Chickasaw Mountain (a Tribute to Phil Ochs) Chords

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[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ High [Bb] upon the mountain [C] of Chickasaw [D] they say
There's one patch of darkness [Gm] that never [D] yields to day
[Gm] Deep are [Eb] those [F] shadows cold as the mountain
[Eb] Something [F] is waiting [D] in there
_ Call [Eb] on [F] her if you [Gm] dare _ _
Seek [Cm] no level [F] of god or devil
[Gm]
She's [F] something older [D] by _ far
Call her Lady of the Morning Star _ _
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_ _ _ _ She [Bb] offers two bargains, [C] the price is steep [D] and dark
For one takes your life [Gm] and the other [D] leaves a mark
[Gm] If there's [Bb] a third [F] one, I never heard one
[Eb] Choose for [F] yourself [D] what's the fee
_ _ Nothing she [F] gives [Gm] comes free
_ _ Name your goal, [F] she won't ask your soul
[Gm] She might [F] even gift you [D] her own
And maybe you'd be better off [Gm] alone _ _
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_ _ _ _ My old [Bb] fellow rebel, [C] I know [D] what deal he made
The power rang through every song he wrote and played
[Gm] Made him the [Bb] best [F] of his [Bb] generation
_ [Eb] Sang to [F] the end [D] of the war
_ And not a [F] [Gm] moment more
_ Then [Cm] it left [F] him the power, [D] bereft him
[Gm]
Left [F] only one [D] thing to see _ _
Hanging on his [Gm] sister's apple tree
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_ _ _ _ Forgive [Bb] my old buddy [C] who soon [D] forgot my name
I chose not to follow his seven years of fame
[Gm] He took the [Bb] high [F] road, I take the low road
[Eb] Sing second place, [D] but sing long
_ And have always [F] one [Gm] more song
_ Take [Cm] your stars [F] and give me my [D] scars
[G] I'd rather [F] live [D] long and be free
_ So take his cup the hell [Gm] away from me
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_ _ _ _ [Bb] Whoever has wisdom [C] can guess what [D] lies unsaid
The cost of the gift [Gm] to the living [D] and the dead
_ [Gm] Still if you [Bb] feel [F] you'll gain from the deal
[Eb] You'll play with the old [D] morning star
_ No need to [Eb] [F] travel [Gm] far
_ _ Don't [Cm] just count [F] on Chickasaw [Gm] Mountain
If [F] there's a deal [D] meant for you _ _
Any wild place on earth [Gm] will do _ _ _
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