Phil Ochs - Im going to say it now

Oh ^CI am just a s^Amtudent, sir, and o^Fnly want to ^Clearn But it's ^Ehard to read through the ^Amrisin' smoke of the ^D7books that you like to ^Gburn So I'd ^Clike to make a ^Empromise and I'd l^Amike to make a v^Gow That when ^CI've got something to ^Amsay, sir, ^FI'm gonna ^Gsay it ^Cnow

Oh you've ^Cgiven me a ^Amnumber and you've ^Ftaken off my ^Cname To ^Eget around this ^Amcampus why you ^D7almost need a ^Gplane And ^Cyou're supporting ^EmChang Kai-Shek, while I^Am'm supporting M^Gao So when ^CI've got something to ^Amsay, sir, ^FI'm gonna ^Gsay it ^Cnow

^CI wish that you'd ^Ammake up your mind, I ^Fwish that you'd ^Cdecide That ^EI should live as ^Amfreely as ^D7those who live ^Goutside Cause ^Cwe also are ^Ementitled to the r^Amights to be e^Gndowed And when ^CI've got something to ^Amsay, sir, ^FI'm gonna ^Gsay it ^Cnow

Ooh, you'd ^Clike to be my ^Amfather you'd ^Flike to be my ^CDad And ^Egive me kisses ^Amwhen I'm good and ^D7spank me when I'm ^Gbad But ^Csince I've ^Emleft my parents I've f^Amorgotten how to b^Gow So when ^CI've got something to ^Amsay, sir, ^FI'm gonna ^Gsay it ^Cnow

And ^Cthings they might be ^Amdifferent if ^FI was here ^Calone ^EBut I've got a ^Amfriend or two who no ^D7longer live at ^Ghome And ^Cwe'll respect our ^Emelders just as l^Among as they a^Gllow That when ^CI've got something to ^Amsay, sir, ^FI'm gonna ^Gsay it ^Cnow

I've ^Cread of other ^Amcountries where the ^Fstudents take a ^Cstand Maybe ^Eeven help to ^Amoverthrow the ^D7leaders of the ^Gland Now I ^Cwouldn't go so ^Emfar to say we're a^Amlso learnin' h^Gow But when ^CI've got something to ^Amsay, sir, ^FI'm gonna ^Gsay it ^Cnow

So ^Ckeep right on ^Ama-talkin' and ^Ftell us what to ^Cdo If ^Enobody ^Amlistens my ^D7apologies to ^Gyou And I ^Cknow that you were ^Emyounger once 'cause you s^Amure are older n^Gow And when ^CI've got something to ^Amsay, sir, ^FI'm gonna ^Gsay it ^Cnow

Oh ^CI am just a s^Amtudent, sir, and o^Fnly want to ^Clearn But it's ^Ehard to read through the r^Amisin' smoke of the b^D7ooks that you like to b^Gurn So I'd ^Clike to make a ^Empromise and I'd l^Amike to make a v^Gow That when ^CI've got something to ^Amsay, sir, ^FI'm gonna ^Gsay it ^Cnow