Chords for Fisherman's Friends on The One Show with Stephen Fry
Tempo:
66.95 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
C
Db
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I think we need to applaud Carrie there.
Yeah, wonderful.
Now, John, do you think that Carrie's got potential?
I see some lot of potential.
She just needs new hair, do I think.
Does it make you homesick, sir?
A little [Eb] bit, yeah.
We like to see the sea.
Even though we only [Gb] left it three hours ago.
Well, so it's all about efficiency, then, a lot of these shanty songs.
And obviously this is then, it takes out onto the boats and out onto the ships themselves.
Yeah.
With all of the songs that you sing, yeah?
Exactly, yeah.
The [E] shanties were all designed to keep the sailors in [Eb] rhythm
no matter what they were doing the [N] work on board the ships.
So, for example, Hallyard Shanty was for pulling up the halyards.
In South Australia I was born, hee-haw-way, ha-la-way.
So they all sang together and they would all put in the effort together,
so it makes the work that much more efficient.
Even not ever hearing that before, I felt the need to join in.
So did I, I joined in.
That's the key to efficiency.
And you guys are going on tour.
By the way, I'm glad I wore a stripe tonight.
Yes, the stripes are in.
You're going on tour, starting in Cambridge.
Yeah, Cambridge, St Albans, York, Burnley and Liverpool.
But do you have plenty of shanties to fill?
Oh, 60, 70 odd in our repertoire.
We'll, yeah, yeah.
You're doing indoor venues as well as docks, I presume?
Oh yeah, all indoor this time of year.
Okay, good.
Nice and dry.
Right, [C] well we are in good voice, we've been warming up.
And [B] just give us a brief idea of what we're going to be singing.
We're going to sing now a song called The Drop of Nelson's Blood,
[Bb] which is a capstan shanty.
When [E] Nelson was shot at Trafalgar,
they put his body ironically into a barrel [F] of French brandy
and brought it back to the UK to preserve it.
When they took the body out, the marines that had escorted it back
all took a top of the brandy, which then became known as
A Drop [N] of Nelson's Blood, a euphemism for take courage.
Well, let's clear our throats.
We're going to put the words on the screen so everyone can join in.
Yes, we are.
Three, two, one, take it away.
A drop of Nelson's blood wouldn't do us any harm
And a drop [C] of Nelson's blood wouldn't do us any harm
And a drop of [Eb] Nelson's blood wouldn't do us any harm
And we'll [G] all hang on behind
[N] Come on and roll
We'll [Eb] roll
[C] And we'll all hang on behind
Well, listen, good luck to the Fisherman's Friends with the tour
[Db] and of course, Stephen, good luck hosting the [B] BAFTAs.
Sunday night, BBC One.
Yeah, thanks for [Db] joining in.
And tomorrow, Upstairs Downstairs star Keely Hawes will be here.
We will see you at seven o'clock.
Shall we give it another go?
[N] Let's get in there.
Come on and roll
[Db]
[Abm] Yes, we'll [C] roll
[N] And we'll roll
And we'll all hang on behind
Yeah, wonderful.
Now, John, do you think that Carrie's got potential?
I see some lot of potential.
She just needs new hair, do I think.
Does it make you homesick, sir?
A little [Eb] bit, yeah.
We like to see the sea.
Even though we only [Gb] left it three hours ago.
Well, so it's all about efficiency, then, a lot of these shanty songs.
And obviously this is then, it takes out onto the boats and out onto the ships themselves.
Yeah.
With all of the songs that you sing, yeah?
Exactly, yeah.
The [E] shanties were all designed to keep the sailors in [Eb] rhythm
no matter what they were doing the [N] work on board the ships.
So, for example, Hallyard Shanty was for pulling up the halyards.
In South Australia I was born, hee-haw-way, ha-la-way.
So they all sang together and they would all put in the effort together,
so it makes the work that much more efficient.
Even not ever hearing that before, I felt the need to join in.
So did I, I joined in.
That's the key to efficiency.
