Celia chords by Phil Ochs

SimplifiedF · G · C · Em

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Verse 1

When the wind from the

island is rollin' through the trees

Verse 2

When a kiss from a prison cell is

carried in the breeze

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Verse 3

That's when I wonder how

sad a man can be.

Verse 4

Oh, when will Celia come to me?

Verse 5
F 
I still remember the  (F major) mountains
C 
G 
of the  (C major) war  (G major) 
F 
Sierra Madre and the  (F major) 
C 
F 
 (C major) Philipino shore  (F major) 
Em 
F 
When will I  (E minor) lie beside my  (F major) Celia
C 
F 
'neath the  (C major) trees?  (F major) 
G 
C 
Oh, when will  (G major) Celia come to  (C major) me?

Verse 6
G 
 (G major) So many years were stolen,
F 
C 
so  (F major) many years are  (C major) gone
G 
And the vis (G major) ion of my Celia make
F 
C 
F 
 (F major) dreams to dream upon  (C major)  (F major) 
Em 
F 
Each hour  (E minor) is  a day filled  (F major) 
C 
with memor (C major) ies.
F 
G 
C 
 (F major) Oh, when will  (G major) Celia come to  (C major) me?
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 7
F 
I wake each morning and I  (F major) watch
C 
G 
the sun arise  (C major)  (G major) 
Wonder if my Celia sleeps,
F 
C 
 (F major) wonder if she  (C major) cries
F 
Em 
If  (F major) hate must be my  (E minor) prison lock,
F 
C 
F 
 (F major) love must be the  (C major) key  (F major) 
G 
C 
Oh, when will  (G major) Celia come to  (C major) me?

Verse 8
G 
The  (G major) guns have stopped their firing,
F 
C 
you may  (F major) wander through the  (C major) hills
G 
They  (G major) kept my Celia through the war,
F 
C 
they  (F major) keep her from me  (C major) still.
F 
Em 
She  (F major) waits upon  (E minor) island now,
F 
C 
F 
a  (F major) prisoner of the  (C major) sea.  (F major) 
G 
C 
Oh, when will  (G major) Celia come to  (C major) me?

Verse 9
G 
F 
When the  (G major) wind from the island is  (F major) 
C 
rolling through the  (C major) trees
G 
When a kiss  (G major) from a prison cell is
F 
C 
F 
 (F major) carried in the  (C major) breeze  (F major) 
Em 
C 
That's when I  (E minor) wonder how  (C major) 
F 
C 
F 
 (F major) sad a man can  (C major) be.  (F major) 
G 
Em 
F 
Oh, when will  (G major) Celia come to  (E minor) me?  (F major) 
G 
C 
Oh, when will  (G major) Celia come to  (C major) me?
Notes:
G 
C 
 (G major)  (C major) 