Chords for Nathan Evans - Wellerman (Sea Shanty)
Tempo:
96.3 bpm
Chords used:
C
Eb
Ab
Cm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
There once was a ship that put to sea, The name [C] of the ship was the Bully of Tea.
The winds [N] blew up her bow, Dipped down a blow,
[Eb] My bully [C] boys blow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Cm] come, To bring [F] us sugar [C] and tea and rum.
[Ab] One day [Eb] when the tonguing is done, We'll [Bb] take our [C] leave and go.
She'd not been [A] two weeks from shore, When down on her a right whale bore.
[C] The captain [Eb] called all hands and swore, He'd take the [Cm] whaling tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Fm] come, To bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, We'll take our [Cm] leave and go.
[Ab] Da-da-da-da-da-da [Dm]-da-da-da-da [Ab]-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [Eb]
[Gm]-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [C]-da.
Before the boat had [Eb] hit the water, The whale still came up and [C] coddled.
Then to the [Gm] side harping and forder, When she'd [C] dived down low.
[Ab] Soon [Cm] may the wellerman come, To [F] bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take our [C] leave and go.
No lane was cut, no whale was freed, the captain's main was not of greed,
And he belonged to the whaleman's creed, she took that ship in tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the whaleman [Fm] come to bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum,
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take our [C] leave and go.
[Ab] Da da da [Eb] da da da da [Gm] da da da da da [Ab] da da da da da [Eb] da da [Gm] da da da da da da da da [C] da da da da
For forty days or even [E] more, the lane went slack, then tight once more,
All [Eb] boats were lost, there were only four, but still the [C] whale did go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the whaleman [Fm] come to bring us [C] sugar and tea [Ab] and rum,
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take [C] our leave and go.
As [N] far as I've heard, the fight's still on, the lane's not cut and the whale's not [Cm] gone,
The whaleman makes his regular call to encourage the captain crew and all.
Soon may the whaleman come to bring us sugar and tea [Ab] and rum,
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take [C] our leave and go.
[Ab] [Eb] Soon may the whaleman come to bring [C] us sugar and tea [Ab] and rum,
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take [Gm] our leave [C] and go.
The winds [N] blew up her bow, Dipped down a blow,
[Eb] My bully [C] boys blow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Cm] come, To bring [F] us sugar [C] and tea and rum.
[Ab] One day [Eb] when the tonguing is done, We'll [Bb] take our [C] leave and go.
She'd not been [A] two weeks from shore, When down on her a right whale bore.
[C] The captain [Eb] called all hands and swore, He'd take the [Cm] whaling tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Fm] come, To bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, We'll take our [Cm] leave and go.
[Ab] Da-da-da-da-da-da [Dm]-da-da-da-da [Ab]-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [Eb]
[Gm]-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [C]-da.
Before the boat had [Eb] hit the water, The whale still came up and [C] coddled.
Then to the [Gm] side harping and forder, When she'd [C] dived down low.
[Ab] Soon [Cm] may the wellerman come, To [F] bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take our [C] leave and go.
No lane was cut, no whale was freed, the captain's main was not of greed,
And he belonged to the whaleman's creed, she took that ship in tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the whaleman [Fm] come to bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum,
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take our [C] leave and go.
[Ab] Da da da [Eb] da da da da [Gm] da da da da da [Ab] da da da da da [Eb] da da [Gm] da da da da da da da da [C] da da da da
For forty days or even [E] more, the lane went slack, then tight once more,
All [Eb] boats were lost, there were only four, but still the [C] whale did go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the whaleman [Fm] come to bring us [C] sugar and tea [Ab] and rum,
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take [C] our leave and go.
As [N] far as I've heard, the fight's still on, the lane's not cut and the whale's not [Cm] gone,
The whaleman makes his regular call to encourage the captain crew and all.
Soon may the whaleman come to bring us sugar and tea [Ab] and rum,
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take [C] our leave and go.
[Ab] [Eb] Soon may the whaleman come to bring [C] us sugar and tea [Ab] and rum,
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take [Gm] our leave [C] and go.