And you guys are going on tour.
By the way, I'm glad I wore a stripe tonight.
Yes, the stripes are in.
You're going on tour, starting in Cambridge.
Yeah, Cambridge, St Albans, York, Burnley and Liverpool.
But do you have plenty of shanties to fill?
Oh, 60, 70 odd in our repertoire.
We'll, yeah, yeah.
You're doing indoor venues as well as docks, I presume?
Oh yeah, all indoor this time of year.
Okay, good.
Nice and dry.
Right, [C] well we are in good voice, we've been warming up.
And [B] just give us a brief idea of what we're going to be singing.
We're going to sing now a song called The Drop of Nelson's Blood,
[Bb] which is a capstan shanty.
When [E] Nelson was shot at Trafalgar,
they put his body ironically into a barrel [F] of French brandy
and brought it back to the UK to preserve it.
When they took the body out, the marines that had escorted it back
all took a top of the brandy, which then became known as
A Drop [N] of Nelson's Blood, a euphemism for take courage.
Well, let's clear our throats.
We're going to put the words on the screen so everyone can join in.
Yes, we are.
Three, two, one, take it away.
A drop of Nelson's blood wouldn't do us any harm
And a drop [C] of Nelson's blood wouldn't do us any harm
And a drop of [Eb] Nelson's blood wouldn't do us any harm
And we'll [G] all hang on behind
[N] Come on and roll
We'll [Eb] roll
[C] And we'll all hang on behind
Well, listen, good luck to the Fisherman's Friends with the tour
[Db] and of course, Stephen, good luck hosting the [B] BAFTAs.
Sunday night, BBC One.
Yeah, thanks for [Db] joining in.
And tomorrow, Upstairs Downstairs star Keely Hawes will be here.
We will see you at seven o'clock.
Shall we give it another go?
[N] Let's get in there.
Come on and roll
[Db]
[Abm] Yes, we'll [C] roll
[N] And we'll roll
And we'll all hang on behind
Key:
Eb
C
Db
E
B
Eb
C
Db
I think we need to applaud Carrie there.
Yeah, wonderful.
Now, John, do you think that Carrie's got potential?
I see some lot of potential.
She just needs new hair, do I think.
Does it make you homesick, sir?
A little [Eb] bit, yeah.
We like to see the sea.
Even though we only [Gb] left it three hours ago.
_ Well, so it's all about efficiency, then, a lot of these shanty songs.
And obviously this is then, it takes out onto the boats and out onto the ships themselves.
Yeah.
With all of the songs that you sing, yeah?
Exactly, yeah.
The [E] shanties were all designed to keep the sailors in [Eb] rhythm
no matter what they were doing the [N] work on board the ships.
So, for example, Hallyard Shanty was for pulling up the halyards.
In South Australia I was born, hee-haw-way, ha-la-way.
So they all sang together and they would all put in the effort together,
so it makes the work that much more efficient.
Even not ever hearing that before, I felt the need to join in.
So did I, I joined in.
That's the key to efficiency.
And you guys are going on tour.
By the way, I'm glad I wore a stripe tonight.
Yes, the stripes are in.
You're going on tour, starting in Cambridge.
Yeah, Cambridge, St Albans, York, Burnley and Liverpool.
But do you have plenty of shanties to fill?
Oh, 60, 70 odd in our repertoire.
We'll, yeah, yeah.
You're doing indoor venues as well as docks, I presume?
Oh yeah, all indoor this time of year.
Okay, good.
Nice and dry.
Right, [C] well we are in good voice, we've been warming up.
And [B] just give us a brief idea of what we're going to be singing.
We're going to sing now a song called The Drop of Nelson's Blood,
[Bb] which is a capstan shanty.
When [E] Nelson was shot at Trafalgar,
they put his body ironically into a barrel [F] of French brandy
and brought it back to the UK to preserve it.
When they took the body out, the marines that had escorted it back
all took a top of the brandy, which then became known as
A Drop [N] of Nelson's Blood, a euphemism for take courage.
