Phil Ochs - Outside Of A Small Circle Of Friends

phil ochs
outside of a small circle of friends

this song is pretty easy to play , although the switch Am > D# > Cm > F is pretty easy to
stuck up on . either way , enjoy .

C D C D
look outside the window , there’s a woman being grabbed .
C Am F G
they dragged her to the bushes , and now she’s being stabbed .
E Am
maybe we should call the cops and try to stop the pain .
F Dm G
but monopoly is so much fun , i’d hate to blow the game ,
C Am D#
and i’m sure it wouldn’t interest anybody
Cm F
outside of a small circle of friends .

C D C D
ridin’ down the highway , yes my back is getting stiff .
C Am F G
thirteen cars have piled up they’re hanging on a cliff .
E Am
maybe we should pull them back with our towing – chain ,
F Dm
G
but we gotta move , and we might get sued , and it looks like it’s gonna rain .
C Am D#
and i’m sure it wouldn’t interest anybody
Cm F
outside of a small circle of friends .

C D C D
sweating in the ghetto with the panthers and the poor .
C Am F G
the rats have joined the babies who are sleeping on the floor .
E Am
now wouldn’t it be a riot if they really blew their tops ,
F Dm G
but they got too much already , and besides we got the cops .
C Am D#
and i’m sure it wouldn’t interest anybody
Cm F
outside of a small circle of friends .

C D C D
there’s a dirty paper using sxx to make a sale
C Am F G
the supreme court was so upset they sent him off to jail
E Am
maybe we should help the fiend and take away his fine ,
F Dm G
but we’re busy reading playboy and the sunday new york times .
C Am D#
and i’m sure it wouldn’t interest anybody
Cm F
outside of a small circle of friends .

C D C D
smoking marijuana is more fun than drinking beer ,
C Am F
G
but a friend of ours was captured; and they gave gim thirty years .
E Am
maybe we should raise our voices , ask somebody why;
F Dm G
but demonstrations are a drag , besides we’re much too high .
C Am D#
and i’m sure it wouldn’t interest anybody
Cm F
outside of a small circle of friends .

C D C D
look outside the window , there’s a woman being grabbed .
C Am F G
they dragged her to the bushes , and now she’s being stabbed .
E Am
maybe we should call the cops and try to stop the pain .
F Dm G
but monopoly is so much fun , i’d hate to blow the game ,
C Am D#
and i’m sure it wouldn’t interest anybody
Cm F
outside of a small circle of friends .