Phil Ochs - The war is over

^BmSilent Soldiers on a silver screen, ^Gframed in ^Emfantasies and

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^Gdragged in dre^Emam. ^AmUnpaid ^Dactors of the ^Gmystery, ^Amthe mad director ^Dknows that ^Emfreedom will not make you ^Dfree. ^Emand what's this got to do with m^De ? I d^Feclare the war is ^Cover, it's ov^Ger, it's ^Dover.

^BmDrums are drizzling on a grain of sand, ^Gfading r^Emhythms of a

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f^Gading la^Emnd. ^AmProve your ^Dcourage in the proud ^Gparade, ^Amtrust your ^Dleaders where ^Emmistakes are almost never ^Dmade, ^Emand they're afraid that I'm afra^Did ^FI'm afraid the war is ^Cover, it's o^Gver, it's ove^Dr.

^BmAngry artists painting angry signs, ^Guse their ^Emvision just to

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^G blind the ^Emblind. ^AmPoisoned ^Dplayers of a grizz^Gly game, ^Amone is gu^Dilty and the other ^Emgets the point to b^Dlame, ^Empardon me, if I refrai^Dn ^FI declare the war is ^Cover, it's ov^Ger, it's over^D.

^BmSo do your duty, boys, and join with pride, ^Gserve your ^Emcountry in her

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^Gsuicide^Em. ^AmFind the ^Dflags so you can wave good^Gbye, ^Ambut just before the ^Dend even t^Emreason might be worth a tr^Dy, ^Emthis country is to young t^Do die. ^FI declare the war is ^Cover, it's ov^Ger, it's over^D.

^BmOne-legged veterans will greet the dawn, ^Gand they're whistling ^Emmarches as they

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mo^Gw the la^Emwn. ^AmAnd the gargoyles only ^Dsit and g^Grieve, ^Amthe gypsy fortune ^Dteller told me ^Emthat we'd been ^Ddeceived, ^Emyou only are what you believ^De. ^FI believe the war is ^Cover, it's ov^Ger, it's ^Dover.