Well, let's clear our throats.
We're going to put the words on the screen so everyone can join in.
Yes, we are.
Three, two, one, take it away.
A drop of Nelson's blood wouldn't do us any harm
And a drop [C] of Nelson's blood wouldn't do us any harm
And a drop of [Eb] Nelson's blood wouldn't do us any harm
And we'll [G] all hang on behind
[N] Come on and roll _ _
We'll [Eb] roll
_ _ _ _ [C] And we'll all hang on behind
Well, listen, good luck to the Fisherman's Friends with the tour
[Db] and of course, Stephen, good luck hosting the [B] BAFTAs.
Sunday night, BBC One.
Yeah, thanks for [Db] joining in.
And tomorrow, Upstairs Downstairs star Keely Hawes will be here.
We will see you at seven o'clock.
Shall we give it another go?
[N] Let's get in there.
Come on and roll
[Db] _
[Abm] Yes, we'll _ [C] roll
[N] And we'll roll
And we'll all hang on behind _ _
Yeah, wonderful.
Now, John, do you think that Carrie's got potential?
I see some lot of potential.
She just needs new hair, do I think.
Does it make you homesick, sir?
A little [Eb] bit, yeah.
We like to see the sea.
Even though we only [Gb] left it three hours ago.
_ Well, so it's all about efficiency, then, a lot of these shanty songs.
And obviously this is then, it takes out onto the boats and out onto the ships themselves.
Yeah.
With all of the songs that you sing, yeah?
Exactly, yeah.
The [E] shanties were all designed to keep the sailors in [Eb] rhythm
no matter what they were doing the [N] work on board the ships.
So, for example, Hallyard Shanty was for pulling up the halyards.
In South Australia I was born, hee-haw-way, ha-la-way.
So they all sang together and they would all put in the effort together,
so it makes the work that much more efficient.
Even not ever hearing that before, I felt the need to join in.
So did I, I joined in.
That's the key to efficiency.
And you guys are going on tour.
By the way, I'm glad I wore a stripe tonight.
Yes, the stripes are in.
You're going on tour, starting in Cambridge.
Yeah, Cambridge, St Albans, York, Burnley and Liverpool.
But do you have plenty of shanties to fill?
Oh, 60, 70 odd in our repertoire.
We'll, yeah, yeah.
You're doing indoor venues as well as docks, I presume?
Oh yeah, all indoor this time of year.
Okay, good.
Nice and dry.
Right, [C] well we are in good voice, we've been warming up.
And [B] just give us a brief idea of what we're going to be singing.
We're going to sing now a song called The Drop of Nelson's Blood,
[Bb] which is a capstan shanty.
When [E] Nelson was shot at Trafalgar,
they put his body ironically into a barrel [F] of French brandy
and brought it back to the UK to preserve it.
When they took the body out, the marines that had escorted it back
all took a top of the brandy, which then became known as
A Drop [N] of Nelson's Blood, a euphemism for take courage.
Well, let's clear our throats.
We're going to put the words on the screen so everyone can join in.
Yes, we are.
Three, two, one, take it away.
A drop of Nelson's blood wouldn't do us any harm
And a drop [C] of Nelson's blood wouldn't do us any harm
And a drop of [Eb] Nelson's blood wouldn't do us any harm
And we'll [G] all hang on behind
[N] Come on and roll _ _
We'll [Eb] roll
_ _ _ _ [C] And we'll all hang on behind
Well, listen, good luck to the Fisherman's Friends with the tour
[Db] and of course, Stephen, good luck hosting the [B] BAFTAs.
Sunday night, BBC One.
Yeah, thanks for [Db] joining in.
And tomorrow, Upstairs Downstairs star Keely Hawes will be here.
We will see you at seven o'clock.
Shall we give it another go?
[N] Let's get in there.
Come on and roll
[Db] _
[Abm] Yes, we'll _ [C] roll
[N] And we'll roll
And we'll all hang on behind _ _