The Scorpion Departs But Never Returns Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Sailors climb the tree,
up the terrible [G]tree
Where are my shipmates have
they sunk beneath [Am]the sea?
I do not know much,
but I know this cannot be
It isn't [G]really, it isn't [F]really,
Tell me it isn't [E]really.

[Verse 2]
[Am]Sounding bell is diving
down the water green
Not a [G]trace, not a toothbrush,
not a cigarette was [Am]seen
Bubble ball is rising from a
whisper or a scream
But I'm not [G]screaming,
no I'm [F]not screaming,
Tell me I'm [E]not [C]screaming.
Captain will not say how [Bb]long
we must remain
[C]The phantom ship [Am]forever sail [Bb]the sea
It's [E]all the [Am]same.[E]
[Am]Captain my dear Captain
we're staying down so long
[G]I have been a good man,
I've done nobody [Am]wrong
Have we left our ladies for
the lyrics of a song?
That I'm not [G]singing, I'm [F]not singing
Tell me I'm [E]not singing
[Am]The schooner ship is sliding
across the kitchen sink
My [G]son and my daughter they won't
know what to think
[Am]The crew has turned to voting
and the officers to drink
But I'm not [G]drinking, no I'm [F]not drinking
Tell [E]me I'm not [C]drinking
Captain will not say how
[Bb]long we must remain
The [C]phantom ship [Am]forever sail [Bb]the sea
It's [E]all the same.
The [Am]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
We will for[G]give you, we will [F]forgive you
Tell me [E]we will forgive you
But [Am]no one gives an answer
not even one goodbye
Oh, the [G]silence of their sinking
is all that they reply
[Am]Some have chosen to decay
and other chose to die
But I'm not [G]dying, no I'm [F]not dying
Tell me [E]I'm not [C]dying
Captain will not say how [Bb]long
we must remain
[C]The phantom ship [Am]forever sail the [Bb]sea
It's [E]all [Am]the[E][Am][G]
[Am][G]

[Outro 1]
same.
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