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pleasures of the harbor | guitar chord и Mp3

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Received: from iscp.bellcore.com (iscp.bellcore.com [128.96.144.206]) by post-office.nevada.edu (8.6.4/8.6.4) with SMTP id GAA19891 for <jamesb@nevada.edu>; Fri, 25 Feb 1994 06:59:22 -0800<br>Received: from amethyst.iscp.bellcore.com by iscp.bellcore.com (AIX 3.1/UCB 5.61/4.03)<br> id AA26856; Fri, 25 Feb 94 09:57:52 -0500<br>Received: by amethyst.iscp.bellcore.com (AIX 3.2/UCB 5.64/4.03)<br> id AA18789; Fri, 25 Feb 1994 09:58:23 -0500<br>Date: Fri, 25 Feb 1994 09:58:23 -0500<br>From: donl@iscp.bellcore.com (Don LoCrasto)<br>Message-Id: <9402251458.AA18789@amethyst.iscp.bellcore.com><br>To: jamesb@nevada.edu<br><br><br>Pleasures of the Harbor - Phil Ochs<br>"My life as John Wayne." - Phil Ochs,<br>this song is based on the 1940 John Ford<br>movie "The Long Voyage Home" starring John Wayne,<br>and based on a Eugene O`Neill play<br>--<br>Capo III<br><br>Verse: C G Em F F C G Am (twice)<br>Chorus: F Em Bb Am<br><br>Intro: you`re on your own !<br><br>And the ship sets the sail<br>They`ve lived the tale<br>To carry to the shore<br>Screaming at the oars<br>Or staring from the rail<br><br>And the sea bids farewell<br>She waves and swells<br>And sends them on their way<br>Time has been her pay<br>And time will have to tell<br><br>Chorus:<br><br>Oh soon your sailing will be over<br>Come and take the pleasures of the harbor<br><br>And the anchor hits the sand<br>The hungry hands<br>Have tied them to the port<br>The hour will be short<br>For leisure on the land<br><br>And the girls scent the air<br>They seem so fair<br>With paint upon their face<br>Soft as their embrace<br>To lead them up the stairs<br><br>Chorus: Oh soon ...<br><br>Verse:<br>In the room dark and dim<br>Touch of skin<br>He asks her of her name<br>She answers with no shame<br>And not a sense of sin<br><br>`til the fingers draw the blind<br>Sip of wine<br>The cigarette of doubt<br>The candle is blown out<br>The darkness is so kind<br><br>Chorus: Oh soon ...<br><br>And the shadows claim the light<br>Same old sight<br>Thrill has flown away<br>Oh, all alone they lay<br>Two strangers in the night<br><br>`til his heart skips a beat<br>He`s on his feet<br>To shipmates he must join<br>She`s counting up the coin<br>He`s swallowed by the street<br><br>Chorus: Oh soon ...<br><br>In the bar hanfs a cloud<br>The whiskey`s loud<br>There`s laughter in their eyes<br>The lonely in disguise<br>Are clinging to the crowd<br><br>And the bottle fills the glass<br>The haze is fast<br>He`s trembling for the taste<br>Of passion gone to waste<br>In memories of the past<br><br>Chorus: Oh soon ...<br><br>In the alley red with rain<br>Cry of pain<br>For love was but a smile<br>Teasing all the while<br>Now dancing down the drain<br><br>`til the boys reach the dock<br>They gently mock<br>And lift him on their backs<br>And lay him on his rack<br>And leave beneath the lock<br><br>Chorus: Oh soon ...<br><br>Repeat first verse

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