Phil Ochs - Links on the chain

^ACome you ranks of labor, c^Come you u^Dnion ^Acore ^AAnd see if you remember the ^Cstruggles ^Dof ^Abefore When ^F#myou were standing helpless on the o^Dutside of the ^Edoor And you s^Bmtarted building l^Einks on the ^AChain On the C^Bmhain, you st^Darted building li^Enks on the Ch^Aain

W^Ahen the police on the horses were w^Caitin' ^Don d^Aemand R^Aidin' through the strike with the ^Cpistols ^Din their ^Ahands ^F#mSwingin' at the skulls of ^Dmany a union ^Eman As you ^Bmbuilt one more l^Eink on the ^Achain, on the c^Bmhain As you ^Dbuilt one more l^Eink on the c^Ahain

T^Ahen the army of the fascists tried to p^Cut you ^Don the r^Aun ^ABut the army of the union, they d^Cid what ^Dcould be d^Aone Oh, the p^F#mower of the factory was gr^Deater than the ^Egun As you b^Bmuilt one more l^Eink on the ch^Aain, on the c^Bmhain As you b^Duilt one more l^Eink on the ch^Aain

^AAnd then in 1954, decis^Cions f^Dinally m^Aade T^Ahe black man was a-risin' fast and r^Cacin' f^Drom the s^Ahade And your u^F#mnion took no stand and your u^Dnion was b^Eetrayed As you ^Bmlost yourself a l^Eink on the c^Ahain, on the c^Bmhain As you l^Dost yourslef a l^Eink on the ch^Aain

^AAnd then there came the boycotts and t^Chen the f^Dreedom r^Aides ^AAnd forgetting what you stood for, you t^Cried to ^Dblock the t^Aide Oh, the a^F#mutomation bosses werre l^Daughin' on the ^Eside As they w^Bmatched you lose your ^Elink on the c^Ahain, on the c^Bmhain As they wa^Dtched you lose your l^Eink on the c^Ahain

Y^Aou know when they block your trucks boys, by l^Cayin' ^Don the ^Aroad A^All that they are doin' is a^Cll that y^Dou have s^Ahowed That you ^F#mgotta strike, you gotta fight to g^Det what you are o^Ewed When you're b^Bmuilding all your l^Einks on the c^Ahain, on the c^Bmhain When you're b^Duilding all your l^Einks on the ^Achain

^AAmd the man who tries to tell you that they'll t^Cake your ^Djob ^Aaway ^AHe's the same man who was scabbin' hard j^Cust the o^Dther ^Aday And your ^F#munion's not a union till he's t^Dhrown out of the ^Eway And he's c^Bmhokin' on your l^Einks of the c^Ahain, of the ^Bmchain And he's c^Dhokin' on your l^Einks of the c^Ahain

F^Aor now the times are tellin' you the t^Cimes are ^Drollin' ^Aon A^And you're fighting for the same thing, the j^Cobs that w^Dill be ^Agone Now it's ^F#monly fair to ask you boys, ^Dwhich side are you ^Eon? As you're b^Bmuildin' all your l^Einks on the c^Ahain, on the ^Bmchain As you're b^Duildin' all your l^Einks on the c^Ahain