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phil ochs - how long [demo-version] lyrics

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[intro]
here’s a song that could be fantastic with harmonies put into it
the basic, uh, idea’s in— is in e minor to c to d progression
in the beginning of it
it’s a song called “how long”

[verse 1]
how long, how long can we go on?
how long, how long can we go on?
this troubled land may never last
the times of war are in the past
[verse 2]
how far, how far have we gone?
how far, how far have we gone?
so many battles without a gain
so many young men lost in vain

[chorus]
why the fear of the coming of the morning?
why the trembling at the call?
can’t we hear the final warning?
can’t we see the writing on the wall?

[verse 3]
so many years before the dawn
so many years before the dawn
so many children have never grown
so many cannonb+lls have flown

[verse 4]
so many rains had to fall
so many rains have had to fall
so many storms before the flood
so many rainbows red with blood

[chorus]
why the fear of the comin’ of the morning?
why the trembling at the call?
can’t we hear the final warning?
can’t we see the writing on the wall?
[verse 5]
how long, how long can we go on?
how long, how long can we go on?
this troubled land may never last
the times of war are in the past

- phil ochs lyrics

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