Phil Ochs - The ballad of the carpenter

^AmJesus was a ^Gworking ^Amman ^AmAnd a hero ^Gyou will ^Amhear ^AmBorn in the ^Gtown of ^AmBethle^Ehem At the t^Amurning ^Cof the ^Gyear At the ^E7turning of the ^Amyear

^AmWhen Jesus was a ^Glittle ^Amlad ^AmStreets rang ^Gwith his ^Amname ^AmFor he argued ^Gwith the ^Amolder ^Emen ^AmAnd put them ^Call to ^Gshame He ^E7put them all to ^Amshame

^AmHe became a wandering ^Gjourney^Amman ^AmAnd he traveled ^Gfar and ^Amwide ^AmAnd he noticed how ^Gwealth and ^Ampover^Ety Live ^Amalways ^Cside by ^Gside Live ^E7always side by ^Amside

^AmSo he said "Come you ^Gworking ^Ammen ^AmFarmers and ^Gweavers ^Amtoo ^AmIf you would ^Gonly ^Amstand as ^Eone This ^Amworld ^Cbelongs ^Gto you ^E7This world belongs ^Amto you"

^AmWhen the rich men heard what the ^Gcarpenter had ^Amdone ^AmTo the Roman ^Gtroops they ^Amran ^AmSaying put this ^Grebel ^AmJesus ^Edown ^AmHe's a menace to ^CGod and ^Gman He's a ^E7menace to God and ^Amman

^AmThe commander of the ^Goccupying ^Amtroops ^AmJust ^Glaughed and then he ^Amsaid ^Am"There's a ^Gcross to spare on^Am Calvaries ^EHill By the ^Amweekend ^Che'll ^Gbe dead By the ^E7weekend he'll be ^Amdead"

^AmNow Jesus walked a^Gmong the ^Ampoor ^AmFor the poor were ^Ghis own ^Amkind ^AmAnd they'd never let ^Gthem get ^Amnear en^Eough To ^Amtake him ^Cfrom be^Ghind To ^E7take him from be^Amhind

^AmSo they hired one of the ^Gtraders ^Amtrade ^AmAnd an ^Ginformer was ^Amhe ^AmAnd he sold his ^Gbrother to the ^Ambutchers ^Emen For a f^Amistful of ^Csilver ^Gmoney For a f^E7istful of silver ^Ammoney

^AmAnd Jesus sat in the ^Gprison ^Amcell ^AmAnd they beat him and ^Goffered him ^Ambribes ^AmTo desert the ^Gcause of his ^Amfellow ^Eman And ^Amwork for the ^Crich men's ^Gtribe To ^E7work for the rich men's ^Amtribe

^AmAnd the sweat stood out on ^GJesus' ^Ambrow ^AmAnd the blood was ^Gin his ^Ameye ^AmWhen they nailed his ^Gbody to the ^AmRoman ^Ecross And they ^Amlaughed as they ^Cwatched him ^Gdie They ^E7laughed as they watched him ^Amdie

^AmTwo thousand years have ^Gpassed and ^Amgone ^AmMany a ^Ghero ^Amtoo ^AmBut the dream of ^Gthis poor ^Amcarpen^Eter Re^Ammains in the ^Chands of ^Gyou Rem^E7ains in the hands of ^Amyou