I Ain't Marching Anymore — Phil Ochs
Chords and lyrics for I Ain't Marching Anymore by Phil Ochs (key of C).
Verse
oh i [G]marched to the [C]battle of [D]new orleans
at [G]the end of the [C]early british [D]war
a [G]young land started [Am]growing, a [F]young blood started [Em]flowing
but [C]i ain't a [Am]marching [D]anymore
for i [G]killed my share of [C]indians in a [D]thousand different fights
i was [G]there at the [C]little big [D]horn
i heard [G]many men [Am]lying i saw [F]many more [Em]dying
and [C]i ain't a [Am]marching [D]anymore
Chorus
it's [C]always the old who [G]lead us to the war
it's [C]always the [Em]young who [A]fall
[C]look at all we've won with the [G]sabre [D]and the [Em]gun
[C]tell me, was it [Am]worth it [D]all?
Verse
for i [G]stole [C]california from the [D]mexican lands
and i [G]fought in the [C]bloody civil [D]war.
yes i [G]even killed my [Am]brothers and [F]so many [Em]others
so i[C] ain't a [Am]marching [D]anymore
for i [G]marched to the [C]battles of the [D]german trench
in a [G]war that was [C]bound to end all [D]wars
and i [G]must have killed a [Am]million men and [F]now they want me [Em]back again
but [C]i ain't a [Am]marching [D]anymore.
Chorus
for i [G]flew the final [C]mission in the [D]japanese skies
and i [G]set off the [C]mighty mushroom [D]roar
when i [G]saw their cities [Am]burning, i [C]knew that i was [D]learning
that[C] i ain't a[Am] marching [D]anymore
now the [G]labour leader's [C]screaming when they [D]close the missile plants
[G]united fruit screams [C]at the cuban [D]shore
call it [G]peace or call it [Am]treason, call it [F]love or call it [Em]reason.
but [C]i ain't a [Am]marching [D]anymore.
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