Pleasures of the Harbor chords by Phil Ochs
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Intro 1
(D major) (A major) (D major) (A major) (F sharp minor)
(B minor) (E minor) (A major)
(F sharp minor) An d the (B major) (B minor)
Verse 1
(E minor) (A major)
(F sharp major) (B minor) (E minor) (A major) (D major) (G major) (C major) (F sharp major)
(B minor) ship (D major) (G major) sets (B minor) the (A major) sail
(E minor) G#m
They've (F sharp major) lived the (F sharp minor) tale
C#m F#m
To (F sharp major) carry (G major) to the shore
A6 E
Straining (E minor) at the (D major) oars
(F sharp major) G#7 C#m
Or staring from the rail
E -A B7
And the (D major) sea (G major) (D major) bids farewell (A major)
(E minor) G#m
She (F sharp minor) waves in swells
C#m F#m
And (G major) sends them on their way
A6 E
(E minor) Time has been her (D major) pay
(F sharp major) G#7 C#m
And time will have (B minor) to tell
A (G major) G#m
Soon your sailing will be (D major) over (F sharp minor)
D E B (C major) C#m
Come and take the pleasures
of (F sharp major) the har - bor (G major) (D major)
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Verse 2
And (D major) the anchor (G major) hit (E minor) s the sand (A major)
(G major) The hungry (F sharp minor) hands
Have (B minor) tied them to the (G major) port
(E minor) The hour will be (D major) short
For (F sharp major) leisure on the (B minor) land
And the (D major) girls (G major) scent the (A major) air
They seem (G major) so (F sharp minor) fair
With paint (B minor) on their (E minor) face
Soft (G major) is their (F sharp minor) em brace
to (F sharp major) lead them up the (B minor) stairs
Soon (E minor) (G major) your sailing will be (A major) over (D major)
(C major) Come and take the pleasures (F sharp major) of the (B minor) harbor
Verse 3
In (D major) the room dark and (A major) dim
Touch of skin (F sharp minor)
He (B minor) asks her of her (G major) name
She (E minor) answers with no (B minor) shame
And (F sharp major) not a sense of (B minor) sin
(D major) Until the fingers draw the (A major) blinds
Sip of (F sharp minor) wine
The (B minor) cigarette of (G major) doubt
The (E minor) candle is blown (B minor) out
The darkness (F sharp major) is so (B minor) kind
Soon (G major) your sailing will be (F sharp minor) over
(C major) Come and take the pleasures of (B minor) the harbor
(D major) And
Verse 4
the shadows frame (A major) the light
Same old (F sharp minor) sight
Thrill (B minor) has blown (G major) away
Now all (E minor) alone they (B minor) lay
Two (F sharp major) strangers in the (B minor) night
Till (D major) his heart skips a (A major) beat
He's on his (F sharp minor) feet
To shipmates (B minor) he must (G major) join
She's (E minor) counting up the (B minor) coins
He's (F sharp major) swallowed by the (B minor) street
(G major) Soon your sailing will (F sharp minor) be over
(C major) Come and take the pleasures of (A major) the har (F sharp major) bor
Interlude 1
(F sharp major) (B minor) (E minor) (C major) (E minor) (D major)
(E minor) (D major) (A major) (F sharp major) (C major) (B minor)
(F sharp major) (C major) (E minor) (G major) (E minor) (G major) (F sharp minor) (G major)
(E minor) (A major) (B flatdim) (B minor) (A major) (D major) (A major) (C major) (F major) (F sharp major)
(F sharp minor) (D major)
Verse 5
In (D major) the bar hangs a (A major) cloud
The whiskey's (C major) loud
(A minor) There's laughter (B major) in their (G minor) eyes
The (A major) lonely in disguse
Are (G major) clinging (F sharp major) to the (B minor) crowd
And the (D major) bottle (G major) fills the (A major) glass
The haze is (F sharp minor) fast
He's trem (B minor) bling for the (E minor) taste
Of passion gone to (D major) waste
In (F sharp major) memories of the (B minor) past
(G major) Soon your sailing will be (F sharp minor) over
(C major) Come and take the pleasures of the (B minor) harbor
(D major) In the
Verse 6
alley, red (A major) with rain
Cry of (F sharp minor) pain
For love (B minor) was (D major) but a smile (G major)
(E minor) Teasing all (D major) the while
(F sharp minor) Now (F sharp major) dancing down the (B minor) drain
(D major) 'Till the boys (G major) reach the (A major) dock
(G major) They gently (F sharp minor) mock
(G major) Lift him on their backs
Lay him (E minor) on his (D major) rack
And (F sharp major) leave beneath the (B minor) light
Soon your sailing (E minor) will be (F sharp minor) over (D major)
(C major) Come and take the pleasures
(F sharp major) of the (E minor) har (F sharp major) bor (B minor)
Verse 7
(B minor) And the (D major) ship sets the (A major) sail
They've lived the (F sharp minor) tale
To carry (B minor) from the (G major) shore
(E minor) Straining at the (D major) oars
Or (F sharp major) staring from (B minor) the rail
And the (D major) sea bids farewell (A major)
She waves in (F sharp minor) swells
And (B minor) sends them on their (G major) way
(E minor) Time has been her (D major) pay
And (F sharp major) time will have to (B minor) tell
Soon (E minor) your sail (A major) ing will be (F sharp minor) over (B minor)
(C major) Come and take the pleasures of (F sharp major) the (B minor) harbor
Outro 1
(B minor) (F sharp minor) (G major)
(A major) (B flatdim) (B minor) (C major)
(F sharp minor) (F sharp minor) (B minor) (E minor)
(B minor)
Pleasures of the Harbor
Phil Ochs
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