4:
E       A       E    A      E
in the prison of your broken bed you dribble in a dream
      C#m F#m
and find a queen
      B B7
and find a queen
     E       A      E     A  E
but your sleep is sadly stolen by a face that is a stream
        C#m  F#m
that's flowing out to you
        B   B7
that's flowing out to you

🎸 Chorus:
A      B
but I've had her
A    B
I've had her
   C#m
she's nothing

🎸 Verse 5:
E         A       E   A    E
the vision of the seven veils is racing down the road
     C#m F#m
signs are slow
       B B7
the signs are slow
  E       A        E   A      E
but beauty is the mistess and the beauty you've been told
        C#m    F#m         B B7
you'd speed the route for her you'd speed the route for her

🎸 Chorus:
A      B
but I've had her
A    B
I've had her
   C#m
she's nothing

🎸 Verse 6:
E            A     E    A     E
the fog has changed the city to a friendly frightened fawn
        C#m F#m
the shades are drawn
        B B7
the shades are drawn
E       A            E   A    E
to possess her misty madness you would gladly duel the dawn
     C#m F#m
and fade out to her
     B     B7
and fade out to her

🎸 Chorus:
A      B
but I've had her
A    B
I've had her
   C#m
she's nothing

🎸 Verse 7:
E          A      E      A    E
the circus clown he hides a tear beneath his painted smile
       C#m F#m
and charms a child
       B B7
and charms a child
     E         A          E   A    E
while the dancing girls and prancing horse blows kisses down the aisle
      C#m    F#m
you'd roll about for her
      B     B7
you'd roll about for her

🎸 Chorus:
A      B
but I've had her
A    B
I've had her
   C#m
she's nothing

🎸 Verse 7:
E       A          E   A    E
all alone the flaiming field your fairy love is spread
       C#m F#m
your time has fled
       B B7
your time has fled
    E      A        E   A     E
now the only way to touch her is the gun beside your head
        C#m    F#m
now there's no doubt for her
        B     B7
now there's no doubt for her

🎸 Chorus:
A      B
but I've had her
A    B
I've had her
   C#m
she's nothing