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Pleasures of the Harbor
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Phil Ochs
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E - A B7
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And the ship sets the sail
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G#m
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They've lived the tale
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C#m F#m
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To carry to the shore
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A6 E
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Straining at the oars
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G#7 C#m
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Or staring from the rail
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E -A B7
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And the sea bids farewell
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G#m
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She waves in swells
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C#m F#m
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And sends them on their way
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A6 E
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Time has been her pay
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G#7 C#m
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And time will have to tell
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A G#m
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Soon your sailing will be over
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D E B C#m
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Come and take the pleasures of the har - bor
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And the anchor hits the sand
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The hungry hands
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Have tied them to the port
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The hour will be short
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For leisure on the land
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And the girls scent the air
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They seem so fair
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With paint on their face
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Soft is their embrace
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to lead them up the stairs
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Soon your sailing will be over
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Come and take the pleasures of the harbor
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In the room dark and dim
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Touch of skin
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He asks her of her name
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She answers with no shame
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And not a sense of sin
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Until the fingers draw the blinds
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Sip of wine
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The cigarette of doubt
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The candle is blown out
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The darkness is so kind
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Soon your sailing will be over
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Come and take the pleasures of the harbor
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And the shadows frame the light
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Same old sight
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Thrill has blown away
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Now all alone they lay
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Two strangers in the night
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Till his heart skips a beat
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He's on his feet
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To shipmates he must join
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She's counting up the coins
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He's swallowed by the street
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Soon your sailing will be over
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Come and take the pleasures of the harbor
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In the bar hangs a cloud
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The whiskey's loud
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There's laughter in their eyes
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The lonely in disguse
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Are clinging to the crowd
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And the bottle fills the glass
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The haze is fast
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He's trembling for the taste
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Of passion gone to waste
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In memories of the past
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Soon your sailing will be over
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Come and take the pleasures of the harbor
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In the alley, red with rain
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Cry of pain
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For love was but a smile
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Teasing all the while
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Now dancing down the drain
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'Till the boys reach the dock
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They gently mock
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Lift him on their backs
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Lay him on his rack
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And leave beneath the light
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Soon your sailing will be over
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Come and take the pleasures of the harbor
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And the ship sets the sail
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They've lived the tale
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To carry from the shore
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Straining at the oars
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Or staring from the rail
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And the sea bids farewell
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She waves in swells
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And sends them on their way
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Time has been her pay
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And time will have to tell
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Soon your sailing will be over
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Come and take the pleasures of the harbor
Phil Ochs — When I'm Gone
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