The Scorpion Departs But Never Returns
The Scorpion Departs But Never Returns

The Scorpion Departs But Never Returns easy guitar chords by Phil Ochs

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 5

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    • Verse 1
    Sailors 
    climb 
    the 
    tree, 

    up 
    the 
    terrible 
    tree 

    Where 
    are 
    my 
    shipmates 
    have 

    they 
    sunk 
    beneath 
    the sea? 

    I 
    do 
    not 
    know 
    much, 

    but 
    I 
    know 
    this 
    cannot 
    be 

    It 
    isn't 
    really, 
    it 
    isn't 
    really, 

    Tell 
    me 
    it 
    isn't 
    really. 

    Verse 2
    Sounding 
    bell 
    is 
    diving 

    down 
    the 
    water 
    green 

    Not 
    a 
    trace, 
    not 
    a 
    toothbrush, 

    not 
    a cigarette 
    was 
    seen 

    Bubble 
    ball 
    is 
    rising 
    from 
    a 

    whisper 
    or 
    a 
    scream 

    But 
    I'm 
    not 
    screaming, 

    no 
    I'm 
    not 
    screaming, 

    Tell 
    me 
    I'm 
    not 
    screaming. 

    Captain 
    will 
    not 
    say 
    how 
    long 

    we 
    must 
    remain 

    The phantom 
    ship 
    forever 
    sail 
    the sea 

    It's 
    all 
    the 
    same. 

    Captain 
    my 
    dear 
    Captain 

    we're 
    staying 
    down 
    so 
    long 

    I 
    have 
    been 
    a 
    good 
    man, 

    I've 
    done 
    nobody 
    wrong 

    Have 
    we 
    left 
    our 
    ladies 
    for 

    the 
    lyrics 
    of 
    a song? 

    That 
    I'm 
    not 
    singing, 
    I'm 
    not 
    singing 

    Tell 
    me 
    I'm 
    not 
    singing 

    The schooner 
    ship 
    is sliding 

    across 
    the kitchen 
    sink 

    My 
    son 
    and 
    my 
    daughter 
    they 
    won't 

    know 
    what 
    to 
    think 

    The crew 
    has 
    turned 
    to 
    voting 

    and 
    the 
    officers 
    to 
    drink 

    But 
    I'm 
    not 
    drinking, 
    no 
    I'm 
    not 
    drinking 

    Tell 
    me I'm 
    not 
    drinking 

    Captain 
    will 
    not 
    say 
    how 

    long 
    we 
    must 
    remain 

    The 
    phantom 
    ship 
    forever 
    sail 
    the sea 

    It's 
    all 
    the same. 

    The 
    radio 
    is 
    begging 
    them 
    to 

    come 
    back 
    to 
    the 
    shore 

    All 
    will 
    be 
    forgiven, 

    it'll 
    be 
    just 
    like 
    before 

    All 
    you've 
    ever 
    wanted 

    will 
    be 
    waiting 
    by 
    your door 

    We 
    will 
    for
    give 
    you, 
    we 
    will 
    forgive 
    you 

    Tell 
    me 
    we will 
    forgive 
    you 

    But 
    no 
    one 
    gives 
    an 
    answer 

    not 
    even 
    one 
    goodbye 

    Oh, the 
    silence 
    of 
    their 
    sinking 

    is 
    all 
    that 
    they 
    reply 

    Some 
    have 
    chosen 
    to 
    decay 

    and 
    other 
    chose 
    to 
    die 

    But 
    I'm 
    not 
    dying, 
    no 
    I'm 
    not 
    dying 

    Tell 
    me 
    I'm 
    not 
    dying 

    Captain 
    will 
    not 
    say 
    how 
    long 

    we 
    must 
    remain 

    The phantom 
    ship 
    forever 
    sail 
    the 
    sea 

    It's 
    all 
    the 


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    same. 


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