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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- 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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WHEN I'M GONE by Phil Ochs
C Am
There's no place in this world where I'll belong when I'm gone
Dm G
And I won't know the right from the wrong when I'm gone
C G Am
And you won't find me singin' on this song when I'm gone
Dm G C
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
C Am
And I won't feel the flowing of the time when I'm gone
Dm G
All the pleasures of love will not be mine when I'm gone
C G Am
My pen won't pour a lyric line when I'm gone
Dm G C
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
C Am
And I won't breathe the bracing air when I'm gone
Dm G
And I can't even worry 'bout my cares when I'm gone
C G Am
Won't be asked to do my share when I'm gone
Dm G C
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
C Am
And I won't be running from the rain when I'm gone
Dm G
And I can't even suffer from the pain when I'm gone
C G Am
Can't say who's to praise and who's to blame when I'm gone
Dm G C
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
C Am
Won't see the golden of the sun when I'm gone
Dm G
And the evenings and the mornings will be one when I'm gone
C G Am
Can't be singing louder than the guns when I'm gone
Dm G C
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
C Am
All my days won't be dances of delight when I'm gone
Dm G
And the sands will be shifting from my sight when I'm gone
C G Am
Can't add my name into the fight when I'm gone
Dm G C
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
C Am
And I won't be laughing at the lies when I'm gone
Dm G
And I can't question how or when or why when I'm gone
C G Am
Can't live proud enough to die when I'm gone
Dm G C
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
[Outro]
C Am
There's no place in this world where I'll belong when I'm gone
Dm G
And I won't know the right from the wrong when I'm gone
C G Am
And you won't find me singin' on this song when I'm gone
Dm G Am G Dm G C
So I guess I'll have to do it, I guess I'll have to do it, guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
C Am
There's no place in this world where I'll belong when I'm gone
Dm G
And I won't know the right from the wrong when I'm gone
C G Am
And you won't find me singin' on this song when I'm gone
Dm G C
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
C Am
And I won't feel the flowing of the time when I'm gone
Dm G
All the pleasures of love will not be mine when I'm gone
C G Am
My pen won't pour a lyric line when I'm gone
Dm G C
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
C Am
And I won't breathe the bracing air when I'm gone
Dm G
And I can't even worry 'bout my cares when I'm gone
C G Am
Won't be asked to do my share when I'm gone
Dm G C
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
C Am
And I won't be running from the rain when I'm gone
Dm G
And I can't even suffer from the pain when I'm gone
C G Am
Can't say who's to praise and who's to blame when I'm gone
Dm G C
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
C Am
Won't see the golden of the sun when I'm gone
Dm G
And the evenings and the mornings will be one when I'm gone
C G Am
Can't be singing louder than the guns when I'm gone
Dm G C
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
C Am
All my days won't be dances of delight when I'm gone
Dm G
And the sands will be shifting from my sight when I'm gone
C G Am
Can't add my name into the fight when I'm gone
Dm G C
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
C Am
And I won't be laughing at the lies when I'm gone
Dm G
And I can't question how or when or why when I'm gone
C G Am
Can't live proud enough to die when I'm gone
Dm G C
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
[Outro]
C Am
There's no place in this world where I'll belong when I'm gone
Dm G
And I won't know the right from the wrong when I'm gone
C G Am
And you won't find me singin' on this song when I'm gone
Dm G Am G Dm G C
So I guess I'll have to do it, I guess I'll have to do it, guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
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