Chords for Bonnie Ship the Diamond
Tempo:
107 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
A
D
F#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [Bm] Hey!
[D] [A] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm]
[D] [A] [Bm] Now the diamond [F#] is a ship of [Bm] lights, full of davis, [F#] straight she's bound.
[Bm] And the key it [F#m] is, how to garnish, [D] [A] everybody [Bm] lasts his round.
Captain Thompson [F#m] gives the orders, [Bm] both to sail the [F#] ocean white.
[Bm] Where the sun it [F#] never sets, [D] bemoist, our [A] darkness [Bm] dims the sky.
Ah, Mr.
Melots, let your hearts never fail.
[D] By the barney [A] ship, the diamond goes, hunting [Bm] for the whale.
Aye!
[A] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] Along the [F#] key at Vito's [Bm] head, the lasses [F#] stand around.
[Bm] When the shores all [F#m] fold above them [D] and their [A] soldiers [Bm] run down.
Now don't you [F#] weep, me barney, we [Bm] last, or you'll be [F#m] left behind.
[Bm] For rose will [F#] grow on Greenland's [D] ice, [A] before we [Bm] change our mind.
Ah, Mr.
Melots, let your hearts never fail.
[D] By the barney [A] ship, the diamond [D] goes, hunting [Bm] for the whale.
Aye!
[D] [A] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] It's a toast to the [F#] resolution, [Bm] likewise the [F#m] allies are swan.
[Bm] Three cheers for the [F#m] battler of Mounts [D] Rose, when the [A] diamond [Bm] ship will pay.
We wear the [F#] truthers are the [Bm] white, and the jackets [F#m] are the blue.
[Bm] And when we get [F#] home to Vito's [D] head, we'll [A] have street [Bm] parts anew.
Aye, it's cheer up, Melots, let your hearts never fail.
[D] By the barney [A] ship, the diamond [D] goes, hunting [Bm] for the whale.
Take it away, lads!
[Em]
[Em]
[A] [Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[D] [A] [Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [A] [Bm] It will be [F#m] bright both day and [Bm] night, when the Greenland [F#m] lads come home.
[Bm] With a ship-toss [F#m] full of oil, me [D] lads, and a [A] money [Bm] to our name.
We'll make the [F#m] cradles for the [Bm] rock, and the blankets [F#m] for the tear.
[Bm] And every [F#m] lass in Vito's [D] head sing, [A] hush-a [Bm]-bye, my dear.
Aye, it's cheer up, Melots, let your hearts never fail.
[D] By the barney [A] ship, the diamond goes, hunting [Bm] for the whale.
Aye, it's cheer up, Melots, let your hearts never fail.
[D] By the barney ship, the diamond goes, [A] hunting [B] for the whale.
Aye!
[D] [A] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm]
[D] [A] [Bm] Now the diamond [F#] is a ship of [Bm] lights, full of davis, [F#] straight she's bound.
[Bm] And the key it [F#m] is, how to garnish, [D] [A] everybody [Bm] lasts his round.
Captain Thompson [F#m] gives the orders, [Bm] both to sail the [F#] ocean white.
[Bm] Where the sun it [F#] never sets, [D] bemoist, our [A] darkness [Bm] dims the sky.
Ah, Mr.
Melots, let your hearts never fail.
[D] By the barney [A] ship, the diamond goes, hunting [Bm] for the whale.
Aye!
[A] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] Along the [F#] key at Vito's [Bm] head, the lasses [F#] stand around.
[Bm] When the shores all [F#m] fold above them [D] and their [A] soldiers [Bm] run down.
Now don't you [F#] weep, me barney, we [Bm] last, or you'll be [F#m] left behind.
[Bm] For rose will [F#] grow on Greenland's [D] ice, [A] before we [Bm] change our mind.
Ah, Mr.
Melots, let your hearts never fail.
[D] By the barney [A] ship, the diamond [D] goes, hunting [Bm] for the whale.
Aye!
[D] [A] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] It's a toast to the [F#] resolution, [Bm] likewise the [F#m] allies are swan.
[Bm] Three cheers for the [F#m] battler of Mounts [D] Rose, when the [A] diamond [Bm] ship will pay.
We wear the [F#] truthers are the [Bm] white, and the jackets [F#m] are the blue.
[Bm] And when we get [F#] home to Vito's [D] head, we'll [A] have street [Bm] parts anew.
Aye, it's cheer up, Melots, let your hearts never fail.
[D] By the barney [A] ship, the diamond [D] goes, hunting [Bm] for the whale.
Take it away, lads!
[Em]
[Em]
[A] [Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[D] [A] [Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [A] [Bm] It will be [F#m] bright both day and [Bm] night, when the Greenland [F#m] lads come home.
[Bm] With a ship-toss [F#m] full of oil, me [D] lads, and a [A] money [Bm] to our name.
We'll make the [F#m] cradles for the [Bm] rock, and the blankets [F#m] for the tear.
[Bm] And every [F#m] lass in Vito's [D] head sing, [A] hush-a [Bm]-bye, my dear.
Aye, it's cheer up, Melots, let your hearts never fail.
[D] By the barney [A] ship, the diamond goes, hunting [Bm] for the whale.
