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