Chords for Small Circle of Friends - Phil Ochs

Tempo:
100.8 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

C#

G#m

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Small Circle of Friends - Phil Ochs chords
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[C#] [B] [C#]
[E] [F#]
[B] Oh, look [C#] outside the window, [B] there's a [C#] woman being grabbed.
[B] They've dragged her to [D#m] the bushes, [E] now she's being stabbed.
[D#] Maybe we should call [G#m] cops and try to stop the pain.
[E] But Monopoly [G#m] is so much [C#m] fun, I'd hate to [F#] blow the game.
[B] And I'm sure it [G#m] wouldn't interest [D]
[Bm] anybody.
Outside of a small [E] circle of friends.
[F#] [B] Riding down [C#] the highway, yes [B] my back is [C#] getting stiff.
[B] Thirteen [D#m] cars are piled up, [E] they're hanging [F#] on a cliff.
[D#] Maybe we should pull them [G#m] back with our towing chain.
[E] But we gotta [G#m] move and we might get [C#m] sued and it looks like it's [F#] gonna rain.
[B] And I'm sure it [G#m] wouldn't [D] interest anybody.
[Bm]
Outside of a small [E] circle of friends.
[B] Sweating [C#] in the ghetto [B] with the colored [C#] and the poor.
[B] The rats [D#m] have joined the babies [E] who are sleeping [F#] on the [D#] floor.
Now wouldn't it be a riot [G#m] if they really blew their tops.
[E] But they got [G#m] too much already [C#m] and besides [F#] we've got the cops.
[B] And I'm sure [G#m] it wouldn't [D] interest anybody.
[Bm] Outside of a small [E] circle of friends.
[D#] [B] Oh [C#] there's a dirty paper [B] using [C#] sex to make her [B] sad.
The Supreme Court was so [E] upset they sent [F#] him off to jail.
[D#] Maybe we should help [G#m] the fiend and take away his spot.
[E] But we're busy [G#m] reading [C#m] Playboy and the Sunday [F#] New York Times.
[B] And I'm sure [G#m] it wouldn't [D] interest anybody.
[Bm]
Outside of a small [E] circle of friends.
[B] Smoking [C#] marijuana [B] is more fun than [C#] drinking beer.
[B] But a friend of [D#m] ours was captured [E] and they gave him [F#] 30 years.
[D#] Maybe we should raise our [G#m] voices, ask somebody why.
[E] But [D#] demonstrations are a [C#m] drag, [F#] besides we're much too high.
[B] And I'm sure it [G#m] wouldn't [D] interest anybody.
[Bm] Outside of a small [E] circle of friends.
[C#] [F#]
[D#] [G#]
[A#] [C#m] [G#] [F#]
Oh [B] look outside [C#] the window, [B] there's a woman [C#] being grabbed.
[B] They've dragged her to [D#m] the bushes [E] and now she's being stabbed.
[D#] Maybe we should call the [G#m] cops and try to stop the pain.
[E] But Monopoly [G#m] is so much fun [C#m] I'd hate to blow [F#] the game.
And [B] I'm sure [G#m] it wouldn't [D] interest anybody.
[Bm] Outside of a small [E] circle of friends.
[C] [B]
[C#] [B] [C#]
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E
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C#
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G#m
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F#
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B
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E
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C#
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To learn Phil Ochs - (Album Version) Outside Of A Small Circle Of Friends chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: C#, B, C#, B, E, F#, D#, G#m, E, C#m and F#. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 50 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 101. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: F# Major.

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_ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[B] Oh, look [C#] outside the window, [B] there's a [C#] woman being grabbed.
[B] They've dragged her to [D#m] the bushes, [E] now she's being stabbed.
[D#] Maybe we should call [G#m] cops and try to stop the pain.
[E] But Monopoly [G#m] is so much [C#m] fun, I'd hate to [F#] blow the game.
[B] And I'm sure it [G#m] wouldn't interest [D] _ _ _
[Bm] anybody.
Outside of a small [E] circle of friends.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] Riding down [C#] the highway, yes [B] my back is [C#] getting stiff.
[B] Thirteen [D#m] cars are piled up, [E] they're hanging [F#] on a cliff.
[D#] Maybe we should pull them [G#m] back with our towing chain.
[E] But we gotta [G#m] move and we might get [C#m] sued and it looks like it's [F#] gonna rain.
[B] And I'm sure it [G#m] wouldn't [D] interest _ anybody.
[Bm] _
Outside of a small [E] circle of friends. _ _ _
_ _ [B] Sweating [C#] in the ghetto [B] with the colored [C#] and the poor.
[B] The rats [D#m] have joined the babies [E] who are sleeping [F#] on the [D#] floor.
Now wouldn't it be a riot [G#m] if they really blew their tops.
[E] But they got [G#m] too much already [C#m] and besides [F#] we've got the cops.
[B] And I'm sure [G#m] it wouldn't [D] interest anybody.
[Bm] _ Outside of a small [E] circle of friends.
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ [B] Oh [C#] there's a dirty paper [B] using [C#] sex to make her [B] sad.
The Supreme Court was so [E] upset they sent [F#] him off to jail.
[D#] Maybe we should help [G#m] the fiend and take away his spot.
[E] But we're busy [G#m] reading [C#m] Playboy and the Sunday [F#] New York Times.
[B] And I'm sure [G#m] it wouldn't [D] interest _ anybody.
[Bm] _
Outside of a small [E] circle of friends. _ _ _
_ _ [B] Smoking [C#] marijuana [B] is more fun than [C#] drinking beer.
[B] But a friend of [D#m] ours was captured [E] and they gave him [F#] 30 years.
[D#] Maybe we should raise our [G#m] voices, ask somebody why.
[E] But [D#] demonstrations are a [C#m] drag, [F#] besides we're much too high.
[B] And I'm sure it [G#m] wouldn't [D] interest _ anybody.
[Bm] _ Outside of a small [E] circle of friends.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
[A#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [F#] _
Oh [B] look outside [C#] the window, [B] there's a woman [C#] being grabbed.
[B] They've dragged her to [D#m] the bushes [E] and now she's being stabbed.
_ [D#] Maybe we should call the [G#m] cops and try to stop the pain.
[E] But Monopoly [G#m] is so much fun [C#m] I'd hate to blow [F#] the game.
And [B] I'm sure [G#m] it wouldn't [D] interest _ anybody.
[Bm] Outside of a small [E] circle of friends.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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