Phil Ochs - Ballad of medgar evers

^EmIn the state of ^GMississippi ^Ammany years ago A ^Dboy of 14 years got a ^Emtaste of southern law ^EmHe saw his friend a ^Ghanging and his ^Amcolor was his crime ^AmAnd the ^Dblood upon his jacket left a ^Embrand upon his mind

CHORUS: ^AmToo many ^Dmartyrs and ^Gtoo many ^Emdead ^AmToo many ^Dlies too many ^Gempty words were ^Emsaid ^AmToo many ^Dtimes for too ^Gmany angry ^Emmen ^AmOh let it ^Dnever be ^Emagain

^EmHis name was Medgar ^GEvers and he ^Amwalked his road alone Like ^DEmmett Till and thousands more whose ^Emnames we'll never know They ^Emtried to burn his ^Ghome and they ^Ambeat him to the ground ^AmBut ^Ddeep inside they both knew what it ^Emtook to bring him down

CHORUS: ^AmToo many ^Dmartyrs and ^Gtoo many ^Emdead ^AmToo many ^Dlies too many ^Gempty words were ^Emsaid ^AmToo many ^Dtimes for too ^Gmany angry ^Emmen ^AmOh let it ^Dnever be ^Emagain

^EmThe killer waited ^Gby his home ^Amhidden by the night As ^DEvers stepped out from his car in^Emto the rifle sight ^Emhe slowly squeezed the ^Gtrigger, the ^Ambullet left his side ^AmIt ^Dstruck the heart of every man when ^EmEvers fell and died.

CHORUS: ^AmToo many ^Dmartyrs and ^Gtoo many ^Emdead ^AmToo many ^Dlies too many ^Gempty words were ^Emsaid ^AmToo many ^Dtimes for too ^Gmany angry ^Emmen ^AmOh let it ^Dnever be ^Emagain

^EmAnd they laid him in his ^Ggrave while the ^Ambugle sounded clear ^Dlaid him in his grave when the ^Emvictory was near ^EmWhile we waited for the ^Gfuture for ^Amfreedom through the land (*) ^AmThe ^Dcountry gained a killer and the ^Emcountry lost a man

CHORUS: ^AmToo many ^Dmartyrs and ^Gtoo many ^Emdead ^AmToo many ^Dlies too many ^Gempty words were ^Emsaid ^AmToo many ^Dtimes for too ^Gmany angry ^Emmen ^AmOh let it ^Dnever be ^Emagain ^AmOh let it ^Dnever be ^Emagain