[Intro] Em E|-----------------------------0----------0----------| B|-----------------------------0----------0----------| G|---0--2--4--0--4--2-0--------0----------0----------| D|-----------------------2-0h2-2----------2----------| A|-----------------------------2----------2----------| E|-----------------------------0-----3--0-0----3-2-0-|[Verse 1]Em G I've seen rivers red with bloodC G I've seen valleys filled with mudG A7 D I seen stormy seas that pound upon the shoreG I've seen mountains strewn with bonesC G I've seen people without homesG D Em And it's all with the passing of my life [Chorus]D G G/F# Em And as I see the fury of the fire and the flameA7 D I wonder if my children will have to see the same [Verse 2]G I've seen highways heading downC G I've seen green grass turn to brownG A7 D I've seen forests burn a couple days or moreG I've seen prairies filled with holesC G I've seen good men sell their soulsG D Em And it's all with the passing of my life [Chorus]D G G/F# Em And as I see the fury of the fire and the flameA7 D I wonder if my children will have to see the same [Verse 3]G I've seen rockets all ablazeC G I've seen dark and deadly daysG A7 D I've seen cities bombed and butchered to the groundG I've seen battles by the scoreC G I've seen ten too many warsG D Em And it's all with the passing of my life [Chorus]D G G/F# Em And as I see the fury of the fire and the flameA7 D I wonder if my children will have to see the same [Verse 4]G I've seen rockets all ablazeC G I've seen dark and deadly daysG A7 D I've seen cities bombed and butchered to the groundG I've seen battles by the scoreC G I've seen ten too many warsG D Em And it's all with the passing of my lifeG D Em Yes it's all with the passing of my life
The Passing Of My Life
Phil Ochs
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