Passing of My Life Chords
by Phil Ochs
Passing of My Life by Phil Ochs is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, Em, C, A7 and G/F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G D Em
G C G
I've seen rivers red with blood I've seen valleys filled with mud
G A7 D
I seen stormy seas that pound upon the shore
G
I've seen mountains strewn with bones
C G
I've seen people without homes
G D Em
And it's all with the passing of my life
D G G/F# Em
And as I see the fury of the fire and the flame
A7 D
I wonder if my children will have to see the same