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Iron Lady by Phil Ochs

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🎸 Intro: 

Am Em C C9 Am Em Em/G Am




🎸 Verse 1:
         Em   C        Em/G   Am
Have you seen the iron lady's charms
        Em     C       Em/G   Am
Legs of steel, leather on her arms
F           Dm
Taking on a man to die
G                     Em
A life for a life, an eye for an eye
F                    Dm   Am     G    Am
And death's the iron lady in the chair

🎸 Verse 2:
         Em       C         Em/G    Am
Stop the murders, deter the crimes away
     Em            C       Em/G    Am
Only killing shows killing doesn't pay
F                       Dm
Yes, that's the kind of law it takes
G              Em
Even though we make mistakes
F                      Dm        Am     G    Am
And sometimes send the wrong man to the chair

🎸 Verse 3:
       Em        C       Em/G      Am
In the death row waiting for their turn
   Em              C     Em/G      Am
No time to change, not a chance to learn
F               Dm
Waiting for someone to call
G             Em
Say it's over after all
F                           Dm      Am     G    Am
They won't have to face the justice of the chair

🎸 Verse 4:
       Em        C         Em/G     Am
Just before they serve him one last meal
          Em             C       Em/G   Am
Shave his head, oh, they ask him how he feels
F                        Dm
Then the warden comes to say goodbye
G                 Em
Reporters come to watch him die
F                 Dm         Am     G    Am
Watch him as he's strapped into the chair

🎸 Verse 5:
        Em           C         Em/G  Am
And the chaplain, he reads the final prayer
    Em                 C       Em/G    Am
"Be brave, my son, the Lord is waiting there"
F                Dm
Oh, murder is so wrong you see
G                      Em
Both the Bible and the courts agree
F                           Dm     Am     G    Am
That the state's allowed to murder in the chair

🎸 Verse 6:
       Em                   C       Em/G   Am
In the courtroom, watch the balance of the scales
       Em                      C        Em/G   Am
If the price is right, there's time for more appeals
F                           Dm
The strings are pulled, the switch is stayed
G                  Em
The finest lawyers fees are paid
F                    Dm    Am      G    Am
And a rich man never died upon the chair

🎸 Verse 7:
         Em       C    Em/G   Am
Have you seen the iron lady's charms
        Em     C       Em/G   Am
Legs of steel, leather on her arms
F           Dm
Taking on a man to die
G                     Em
A life for a life, an eye for an eye
F                   Dm   Am     G    Am
And that's the iron lady in the chair