#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## <9402251457.AA13665@amethyst.iscp.bellcore.com> To: jamesb@nevada.edu Subject: o/ochs/RehearsalsForRetirement.crd Date: Fri, 25 Feb 94 09:57:40 -0500 Rehearsals for Retirement - Phil Ochs A G D A The days grow longer for smaller prizes A G D A I feel a stranger to all surprises Bm E A You can have them I don't want them C#m ?? D I wear a different kind of garment F#m E In my rehearsals for retirement The lights are cold again, they dance below me I turn to old friends, they do not know me All about the beggar he remembers I put a penny down for payment In my rehearsals for retirement D A If I'd have known the end would end in laughter F#m I'd tell my daughter E It doesn't matter The stage is tainted with empty voices The ladies painted, they have no choices I take my colors from the stable They lie in tatters by the tournament In my rehearsals for retirement Where are the armies that killed a country And turned a strong man into a baby Now (out ?) comes the rabble, they are welcome I wait in anger and amusement In my rehearsal for retirement If I'd have known the end would end in laughter I'd tell my daughter It doesn't matter Farewell my own true love, farewell my fancy Are you still with me love, though you failed me But one last gesture for your pleasure I'll paint your memory on the monument In my rehearsals for retirement