Aye, it's cheer up, Melots, let your hearts never fail.
[D] By the barney ship, the diamond goes, [A] hunting [B] for the whale.
Aye!
Key:
Bm
A
D
F#
F#m
Bm
A
D
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ Hey! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ Now the diamond [F#] is a ship of [Bm] lights, full of davis, [F#] straight she's bound.
[Bm] And the key it [F#m] is, how to garnish, [D] [A] everybody [Bm] lasts his round.
Captain Thompson [F#m] gives the orders, [Bm] both to sail the [F#] ocean white.
[Bm] Where the sun it [F#] never sets, [D] bemoist, our [A] darkness [Bm] dims the sky.
Ah, Mr.
_ Melots, let your hearts never fail.
[D] By the barney [A] ship, the diamond goes, hunting [Bm] for the whale.
Aye! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ Along the [F#] key at Vito's [Bm] head, the lasses [F#] stand around.
[Bm] When the shores all [F#m] fold above them [D] and their [A] soldiers [Bm] run down.
Now don't you [F#] weep, me barney, we [Bm] last, or you'll be [F#m] left behind.
[Bm] For rose will [F#] grow on Greenland's [D] ice, [A] before we [Bm] change our mind.
Ah, Mr.
_ Melots, let your hearts never fail.
[D] By the barney [A] ship, the diamond [D] goes, hunting [Bm] for the whale.
Aye! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ It's a toast to the [F#] resolution, [Bm] likewise the [F#m] allies are swan.
[Bm] Three cheers for the [F#m] battler of Mounts [D] Rose, when the [A] diamond [Bm] ship will pay.
We wear the [F#] truthers are the [Bm] white, and the jackets [F#m] are the blue.
[Bm] And when we get [F#] home to Vito's [D] head, we'll [A] have street [Bm] parts anew.
Aye, it's cheer up, Melots, let your hearts never fail.
[D] By the barney [A] ship, the diamond [D] goes, hunting [Bm] for the whale.
Take it away, lads!
[Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ It will be [F#m] bright both day and [Bm] night, when the Greenland [F#m] lads come home.
[Bm] With a ship-toss [F#m] full of oil, me [D] lads, and a [A] money [Bm] to our name.
We'll make the [F#m] cradles for the [Bm] rock, and the blankets [F#m] for the tear.
[Bm] And every [F#m] lass in Vito's [D] head sing, [A] hush-a [Bm]-bye, my dear.
Aye, it's cheer up, Melots, let your hearts never fail.
[D] By the barney [A] ship, the diamond goes, hunting [Bm] for the whale.
Aye, it's cheer up, Melots, let your hearts never fail.
[D] By the barney ship, the diamond goes, [A] hunting [B] for the whale.
Aye! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ Now the diamond [F#] is a ship of [Bm] lights, full of davis, [F#] straight she's bound.
[Bm] And the key it [F#m] is, how to garnish, [D] [A] everybody [Bm] lasts his round.
Captain Thompson [F#m] gives the orders, [Bm] both to sail the [F#] ocean white.
[Bm] Where the sun it [F#] never sets, [D] bemoist, our [A] darkness [Bm] dims the sky.
Ah, Mr.
_ Melots, let your hearts never fail.
[D] By the barney [A] ship, the diamond goes, hunting [Bm] for the whale.
Aye! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ Along the [F#] key at Vito's [Bm] head, the lasses [F#] stand around.
[Bm] When the shores all [F#m] fold above them [D] and their [A] soldiers [Bm] run down.
Now don't you [F#] weep, me barney, we [Bm] last, or you'll be [F#m] left behind.
[Bm] For rose will [F#] grow on Greenland's [D] ice, [A] before we [Bm] change our mind.
Ah, Mr.
_ Melots, let your hearts never fail.
[D] By the barney [A] ship, the diamond [D] goes, hunting [Bm] for the whale.
Aye! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ It's a toast to the [F#] resolution, [Bm] likewise the [F#m] allies are swan.
[Bm] Three cheers for the [F#m] battler of Mounts [D] Rose, when the [A] diamond [Bm] ship will pay.
We wear the [F#] truthers are the [Bm] white, and the jackets [F#m] are the blue.
[Bm] And when we get [F#] home to Vito's [D] head, we'll [A] have street [Bm] parts anew.
Aye, it's cheer up, Melots, let your hearts never fail.
[D] By the barney [A] ship, the diamond [D] goes, hunting [Bm] for the whale.
Take it away, lads!
[Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ It will be [F#m] bright both day and [Bm] night, when the Greenland [F#m] lads come home.
[Bm] With a ship-toss [F#m] full of oil, me [D] lads, and a [A] money [Bm] to our name.
We'll make the [F#m] cradles for the [Bm] rock, and the blankets [F#m] for the tear.
[Bm] And every [F#m] lass in Vito's [D] head sing, [A] hush-a [Bm]-bye, my dear.
Aye, it's cheer up, Melots, let your hearts never fail.
[D] By the barney [A] ship, the diamond goes, hunting [Bm] for the whale.
Aye, it's cheer up, Melots, let your hearts never fail.
[D] By the barney ship, the diamond goes, [A] hunting [B] for the whale.
Aye! _ _ _