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The Scorpion Departs But Never Returns - Phil Ochs
Capo IV
Finger pick the verses, strum chorus
AmThe sailors climb the tree
Up the terrible tree
GWhere are my shipmates
Have they sunk beneath the sea
AmI do not know much, but I know this cannot be
It isn't Greally, it isn't Freally
Tell me it isn't Ereally
The sounding bell is diving down the water green
Not a trace, not a tooth brush, 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
Chorus:
CCaptain will not say how Bblong we must remain
CThe phantom ship forAmever sails the Dm7sea
EIt'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 are ladies for the lyrics of a song
That I'm not singing, no 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
Chorus:
The radio is begging them to come back to the shore
All will be forgiven, it will be just like before
All you've ever wanted will be waiting by your door
We will forgive you, we will forgive you
Tell me, we will forgive you
But no one gives an answer, not even one good-bye
The silence of their sinking is all that they reply
Some have chosen to decay, and others chose to die
But I'm not dying, no I'm not dying
Tell me I'm not dying
Chorus:
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Scorpion Departs But Never Returns

by Phil Ochs

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

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The Scorpion Departs But Never Returns - Phil Ochs

Capo IV

Finger pick the verses, strum chorus

The 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

G F

It isn't really, it isn't really

Tell me it isn't really

The sounding bell is diving down the water green

Not a trace, not a tooth brush, 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

Chorus:

C Bb

Captain will not say how long we must remain

C Am Dm7

The phantom ship forever sails 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 are ladies for the lyrics of a song

That I'm not singing, no 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

Chorus:

The radio is begging them to come back to the shore

All will be forgiven, it will be just like before

All you've ever wanted will be waiting by your door

We will forgive you, we will forgive you

Tell me, we will forgive you

But no one gives an answer, not even one good-bye

The silence of their sinking is all that they reply

Some have chosen to decay, and others chose to die

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

Tell me I'm not dying

Chorus:

repeat verse chords with La Da Da for lyrics

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