That's What I Want to Hear — Phil Ochs
Chords and lyrics for That's What I Want to Hear by Phil Ochs (key of G).
Chorus
So you [G]tell me that your last [B7]good dollar [Em]is gone
And you [A]say that your [D]pockets are [G]bare
And you [G]tell me that your [B7]clothes are [Em]tattered and torn
And [A]nobody [A7]seems to [D]care
Now [B7]don't tell me your [Em]troubles
No, I [A]don't have the [A7]time to [D]spare
But if you [G]want to [B7]get [Em]together and fight
Good [A]buddy that's what I [D]want to [G]hear
Verse
And you [G]tell me that your [B7]job was [Em]taken away
By a [A]big ol' [D]greasy [G]machine
And you [G]tell me that you [B7]don't collect [Em]no more pay
And your [A]belly is [A7]growing [D]lean
Now if [B7]I had the [Em]jobs to give
You know I'd [A]give them [A7]all [D]away
But [G]don't waste your [B7]breath calling [Em]out my name
If you [A]don't have [D]nothing to [G]say
And you [G]tell me that you [B7]don't have [Em]nothing to do
And you [A]keep on [D]wasting your [G]time
And you [G]say when you [B7]want to get your [Em]family some food
You gotta[A] stand in a [A7]relief [D]line
Now [B7]it's a sin and a [Em]bloody shame
'Bout the [A]way they're [A7]pushing you [D]'round
But when [G]you [B7]decide not to [Em]take no more
You know I'll [A]put my [D]money [G]down
'Cause [G]I've seen your [B7]kind many [Em]times before
And I'll [A]see 'em many [D]times [G]again
Oh, but [G]every bad [B7]thing that's [Em]happened to you
Has [A]happened to [A7]better [D]men
So [B7]don't explain that you've [Em]lost your way
That you've [A]got no [A7]place to [D]go
You've got a [G]hand and a [B7]voice and you're [Em]not alone
Brother [A]that's all you [D]need to [G]know
And if you're[G] still wondering [B7]what I'm [Em]trying to say
Let me [A]tell you what it's [D]all [G]about
Now [G]nobody [B7]listens to a [Em]single man
When he's [A]walkin' 'round [A7]down and [D]out
So if [B7]you're looking for an [Em]answer
He's [A]standing there [A7]by your [D]side
And you'll [G]never really [B7]know how [Em]far you'll go
'Til you [A]join [D]together and [G]try
Chorus
[G]So you tell me that your [B7]last good [Em]dollar is gone
And you [A]say that your [D]pockets are [G]bare
And you [G]tell me that your [B7]clothes are [Em]tattered and torn
And [A]nobody [A7]seems to [D]care
Now [B7]don't tell me your [Em]troubles
No, I [A]don't have the [A7]time to [D]spare
But if you [G]want to [B7]get [Em]together and fight
Good [A]buddy that's what I [D]want to [G]hear
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