Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
[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 cannonballs 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 released How Long [Demo-Version] on Tue Jun 22 2010.