Power And The Glory Chords
by Phil Ochs
Power And The Glory by Phil Ochs is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am, Dm, F, G and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verse
C
Come on and take a walk with me through this green and growing land,
Am Dm
Walk through the meadows and the mountains and the sand,
F
Walk through the valleys and the rivers and the plains,
Dm G
Walk through the sun and walk through the rain.
Am Em
Here is a land full of power and glory,
Am G
beauty that words cannot recall,
C Em
Oh, her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom,
Am C G
her glory shall rest on us all!
Verse
C
From Colorado, Kansas, and the Carolinas, too,
Am Dm
Virginia and Alaska, from the old to the new,
F
Texas and Ohio and the California shore,
Dm G
Tell me, who could ask for more?
Am Em
Here is a land full of power and glory,
Am G
beauty that words cannot recall,
C Em
Oh, her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom,
Am C G
her glory shall rest on us all!
Verse
C
Yet she's only as rich as the poorest of her poor,
Am Dm
Only as free as the padlocked prison door,
F
Only as strong as our love for this land,
Dm G
Only as tall as we stand.
Am Em
Here is a land full of power and glory,
Am G
beauty that words cannot recall,
C Em
Oh, her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom,
Am C G
her glory shall rest on us all!
Rare Extra Verse
C
Yet our land is still troubled by men who have to hate
Am Dm
They twist away our freedom and they twist away our fate
F
Fear is their weapon and treason is their cry.
F G
We can stop them if we try.
Am Em
Here is a land full of power and glory,
Am G
beauty that words cannot recall,
C Em
Oh, her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom,
Am C G
her glory shall rest on us all!
C Em Am G C
On us all