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