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

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Key: D minor
Verse 1
Am
Am

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Sailors climb the tree,
G
G

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up the terrible tree
Where are my shipmates have
Am
Am

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they sunk beneath the sea?
I do not know much,
but I know this cannot be
G
G

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F
F

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

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Tell me it isn't really.
Verse 2
Am
Am

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Sounding bell is diving
down the water green
G
G

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Not a trace, not a toothbrush,
Am
Am

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not a cigarette was seen
Bubble ball is rising from a
whisper or a scream
G
G

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But I'm not screaming,
F
F

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no I'm not screaming,
E
E

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C
C

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Tell me I'm not screaming.
Bb
Bb

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Captain will not say how long
we must remain
C
C

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Am
Am

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Bb
Bb

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The phantom ship forever sail the sea
E
E

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Am
Am

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E
E

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It's all the same.
Am
Am

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Captain my dear Captain
we're staying down so long
G
G

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I have been a good man,
Am
Am

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I've done nobody wrong
Have we left our ladies for
the lyrics of a song?
G
G

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F
F

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

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Tell me I'm not singing
Am
Am

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The schooner ship is sliding
across the kitchen sink
G
G

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My son and my daughter they won't
know what to think
Am
Am

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The crew has turned to voting
and the officers to drink
G
G

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F
F

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

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C
C

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Tell me I'm not drinking
Captain will not say how
Bb
Bb

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long we must remain
C
C

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Am
Am

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Bb
Bb

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The phantom ship forever sail the sea
E
E

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It's all the same.
Am
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The radio is begging them to
come back to the shore
G
G

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All will be forgiven,
it'll be just like before
Am
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All you've ever wanted
will be waiting by your door
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G

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F
F

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We will forgive you, we will forgive you
E
E

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Tell me we will forgive you
Am
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But no one gives an answer
not even one goodbye
G
G

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Oh, the silence of their sinking
is all that they reply
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Am

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Some have chosen to decay
and other chose to die
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G

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F
F

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

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C
C

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Tell me I'm not dying
Bb
Bb

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Captain will not say how long
we must remain
C
C

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Am
Am

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Bb
Bb

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The phantom ship forever sail the sea
E
E

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Am
Am

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E
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Am
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G
G

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It's all the
Am
Am

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G
G

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Outro 1
same.
F
F

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E
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Am
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