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