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