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Too Many Martyrs

Phil Ochs

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Subject: "Too Many Martyrs" by Phil Ochs

"Too Many Martyrs" by Phil Ochs

In the state of Mississippi many years ago
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A boy of 14 years got a taste of southern law
Am                       Em

He saw his friend a hanging and his color was his crime
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And the blood upon his jacket left a brand upon his mind
Am                                   Em

CHORUS: Too many martyrs and too many dead
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Too many lies too many empty words were said
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Too many times for too many angry men
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Oh let it never be again
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