Scorpion Departs But Never Returns - Ochs Phil, ukulele chords

Published: 2015-10-11 16:40
Selection chords: Henry Walker

Am
The sailors climb the tree
Up the terrible tree
G
Where are my shipmates
Have they sunk beneath the sea
Am
I do not know much, but I know this cannot be
         G                F
It isnʼt really, it isnʼt really
                 E7
Tell me it isnʼt 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 Iʼm not screaming, no Iʼm not screaming
Tell me Iʼm not screaming

Chorus:
C                        Bb
Captain will not say how long we must remain
C                   Am            Dm 
The phantom ship forever sails the sea
E7
Itʼs all the same

Captain, my dear Captain, weʼre staying down so long
I have been a good man, Iʼve done nobody wrong
Have we left are ladies for the lyrics of a song
That Iʼm not singing, no Iʼm not singing
Tell me Iʼm not singing

The schooner ship is sliding across the kitchen sink
My son and my daughter, they wonʼt know what to think
The crew has turned to voting, and the officers to drink
But Iʼm not drinking, no Iʼm not drinking
Tell me Iʼm 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 youʼve 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 Iʼm not dying, no Iʼm not dying
Tell me Iʼm not dying

Chorus.