Santo Domingo chords by Phil Ochs

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Capo 2nd fret

Intro:
E minorEm


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

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


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

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


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


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


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


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


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