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<\/p>\n Phil Ochs Half A Century High By Phil Ochs G C G In the tube where I was born C Bm I could have sworn C D There was so much to see C D There was so little to be G C G But I was free B7 … <\/code><\/code><\/p>\nHalf A Century High\r\n \r\nBy Phil Ochs\r\n \r\n \r\n G<\/span> C<\/span> G<\/span>\r\nIn the tube where I was born\r\n C<\/span> Bm<\/span>\r\nI could have sworn\r\n C<\/span> D<\/span>\r\nThere was so much to see\r\n C<\/span> D<\/span>\r\nThere was so little to be\r\n G<\/span> C<\/span> G<\/span>\r\nBut I was free\r\nB7<\/span>\r\nWorld at my command\r\nEm<\/span>\r\nThrough the dots I ran\r\nAm<\/span> D<\/span> G<\/span>\r\nLooking for a man who looked like me\r\nEm<\/span> D<\/span>\r\nAnd now it can be told\r\n Em<\/span> D<\/span>\r\nI'm a quarter of a century old\r\n G<\/span> F<\/span> G<\/span> F<\/span> G<\/span>\r\nBut I'm half a century high\r\n \r\nIn the tube where I was raised\r\nI was amazed\r\nOn the pictures I would lean\r\nThat went flashing on the screen\r\nOh, I was dazed\r\nBut then my eyes were made\r\nhypnotized insane (?)\r\nBuried in my brain\r\nIn a blinding blaze\r\nAnd now it can be told\r\nI'm a quarter of a century old\r\nBut I'm half a century high\r\n \r\nIn the tube where I was grown\r\nI was alone\r\nThe figure on the floor (Laying on the floor)\r\nThe dream behind the door (I'd lock the closet door)\r\nThe sound was low\r\nBallgames on the street\r\nDisappeared behind my feet\r\nOut of breath my heart would be\r\nTo see another show\r\nAnd now it can be told\r\nI'm a quarter of a century old\r\nBut I'm half a century high\r\n \r\nIn the tube where I was made\r\nI was afraid\r\nSpinning through the space\r\nanother scene, another face,\r\nAnother shade\r\nMirror of my mind\r\nOn electric wheels of wine\r\nLiving on the lines that were displayed\r\nAnd now it can be told\r\nI'm a quarter of a century old\r\nBut I'm half a century high\r\n \r\nIn the tube where I was fed\r\nI lost my head\r\nI watch the lives they led\r\nWatch them to the end\r\nAnd then again\r\nAn open kind of laugh\r\nI gave all the mind I had\r\nAnd whenever I was sad\r\nI had my friends\r\nAnd now it can be told\r\nI'm a quarter of a century old\r\nBut I'm half a century high\r\n \r\nIn the tube where I was killed\r\nI was fulfilled\r\nSuch an easy way to win\r\nTalking to my twin\r\nNo sign of sin\r\nthe sacrifice was small\r\nfascination was the fall\r\nI was extended by the wall that held me in\r\nAnd now it can be told\r\nI'm a quarter of a century old\r\nBut I'm half a century high\r\n \r\nIn the tube where I was killed\r\nI was fulfilled\r\nThe lies of light would bend\r\nI'd stare until the end\r\nAnd then again\r\nFaded and the fad\r\nI gave all the mind I had\r\nAnd whenever I was sad\r\nI had my friends\r\nAnd now it can be told\r\nI'm a quarter of a century old\r\nBut I'm half a century high\r\n \r\nIn the tube where I was born\r\nI could have sworn\r\nThere was so much to see\r\nThere was so little to be\r\nBut I was free\r\nWorld at my command\r\nThrough the dots I ran\r\nLooking for a man who looked like me\r\nAnd now it can be told\r\nI'm a quarter of a century old\r\nBut I'm half a century high\r\nNotes:\r\n \r\nDue to the way this song was done on Tape From California, I could not understand some\r\nkey lyrics. But, thanks to the version on Phil Ochs at Newport, I was able to understand\r\nthose bits. The former version, consists of only verses 1, 3 and 7 The third verse had a\r\ncouple of different lines, the version in parenthesis is from the latter album. Also, on\r\nthe latter version, the word \"wise\" was used instead of the word \"high\".\r\n \r\nChords supplied by Danny Korman and corrected by James Barnett\r\nhttp:\/\/web.cecs.pdx.edu\/~trent\/ochs\/lyrics.html<\/pre>\n<\/pre>\n
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