Love Me, I'm a Liberal — Phil Ochs
Chords and lyrics for Love Me, I'm a Liberal by Phil Ochs (key of E).
Verse 1
I [E]cried when they [A]shot Medgar [E]Evers[A]
[E]Tears ran down my [C#m]spine
I [E]cried when they [A]shot Mr. [E]Kennedy
As though I'd [F#7]lost a father of [B7]mine
But [E]Malcolm X [A]got what was [E]coming
He [G#m]got what he asked for this [A]time
So [E]love me, [C#m]love me, [A]love me, [B7]I'm a [E]liberal
I [E]go to [A]civil rights [E][A]rallies
And I [E]put down the old [C#m]D.A.R.
I love [E]Harry and [A]Sidney and [E]Sammy
I hope every [F#7]colored boy becomes a [B7]star
But [E]don't talk [A]about [E]revolution
That's [G#m]going a little bit too [A]far
So [E]love me, [C#m]love me, [A]love me, [B7]I'm a [E]liberal
I [E]cheered when [A]Humphrey was [E]chosen[A]
My [E]faith in the system [C#m]restored
I'm [E]glad the [A]commies were [E]thrown out
Of the [F#7]A.F.L. C.I.O. [B7]board
I [E]love Puerto [A]Ricans and [E]Negros
As [G#m]long as they don't move next [A]door
So [E]love me, [C#m]love me, [A]love me, [B7]I'm a [E]liberal
The [E]people of [A]old [E]Mississippi[A]
Should [E]all hang their heads in [C#m]shame
I [E]can't [A]understand how their [E]minds work
What's the [F#7]matter don't they watch Les [B7]Crane?
But if you [E]ask me to [A]bus my [E]children
I [G#m]hope the cops take down your [A]name
So [E]love me, [C#m]love me, [A]love me, [B7]I'm a [E]liberal
I [E]read New [A]Republic and [E]Nation[A]
I've [E]learned to take every [C#m]view
You [E]know, I've memorized [A]Lerner and [E]Golden
I [F#7]feel like I'm almost a [B7]Jew
But when it [E]comes to [A]times like [E]korea
There's [G#m]no one more red, white and [A]blue
So [E]love me, [C#m]love me, [A]love me, [B7]I'm a [E]liberal
I [E]vote for the [A]democtratic [E]party[A]
They [E]want the U.N. to be [C#m]strong
I [E]go to all the [A]Pete Seeger [E]concerts
He [F#7]sure gets me singing those [B7]songs
I'll [E]send all the [A]money you [E]ask for
But don't [G#m]ask me to come on [A]along
So [E]love me, [C#m]love me, [A]love me, [B7]I'm a [E]liberal
Once [E]I was [A]young and [E]impulsive[A]
I wore [E]every conceivable [C#m]pin
Even [E]went to the [A]socialist [E]meetings
Learned [F#7]all the old union [B7]hymns
But [E]I've grown [A]older and [E]wiser
And that's [G#m]why I'm turning you [A]in
So [E]love me, [C#m]love me, [A]love me, [B7]I'm a [E]liberal
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