Outside Of A Small Circle Of Friends — Phil Ochs
Chords and lyrics for Outside Of A Small Circle Of Friends by Phil Ochs (key of F).
Verse 1
This song is pretty easy to play, although the switch Am > Eb > Cm > F is
pretty easy to
stuck up on. Either way, enjoy.
Verse 1
[C]Look outside the [D]window, there's a [C]woman being [D]grabbed.
They [C]dragged her to the [Am]bushes, and [F]now she's being [G]stabbed.
[E]Maybe we should call the cops and [Am]try to stop the pain.
But [F]Monopoly is so much fun, I'd [Dm]hate to blow the [G]game,
And I'm [C]sure it wouldn't [Am]interest [Eb]anybody
[Cm]outside of a small circle of [F]friends.
Verse 2
[C]Ridin' down the [D]highway, yes my [C]back is getting [D]stiff.
[C]Thirteen cars have [Am]piled up they're [F]hanging on a [G]cliff.
[E]Maybe we should pull them back [Am]with our towing-chain,
But we [F]gotta move, and we might get sued, [Dm]and it looks like it's gonna
[G]rain.
And I'm [C]sure it wouldn't [Am]interest [Eb]anybody
[Cm]outside of a small circle of [F]friends.
Verse 3
[C]Sweating in the [D]ghetto with the [C]Panthers and the [D]poor.
The [C]rats have joined the [Am]babies who are [F]sleeping on the [G]floor.
Now [E]wouldn't it be a riot if they [Am]really blew their tops,
But they [F]got too much already, and [Dm]besides we got the [G]cops.
And I'm [C]sure it wouldn't [Am]interest [Eb]anybody
[Cm]outside of a small circle of [F]friends.
Verse 4
[C]There's a dirty [D]paper using [C]sex to make a [D]sale
The [C]Supreme Court was [Am]so upset they [F]sent him off to [G]jail
Maybe [E]we should help the fiend and [Am]take away his fine,
But we're [F]busy reading Playboy and The [Dm]Sunday New York [G]Times.
And I'm [C]sure it wouldn't [Am]interest [Eb]anybody
[Cm]outside of a small circle of [F]friends.
Verse 5
[C]Smoking [D]Marijuana is more [C]fun than drinking [D]beer,
But a [C]friend of ours was [Am]captured; and they [F]gave gim thirty [G]years.
[E]Maybe we should raise our voices, ask [Am]somebody why;
But [F]demonstrations are a drag, [Dm]besides we're much too [G]high.
And I'm [C]sure it wouldn't [Am]interest [Eb]anybody
[Cm]outside of a small circle of [F]friends.
Outro
[C]Look outside the [D]window, there's a [C]woman being [D]grabbed.
They [C]dragged her to the [Am]bushes, and [F]now she's being [G]stabbed.
[E]Maybe we should call the cops and [Am]try to stop the pain.
But [F]Monopoly is so much fun, I'd [Dm]hate to blow the [G]game,
And I'm [C]sure it wouldn't [Am]interest [Eb]anybody
[Cm]outside of a small circle of [F]friends.
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