The Scorpion Departs But Never Returns chords by
Phil Ochs

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Key: D minor•

Verse 1

Dm

Dm

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Sailors climb the tree,

C

C

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up the terrible tree

Where are my shipmates have

Dm

Dm

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they sunk beneath the sea?

I do not know much,

but I know this cannot be

C

C

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Bb

Bb

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

A

A

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Tell me it isn't really.

Verse 2

Dm

Dm

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Sounding bell is diving

down the water green

C

C

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Not a trace, not a toothbrush,

Dm

Dm

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not a cigarette was seen

Bubble ball is rising from a

whisper or a scream

C

C

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But I'm not screaming,

Bb

Bb

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no I'm not screaming,

A

A

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F

F

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Tell me I'm not screaming.

Eb

Eb

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Captain will not say how long

we must remain

F

F

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Dm

Dm

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Eb

Eb

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The phantom ship forever sail the sea

A

A

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Dm

Dm

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A

A

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It's all the same.

Dm

Dm

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Captain my dear Captain

we're staying down so long

C

C

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I have been a good man,

Dm

Dm

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I've done nobody wrong

Have we left our ladies for

the lyrics of a song?

C

C

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Bb

Bb

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

A

A

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Tell me I'm not singing

Dm

Dm

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The schooner ship is sliding

across the kitchen sink

C

C

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My son and my daughter they won't

know what to think

Dm

Dm

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The crew has turned to voting

and the officers to drink

C

C

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Bb

Bb

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

A

A

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F

F

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Tell me I'm not drinking

Captain will not say how

Eb

Eb

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long we must remain

F

F

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Dm

Dm

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Eb

Eb

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The phantom ship forever sail the sea

A

A

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It's all the same.

Dm

Dm

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The radio is begging them to

come back to the shore

C

C

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All will be forgiven,

it'll be just like before

Dm

Dm

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All you've ever wanted

will be waiting by your door

C

C

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Bb

Bb

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We will for give you, we will forgive you

A

A

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Tell me we will forgive you

Dm

Dm

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But no one gives an answer

not even one goodbye

C

C

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Oh, the silence of their sinking

is all that they reply

Dm

Dm

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Some have chosen to decay

and other chose to die

C

C

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Bb

Bb

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

A

A

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F

F

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Tell me I'm not dying

Eb

Eb

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Captain will not say how long

we must remain

F

F

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Dm

Dm

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Eb

Eb

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The phantom ship forever sail the sea

A

A

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Dm

Dm

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A

A

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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It's all the

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Outro 1

same.

Bb

Bb

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A

A

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Dm

Dm

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ChordsDm C Bb A F...

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Capo: 5

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