Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs - The Power And The Glory lyrics
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C Em Am G7 C Em An G7 Come and take a walk with me thru this green and growing land C Em Am G7 Gm7 Gm6 Dm Walk thru the meadows and the mountains and the sand Dm7 Dm6 Dm Dm7 Dm6 Dm Walk thru the valleys and the rivers and the plains F G Walk thru the sun and walk thru the rain Am Em Here is a land full of power and glory Am G7 Beauty that words cannot recall C Em Oh her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom Am G7 | C F C &--final ending Her glory shall rest on us all (on us all) From Colorado, Kansas, and the Carolinas too Virginia and Alaska, from the old to the new Texas and Ohio and the California shore Tell me, who could ask for more? Yet she's only as rich as the poorest of her poor Only as free as the padlocked prison door Only as strong as our love for this land Only as tall as we stand [ extra verse supplied by Sonny Ochs ] But our land is still troubled by men who have to hate They twist away our freedom & they twist away our fate Fear is their weapon and treason is their cry We can stop them if we try