The Scorpion Departs But Never Returns chords by Phil Ochs
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Verse 1
(A minor) Sailors climb the tree,
up the terrible tree (G major)
Where are my shipmates have
they sunk beneath the sea? (A minor)
I do not know much,
but I know this cannot be
It isn't (G major) really, it isn't (F major) really,
Tell me it isn't (E major) really.
Verse 2
(A minor) Sounding bell is diving
down the water green
Not a (G major) trace, not a toothbrush,
not a cigarette was seen (A minor)
Bubble ball is rising from a
whisper or a scream
But I'm not (G major) screaming,
no I'm not (F major) screaming,
Tell me I'm (E major) not screaming. (C major)
Captain will not say how (B flat major) long
we must remain
The phantom (C major) ship forever (A minor) sail the sea (B flat major)
It's (E major) all the same. (A minor) (E major)
(A minor) Captain my dear Captain
we're staying down so long
I (G major) have been a good man,
I've done nobody wrong (A minor)
Have we left our ladies for
the lyrics of a song?
That I'm not (G major) singing, I'm not (F major) singing
Tell me I'm (E major) not singing
(A minor) The schooner ship is sliding
across the kitchen sink
My son (G major) and my daughter they won't
know what to think
(A minor) The crew has turned to voting
and the officers to drink
But I'm not (G major) drinking, no I'm not (F major) drinking
Tell me I'm (E major) not drinking (C major)
Captain will not say how
(B flat major) long we must remain
The (C major) phantom ship forever (A minor) sail the sea (B flat major)
It's (E major) all the same.
The (A minor) radio is begging them to
come back to the shore
All (G major) will be forgiven,
it'll be just like before
All (A minor) you've ever wanted
will be waiting by your door
We will for (G major) give you, we will (F major) forgive you
Tell me we will (E major) forgive you
But (A minor) no one gives an answer
not even one goodbye
Oh, the silence (G major) of their sinking
is all that they reply
(A minor) Some have chosen to decay
and other chose to die
But I'm not (G major) dying, no I'm not (F major) dying
Tell me I'm (E major) not dying (C major)
Captain will not say how (B flat major) long
we must remain
(C major) The phantom ship forever (A minor) sail the (B flat major) sea
It's (E major) all (A minor) (E major) (A minor) the (G major)
(A minor) (G major)
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The Scorpion Departs But Never Returns
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