Santo Domingo chords by Phil Ochs

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Capo 2nd fret

Intro:
Em


Verse 1:
Em
And the crabs are crazy, they scuttle back and forth,
            D     Dsus D
The sand is burning
        C         D          C                D
And the fish take flight and scatter from the sight, their courses
Em
turning. As the seagulls rest on the cold cannon nest,
           D      Dsus D
The sea is churning
    C            D             C         D  Em
The marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo

Verse 2:
Em
The fishermen sweat, they're pausing at their nets,
            D     Dsus D
The day's a-burning
       C        D        C              D
As the warships sway and thunder in the bay, loud in the
Em
Morning. But the boy on the shore is throwing pebbles no more,
          D      Dsus D
He runs a-warning:
         C            D             C         D  Em
That the marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo


Verse 3:
Em
The streets are still, there's silence in the hills,
            D     Dsus D
The town is sleeping
        C       D           C           D
And the farmers yawn in the grey silver dawn, the fields they're
Em
Keeping. As the first troops land and step into the sand,
              D      Dsus D
The flags are weeping
    C            D             C         D  Em
The marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo


Verse 4:
Em
The unsmiling sun is shining down upon
            D     Dsus D
The singing soldiers
       C          D          C              D
In the cloud dust whirl they whistle at the girls, they're getting
Em
Bolder. All the old women sigh, think of memories gone by,
                 D     Dsus D
They shrug their shoulders
    C            D             C         D  Em
The marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo


Verse 5:
Em
Ready for the tricks, their bayonets are fixed,
             D     Dsus D
Now they are rolling
        C          D               C         D
And the tanks make tracks past the trembling shacks where fear's
Em
Unfolding. All the young wives afraid, turn their backs to the parade
                   D     Dsus D
With babes they're holding
    C            D             C         D  Em
The marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo


Verse 6:
Em
A bullet cracks the sound, the army hits the ground,
              D     Dsus D
the sniper is callin'
        C             D       C           D
So they open up their guns, a thousand to one, no sense in
Em
Stalling. He clutches at his head and totters on the edge,
              D     Dsus D
Look how he's falling
    C            D             C         D  Em
The marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo


Verse 7:
Em
In the red plaza square, The crowds come to stare,
            D     Dsus D
The heat is leaning
        C           D        C             D
And the eyes of the dead are turning every head to the widows
Em
Screaming. But the soldiers make a bid, giving candy to the kids,
                D     Dsus D
Their teeth are gleaming
    C            D             C         D  Em
The marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo


Verse 8:
Em
Up and down the coast, the generals drink a toast,
             D     Dsus D
The wheel is spinning
        C               D          C                   D
And the cowards and the whores are peeking through the doors to see who's
Em
Winning. But the traitors will pretend that it's getting near the end,
            D     Dsus D
When it's beginning
    C            D             C         D  Em
The marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo


Verse 9:
Em
And the crabs are crazy, they scuttle back and forth,
            D     Dsus D
The sand is burning
        C         D          C                D
And the fish take flight and scatter from the sight, their courses
Em
turning. As the seagulls rest on the cold cannon nest,
           D      Dsus D
The sea is churning
    C            D             C         D  Em
The marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo