Biography:
Philip David Ochs (pronounced o?ks/) (December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) was an American protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer) and songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and haunting voice. He wrote hundreds of songs in the 1960s and released eight albums in his lifetime.
Ochs performed at many political events, including anti-Vietnam War and civil rights rallies
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Poem by Alfred Noyes
[1st stanza]
C Em
The wind was a torrent of darkness
Am
Among the gusty trees
Em F
The moon was a ghostly galleon
Dm G7
Tossed upon cloudy seas
C Em
And the road was a ribbon of moonlight
Am
Over the purple moor
F C E Am
And the highwayman came riding, riding, riding
F C Am
Yes, the highwayman came riding
Dm G7
Up to the old inn door
[2nd stanza]
C Em
Over the cobbles he clattered
Am
And clashed in the darkened yard
Em F
And he tapped with his whip at the window
Dm G7
But all was locked and barred
C Em
So he whistled a tune to the window
Am
And who should be waiting there
F C
But the landlord's black eyed daughter
E Am
Bess the landlord's daughter
F C Am
Plaiting a dark red love knot
Dm G7
Into her long black hair
[3rd stanza]
C Em
One kiss, my bonny sweetheart
Am
For I'm after a prize tonight
Em F
But I shall be back with the yellow gold
Dm G7
Before the morning light
C Em
Yet if they press me sharply
Am
Harry me through the day
F C
Oh, then look for me by moonlight
E Am
Watch for me by moonlight
F C Am
And I'll come to thee by moonlight
Dm G7
Though Hell should bar the way
[4th stanza]
C Em
He did not come at the dawning
Am
No, he did not come at the noon
Em F
And out of the tawny sunset
Dm G7
Before the rise of the moon
C Em
When the road was a gypsy's ribbon
Am
Looping the purple moor
F C E Am
Oh a redcoat troop came marching, marching, marching
F C Am
King George's men came marching
Dm G7
Up to the old inn door
[5th stanza]
C Em
And they bound the landlord's daughter
Am
With many a sniggering jest
Em F
And they bound the musket beside her
Dm G7
With the barrel beneath her breast
C Em
Now keep good watch and they kissed her
Am
She heard the dead man say
F C
"Oh look for me by moonlight
E Am
Watch for me by moonlight
F C Am
And I'll come to thee by moonlight
Dm G7
Though Hell should bar the way"
[6th stanza]
C Em
Look for me by moonlight
Am
Hoofbeats rining clear
Em F
Watch for me by moonlight
Dm G7
Were they deaf that they did not hear
C Em
For he rode on the gypsy highway
Am
She breathed one final breath
F C
Then her finger moved in the moonlight
E Am
Her musket shattered the moonlight
F C Am
And it shattered her breast in the moonlight
Dm G7
And warned him with her death
[7th stanza]
C Em
Oh he turned; he spurred on to the west
Am
He did not know who stood
Em F
Out with her black hair a flowing down
Dm G7
Drenched with her own red blood
C Em
Oh not 'til the dawn had he heard it
Am
And his face grew gray to hear
F C
How Bess the landlord's daughter
E Am
The landlord's black eyed daughter
F C Am
Had watched for her love in the moonlight
Dm G7
And died in the darkness there
[8th stanza]
C Em
Back he spurred like a madman
Am
Shrieking a curse to the sky
Em F
With the white road smoking behind him
Dm G
And his rapier brandished high
C Em
Blood red were his spurs in the golden noon
Am
Wine red his velvet coat
F C
When they shot him down on the highway
E Am
Down like a dog on the highway
F C
And he lay in his blood on the highway
F G
With a bunch of lace at his throat
[Outro]
C Em
And still on a winter's night they say
Am
When the wind is in the trees
Em F
When the moon is a ghostly galleon
