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