I Kill Therefore I Am Lyrics - Phil Ochs

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G f c d 

Meet the king of cowboys, he rides a pale pony 

G f c d b 

He fights the bad boys brings them to their knees 

C 

He patrols the highways from the air 

D em 

He keeps the country safe from long hair 

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I am the masculine american man 

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I kill therefore I am. 

I don't like the black man, for he doesn't know his place 

Take the back of my hand or I'll spray you with my mace 

I'm as brave as any man can be 

I find my courage through chemistry 

I am the masculine american man 

I kill therefore I am. 

I don't like the students now, they don't have no respect 

They don't like to work now, I think I'll wring their necks 

They call me pig, although I'm underpaid 

I'll show those faggots that I'm not afraid 

I am the masculine american man 

I kill therefore I am. 

Farewell to the gangsters we don't need them anymore 

We've got the police force, they're the ones who break the law 

He's got a gun and he's a hater 

He shoots first, he shoots later 

I am the masculine american man 

I kill therefore I am. 

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