Greenland Whale Fisheries Chords by The Pogues
Tempo:
141.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] At [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G] 1846, [C] on March [G] the [D] 18th day, [G] we hoisted our collars to [C] the top of the mast, and [G] went green and [D] started our [G] white-red fight.
And went green [D] and started [G] our white-red fight.
The lookout in [D] the truss-street stood, [C] his [D] spyglass in his hand.
There's [G] a whale, there's a whale, and [C] a quail, for she cried, and [G] she [D] called out every [G] man, brave boys, and she called [D] out every [G] man.
The captain [D] stood, and the corn, [G] the duck, [C] the ice [D] was in his eye.
[G] Over haul, over haul, [C] let your gym sheets fall, and [G] up a [D] chairpost, [G] that's a brave boys, and up a chairpost, that's a say.
The harbour struck, and the line played out, [C] with a single [G] flourish [D] of his tail.
[G] He capsized our boat, [C] and we lost five men, [G] and we did [D] not catch [G] that whale, brave boys, and we did [D] not catch [G] that whale.
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[C] [D] [G] The losing of [D] those five [G] jolly men, it grieved our captain [D] sore, [G] but the losing of [C] that whale fish, now [G] it grieved him ten times more, brave boys, now it [D] grieved him ten [G] times more.
The green land, [D] the barren land, [C] and on [G] that [D] there's no green, [G] where there's ice and snow, [C] and the whale fish is low, and [D] the daylights are [G] unseen, brave boys, and the daylights are unseen.
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[D] [G]
[D] [G] 1846, [C] on March [G] the [D] 18th day, [G] we hoisted our collars to [C] the top of the mast, and [G] went green and [D] started our [G] white-red fight.
And went green [D] and started [G] our white-red fight.
The lookout in [D] the truss-street stood, [C] his [D] spyglass in his hand.
There's [G] a whale, there's a whale, and [C] a quail, for she cried, and [G] she [D] called out every [G] man, brave boys, and she called [D] out every [G] man.
The captain [D] stood, and the corn, [G] the duck, [C] the ice [D] was in his eye.
[G] Over haul, over haul, [C] let your gym sheets fall, and [G] up a [D] chairpost, [G] that's a brave boys, and up a chairpost, that's a say.
The harbour struck, and the line played out, [C] with a single [G] flourish [D] of his tail.
[G] He capsized our boat, [C] and we lost five men, [G] and we did [D] not catch [G] that whale, brave boys, and we did [D] not catch [G] that whale.
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[C] [G]
[C] [D] [G] The losing of [D] those five [G] jolly men, it grieved our captain [D] sore, [G] but the losing of [C] that whale fish, now [G] it grieved him ten times more, brave boys, now it [D] grieved him ten [G] times more.
The green land, [D] the barren land, [C] and on [G] that [D] there's no green, [G] where there's ice and snow, [C] and the whale fish is low, and [D] the daylights are [G] unseen, brave boys, and the daylights are unseen.
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_ _ [C] At _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ [D] _ _ [G] 1846, [C] on March [G] the [D] 18th day, _ [G] we hoisted our collars to [C] the top of the mast, and [G] went green and [D] started our [G] white-red fight.
And went green [D] and started [G] our white-red fight.
The lookout in [D] the truss-street stood, [C] his [D] spyglass in his hand.
There's [G] a whale, there's a whale, and [C] a quail, for she cried, and [G] she [D] called out every [G] man, brave boys, and she called [D] out every [G] man.
_ The captain [D] stood, and the corn, [G] the duck, [C] the ice [D] was in his eye.
[G] Over haul, over haul, [C] let your gym sheets fall, and [G] up a [D] chairpost, [G] that's a brave boys, _ and up a chairpost, that's a say.
The harbour struck, and the line played out, [C] with a single [G] flourish [D] of his tail.
_ [G] He capsized our boat, [C] and we lost five men, _ [G] and we did [D] not catch [G] that whale, brave boys, and we did [D] not catch [G] that whale. _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] The losing of [D] those five [G] jolly men, it grieved our captain [D] _ sore, [G] but the losing of [C] that whale fish, now [G] it grieved him ten times more, brave boys, _ now it [D] grieved him ten [G] times more.
The green land, [D] the barren land, [C] and on [G] that [D] there's no green, [G] where there's ice and snow, [C] and the whale fish is low, and [D] the daylights are [G] unseen, brave boys, and the daylights are _ unseen. _ _
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_ _ [C] At _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] 1846, [C] on March [G] the [D] 18th day, _ [G] we hoisted our collars to [C] the top of the mast, and [G] went green and [D] started our [G] white-red fight.
And went green [D] and started [G] our white-red fight.
The lookout in [D] the truss-street stood, [C] his [D] spyglass in his hand.
There's [G] a whale, there's a whale, and [C] a quail, for she cried, and [G] she [D] called out every [G] man, brave boys, and she called [D] out every [G] man.
_ The captain [D] stood, and the corn, [G] the duck, [C] the ice [D] was in his eye.
[G] Over haul, over haul, [C] let your gym sheets fall, and [G] up a [D] chairpost, [G] that's a brave boys, _ and up a chairpost, that's a say.
The harbour struck, and the line played out, [C] with a single [G] flourish [D] of his tail.
_ [G] He capsized our boat, [C] and we lost five men, _ [G] and we did [D] not catch [G] that whale, brave boys, and we did [D] not catch [G] that whale. _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] The losing of [D] those five [G] jolly men, it grieved our captain [D] _ sore, [G] but the losing of [C] that whale fish, now [G] it grieved him ten times more, brave boys, _ now it [D] grieved him ten [G] times more.
The green land, [D] the barren land, [C] and on [G] that [D] there's no green, [G] where there's ice and snow, [C] and the whale fish is low, and [D] the daylights are [G] unseen, brave boys, and the daylights are _ unseen. _ _
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