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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Other songs:
- A Toast To Those Who Are Gone
- A Year To Go By
- Another Age
- Another Country
- Automation Song
- Ballad Of Oxford
- Ballad Of William Worthy
- Bound For Glory
- Bracero
- Celia
- Changes
- Chords Of Fame
- Cops Of The World
- Cross My Heart
- Crucifixion
- Davey Moore
- Days Of Decision
- Doesnt Lenny Live Here Anymore
- Draft Dodger Rag
- Flower Lady
- Going Down To Mississippi
- Half A Century High
- Hands
- Heres To The State Of Mississippi
- Heres To The State Of Richard Nixon
- I Aint Marching Anymore
- I Shoulda Known Better
- Im Going To Say It Now
- Im Gonna Say It Now
- Im Tired
- In The Heat Of The Summer
- Is There Anybody Here
- Joe Hill
- Knock On The Door
- Links On The Chain
- Love Me Im A Liberal
- Maintaining Law And Order
- No More Songs
- One Way Ticket Home
- Outside Of A Small Circle Of Friends
- Passing Of My Life
- Pleasures Of The Harbor
- Power And The Glory
- Pretty Smart On My Part
- Rehersal For Retirement
- Remember Me
- Ringing Of Revolution
- Scorpion Departs But Never Returns
- Small Circle
- Song Of A Soldier
- Spaceman
- Spanish Civil War Song
- Street Soldier
- Ten Cents A Coup
- Thats The Way Its Gonna Be
- Thats What I Want To Hear
- The Bells
- The Cannons Of Christianity
- The Confession
- The Doll House
- The Highwayman
- The Passing Of My Life
- The Thresher
- The Trial
- The War Is Over
- There But For Fortune
- This Old World Is Changing Hands
- Too Many Martyrs
- Watch The Waterfall
- What Are You Fighting For
- Whats That I Hear
- When Im Gone
- When In Rome
- Where Were You In Chicago
- White Boots Marching In A Yellow Land
- William Butler Yeats Visits Lincoln Park And Escapes Unscathed
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[Intro]
Bm G F# Bm Em A F#
[Verse 1]
Bm G F# Bm
In Portsmouth town on the eastern shore
Em A F#
Where many a fine ship was born.
Bm G
The Thresher was built
F# Bm
And the Thresher was launched
Em A F#
And the crew of the Thresher was sworn.
Bm G
She was shaped like a tear
F# Bm
She was built like a shark
Em A F#
She was made to run fast and free.
Bm G
And the builders shook their hands
F# Bm
And the builders shared their wine,
Em A F#
And thought that they had mastered the sea.
[Chorus]
Bm F#
Yes, she'll always run silent
Em F#
And she'll always run deep
Emadd9 Bmadd9
Though the ocean has no pity
A F#
Though the waves will never weep
Bmadd9
They'll never weep.
[Verse 2]
Bm G
And they marvelled at her speed
F# Bm
And they marvelled at her depth
Em A F#
They marvelled at her deadly design
Bm G
And they sailed to every land
F# Bm
And they sailed to every port
Em A F#
Just to see what faults they could find
Bm G
Then they put her on the land
F# Bm
For nine months to stand
Em A F#
And they worked on her from stem to stern
Bm G
But they could never see
F# Bm
It was their coffin to be
Em A F#
For the sea was waiting for their return
[Chorus]
Bm F#
Yes, she'll always run silent
Em F#
And she'll always run deep
Emadd9 Bmadd9
Though the ocean has no pity
A F#
And the waves will never weep
Bmadd9
They'll never weep
[Verse 3]
Bm G
On a cold Wednesday morn
F# Bm
They put her her out to sea
Em A F#
When the waves they were nine feet high
Bm G
And they dove 'neath the waves
F# Bm
And they dove to their graves
Em A F#
And they never said a last goodbye
Bm G
And its deeper and deeper
F# Bm
And deeper they dove
Em A F#
Just to see what their ship could stand
Bm G
But the hull gave a moan
F# Bm
And the hull gave a groan
Em A F#
And they plunged to the deepest darkest sand
Bm G
Now she lies in the depths
F# Bm
Of the darkened ocean floor
Em A F#
Covered by the waters cold and still
Bm G
Oh can't you see the wrong
F# Bm
She was a death ship all along
Em A F#
Died before she had a chance to kill
[Chorus]
Bm F#
And she'll never run silent
Em F#
And she'll never run deep
Emadd9 Bmadd9
For the ocean had no pity
A F#
And the waves, they never weep
Bmadd9
They never weep
[Intro]
Bm G F# Bm Em A F#
[Verse 1]
Bm G F# Bm
In Portsmouth town on the eastern shore
Em A F#
Where many a fine ship was born.
Bm G
The Thresher was built
F# Bm
And the Thresher was launched
Em A F#
And the crew of the Thresher was sworn.
Bm G
She was shaped like a tear
F# Bm
She was built like a shark
Em A F#
She was made to run fast and free.
Bm G
And the builders shook their hands
F# Bm
And the builders shared their wine,
Em A F#
And thought that they had mastered the sea.
[Chorus]
Bm F#
Yes, she'll always run silent
Em F#
And she'll always run deep
Emadd9 Bmadd9
Though the ocean has no pity
A F#
Though the waves will never weep
Bmadd9
They'll never weep.
[Verse 2]
Bm G
And they marvelled at her speed
F# Bm
And they marvelled at her depth
Em A F#
They marvelled at her deadly design
Bm G
And they sailed to every land
F# Bm
And they sailed to every port
Em A F#
Just to see what faults they could find
Bm G
Then they put her on the land
F# Bm
For nine months to stand
Em A F#
And they worked on her from stem to stern
Bm G
But they could never see
F# Bm
It was their coffin to be
Em A F#
For the sea was waiting for their return
[Chorus]
Bm F#
Yes, she'll always run silent
Em F#
And she'll always run deep
Emadd9 Bmadd9
Though the ocean has no pity
A F#
And the waves will never weep
Bmadd9
They'll never weep
[Verse 3]
Bm G
On a cold Wednesday morn
F# Bm
They put her her out to sea
Em A F#
When the waves they were nine feet high
Bm G
And they dove 'neath the waves
F# Bm
And they dove to their graves
Em A F#
And they never said a last goodbye
Bm G
And its deeper and deeper
F# Bm
And deeper they dove
Em A F#
Just to see what their ship could stand
Bm G
But the hull gave a moan
F# Bm
And the hull gave a groan
Em A F#
And they plunged to the deepest darkest sand
Bm G
Now she lies in the depths
F# Bm
Of the darkened ocean floor
Em A F#
Covered by the waters cold and still
Bm G
Oh can't you see the wrong
F# Bm
She was a death ship all along
Em A F#
Died before she had a chance to kill
[Chorus]
Bm F#
And she'll never run silent
Em F#
And she'll never run deep
Emadd9 Bmadd9
For the ocean had no pity
A F#
And the waves, they never weep
Bmadd9
They never weep
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