Key:
C
Eb
Ab
Cm
Gm
C
Eb
Ab
_ _ _ _ There once was a ship that put to sea, The name [C] of the ship was the Bully of Tea.
The winds [N] blew up her bow, Dipped down a blow,
[Eb] My bully [C] boys blow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Cm] come, To bring [F] us sugar [C] and tea and rum.
[Ab] One day [Eb] when the tonguing is done, We'll [Bb] take our [C] leave and go.
She'd not been [A] two weeks from shore, When down on her a right whale bore.
[C] The captain [Eb] called all hands and swore, He'd take the [Cm] whaling tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Fm] come, To bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, We'll take our [Cm] leave and go.
[Ab] Da-da-da-da-da-da [Dm]-da-da-da-da [Ab]-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [Eb] _
[Gm]-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [C]-da.
Before the boat had [Eb] hit the water, The whale still came up and [C] coddled.
Then to the [Gm] side harping and forder, When she'd [C] dived down low.
[Ab] Soon [Cm] may the wellerman come, To [F] bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take our [C] leave and go.
No lane was cut, no whale was freed, the captain's main was not of greed,
And he belonged to the whaleman's creed, she took that ship in tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the whaleman [Fm] come to bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum,
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take our [C] leave and go.
[Ab] _ Da da da [Eb] da da da da [Gm] da da da da da [Ab] da da da da da [Eb] da da [Gm] da da da da da da da da [C] da da da da
For forty days or even [E] more, the lane went slack, then tight once more,
All [Eb] boats were lost, there were only four, but still the [C] whale did go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the whaleman [Fm] come to bring us [C] sugar and tea [Ab] and rum,
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take [C] our leave and go.
As [N] far as I've heard, the fight's still on, the lane's not cut and the whale's not [Cm] gone,
The whaleman makes his regular call to encourage the captain crew and all.
Soon may the whaleman come to bring us sugar and tea [Ab] and rum,
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take [C] our leave and go.
_ [Ab] [Eb] Soon may the whaleman come to bring [C] us sugar and tea [Ab] and rum,
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take [Gm] our leave [C] and go. _ _ _
The winds [N] blew up her bow, Dipped down a blow,
[Eb] My bully [C] boys blow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Cm] come, To bring [F] us sugar [C] and tea and rum.
[Ab] One day [Eb] when the tonguing is done, We'll [Bb] take our [C] leave and go.
She'd not been [A] two weeks from shore, When down on her a right whale bore.
[C] The captain [Eb] called all hands and swore, He'd take the [Cm] whaling tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Fm] come, To bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, We'll take our [Cm] leave and go.
[Ab] Da-da-da-da-da-da [Dm]-da-da-da-da [Ab]-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [Eb] _
[Gm]-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [C]-da.
Before the boat had [Eb] hit the water, The whale still came up and [C] coddled.
Then to the [Gm] side harping and forder, When she'd [C] dived down low.
[Ab] Soon [Cm] may the wellerman come, To [F] bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take our [C] leave and go.
No lane was cut, no whale was freed, the captain's main was not of greed,
And he belonged to the whaleman's creed, she took that ship in tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the whaleman [Fm] come to bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum,
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take our [C] leave and go.
[Ab] _ Da da da [Eb] da da da da [Gm] da da da da da [Ab] da da da da da [Eb] da da [Gm] da da da da da da da da [C] da da da da
For forty days or even [E] more, the lane went slack, then tight once more,
All [Eb] boats were lost, there were only four, but still the [C] whale did go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the whaleman [Fm] come to bring us [C] sugar and tea [Ab] and rum,
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take [C] our leave and go.
As [N] far as I've heard, the fight's still on, the lane's not cut and the whale's not [Cm] gone,
The whaleman makes his regular call to encourage the captain crew and all.
Soon may the whaleman come to bring us sugar and tea [Ab] and rum,
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take [C] our leave and go.
_ [Ab] [Eb] Soon may the whaleman come to bring [C] us sugar and tea [Ab] and rum,
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take [Gm] our leave [C] and go. _ _ _