Dm G7
Tossed upon cloudy seas
C Em
When the road is a ribbon of moonlight
Am
Over the purple moor
F C E Am
Oh the highwayman comes riding, riding, riding
F C Am
Yes the highwayman comes riding
Dm G7 C
Up to the old inn door
[1st stanza]
C Em
The wind was a torrent of darkness
Am
Among the gusty trees
Em F
The moon was a ghostly galleon
Dm G7
Tossed upon cloudy seas
C Em
And the road was a ribbon of moonlight
Am
Over the purple moor
F C E Am
And the highwayman came riding, riding, riding
F C Am
Yes, the highwayman came riding
Dm G7
Up to the old inn door
[2nd stanza]
C Em
Over the cobbles he clattered
Am
And clashed in the darkened yard
Em F
And he tapped with his whip at the window
Dm G7
But all was locked and barred
C Em
So he whistled a tune to the window
Am
And who should be waiting there
F C
But the landlord's black eyed daughter
E Am
Bess the landlord's daughter
F C Am
Plaiting a dark red love knot
Dm G7
Into her long black hair
[3rd stanza]
C Em
One kiss, my bonny sweetheart
Am
For I'm after a prize tonight
Em F
But I shall be back with the yellow gold
Dm G7
Before the morning light
C Em
Yet if they press me sharply
Am
Harry me through the day
F C
Oh, then look for me by moonlight
E Am
Watch for me by moonlight
F C Am
And I'll come to thee by moonlight
Dm G7
Though Hell should bar the way
[4th stanza]
C Em
He did not come at the dawning
Am
No, he did not come at the noon
Em F
And out of the tawny sunset
Dm G7
Before the rise of the moon
C Em
When the road was a gypsy's ribbon
Am
Looping the purple moor
F C E Am
Oh a redcoat troop came marching, marching, marching
F C Am
King George's men came marching
Dm G7
Up to the old inn door
[5th stanza]
C Em
And they bound the landlord's daughter
Am
With many a sniggering jest
Em F
And they bound the musket beside her
Dm G7
With the barrel beneath her breast
C Em
Now keep good watch and they kissed her
Am
She heard the dead man say
F C
"Oh look for me by moonlight
E Am
Watch for me by moonlight
F C Am
And I'll come to thee by moonlight
Dm G7
Though Hell should bar the way"
[6th stanza]
C Em
Look for me by moonlight
Am
Hoofbeats rining clear
Em F
Watch for me by moonlight
Dm G7
Were they deaf that they did not hear
C Em
For he rode on the gypsy highway
Am
She breathed one final breath
F C
Then her finger moved in the moonlight
E Am
Her musket shattered the moonlight
F C Am
And it shattered her breast in the moonlight
Dm G7
And warned him with her death
[7th stanza]
C Em
Oh he turned; he spurred on to the west
Am
He did not know who stood
Em F
Out with her black hair a flowing down
Dm G7
Drenched with her own red blood
C Em
Oh not 'til the dawn had he heard it
Am
And his face grew gray to hear
F C
How Bess the landlord's daughter
E Am
The landlord's black eyed daughter
F C Am
Had watched for her love in the moonlight
Dm G7
And died in the darkness there
[8th stanza]
C Em
Back he spurred like a madman
Am
Shrieking a curse to the sky
Em F
With the white road smoking behind him
Dm G
And his rapier brandished high
C Em
Blood red were his spurs in the golden noon
Am
Wine red his velvet coat
F C
When they shot him down on the highway
E Am
Down like a dog on the highway
F C
And he lay in his blood on the highway
F G
With a bunch of lace at his throat
[Outro]
C Em
And still on a winter's night they say
Am
When the wind is in the trees
Em F
When the moon is a ghostly galleon
Dm G7
Tossed upon cloudy seas
C Em
When the road is a ribbon of moonlight
Am
Over the purple moor
F C E Am
Oh the highwayman comes riding, riding, riding
F C Am
Yes the highwayman comes riding
Dm G7 C
Up to the old inn door
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