Chords for Nathan Evans - Wellerman (Sea Shanty) (Lyrics)
Tempo:
95.95 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
C
Eb
G
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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There once was a ship that put to [E] sea, The name of the ship was the Bully of Tea,
The winds blew up her bow, [G] and up down below My bully boys blow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the Willow Man [F] come, To bring us sugar [C] and tea and [Ab] rum,
One [Eb] day when the tongue in his band Will take a [C] leave and go.
She had not been [Gb] two weeks from shore, When down on her a right whale bore,
The captain called all hands and swore He'd take that [C] whale in tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the Willow Man [Fm] come, To bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum,
One [Eb] day when the tongue in his band Will take a [C] leave and go.
[Ab] Da [G]-da-da-da-da-da [D]-da-da-da-da [Ab]-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [G]
-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [C]-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Before [Gb] the boat had hit the water The whale still came up and [C] caught her,
All hands to the [G] side, harping and forder When she [C] dived down low.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the Willow Man [F] come, To bring us sugar [C] and tea and [Ab] rum,
One day [Eb] when the tongue in his band Will take a [C] leave and go.
No line [Gb] was cut, 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 Willow Man [F] come, To bring us [C] sugar and tea and rum,
[Ab] One [Eb] day when the tongue in his band Will take a [C] leave and go.
[Ab] Da-da [G]-da-da-da [Gm]-da-da-da-da-da [Cm]-da-da-da-da [Ab]-da [G]
[E]-da
For forty [Gb] days or even more, The line went slack and tight once more.
All boats were lost, there were only four, [D] But still the whale did go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the Willow Man [F] come, To bring us sugar [C] and tea and rum,
[Ab] One day [Eb] when the tonguing is done we'll take a [Cm] leave and [E] go
As far as affair, the fight's [Gb] 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 [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 go
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [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 go
[Ab]
The winds blew up her bow, [G] and up down below My bully boys blow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the Willow Man [F] come, To bring us sugar [C] and tea and [Ab] rum,
One [Eb] day when the tongue in his band Will take a [C] leave and go.
She had not been [Gb] two weeks from shore, When down on her a right whale bore,
The captain called all hands and swore He'd take that [C] whale in tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the Willow Man [Fm] come, To bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum,
One [Eb] day when the tongue in his band Will take a [C] leave and go.
[Ab] Da [G]-da-da-da-da-da [D]-da-da-da-da [Ab]-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [G]
-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [C]-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Before [Gb] the boat had hit the water The whale still came up and [C] caught her,
All hands to the [G] side, harping and forder When she [C] dived down low.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the Willow Man [F] come, To bring us sugar [C] and tea and [Ab] rum,
One day [Eb] when the tongue in his band Will take a [C] leave and go.
No line [Gb] was cut, 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 Willow Man [F] come, To bring us [C] sugar and tea and rum,
[Ab] One [Eb] day when the tongue in his band Will take a [C] leave and go.
[Ab] Da-da [G]-da-da-da [Gm]-da-da-da-da-da [Cm]-da-da-da-da [Ab]-da [G]
[E]-da
For forty [Gb] days or even more, The line went slack and tight once more.
All boats were lost, there were only four, [D] But still the whale did go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the Willow Man [F] come, To bring us sugar [C] and tea and rum,
[Ab] One day [Eb] when the tonguing is done we'll take a [Cm] leave and [E] go
As far as affair, the fight's [Gb] 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 [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 go
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [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 go
[Ab]
Key:
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C
Eb
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Ab
C
Eb
_ _ _ There once was a ship that put to [E] sea, The name of the ship was the Bully of Tea,
The winds blew up her bow, [G] and up down below My bully boys blow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the Willow Man [F] come, To bring us sugar [C] and tea and [Ab] rum,
One [Eb] day when the tongue in his band Will take a [C] leave and go.
She had not been [Gb] two weeks from shore, When down on her a right whale bore,
The captain called all hands and swore He'd take that [C] whale in tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the Willow Man [Fm] come, To bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum,
One [Eb] day when the tongue in his band Will take a [C] leave and go.
[Ab] Da [G]-da-da-da-da-da [D]-da-da-da-da [Ab]-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [G] _
-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [C]-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Before [Gb] the boat had hit the water The whale still came up and [C] caught her,
All hands to the [G] side, harping and forder When she [C] dived down low.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the Willow Man [F] come, To bring us sugar [C] and tea and [Ab] rum,
One day [Eb] when the tongue in his band Will take a [C] leave and go.
No line [Gb] was cut, 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 Willow Man [F] come, To bring us [C] sugar and tea and rum,
[Ab] One [Eb] day when the tongue in his band Will take a [C] leave and go.
[Ab] Da-da [G]-da-da-da [Gm]-da-da-da-da-da [Cm]-da-da-da-da [Ab]-da _ [G] _ _
_ _ [E]-da
For forty [Gb] days or even more, The line went slack and tight once more.
All boats were lost, there were only four, [D] But still the whale did go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the Willow Man [F] come, To bring us sugar [C] and tea and rum,
[Ab] One day [Eb] when the tonguing is done we'll take a [Cm] leave and [E] go
As far as affair, the fight's [Gb] 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 [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 go
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [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 go
_ [Ab] _ _ _
The winds blew up her bow, [G] and up down below My bully boys blow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the Willow Man [F] come, To bring us sugar [C] and tea and [Ab] rum,
One [Eb] day when the tongue in his band Will take a [C] leave and go.
She had not been [Gb] two weeks from shore, When down on her a right whale bore,
The captain called all hands and swore He'd take that [C] whale in tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the Willow Man [Fm] come, To bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum,
One [Eb] day when the tongue in his band Will take a [C] leave and go.
[Ab] Da [G]-da-da-da-da-da [D]-da-da-da-da [Ab]-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [G] _
-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [C]-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Before [Gb] the boat had hit the water The whale still came up and [C] caught her,
All hands to the [G] side, harping and forder When she [C] dived down low.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the Willow Man [F] come, To bring us sugar [C] and tea and [Ab] rum,
One day [Eb] when the tongue in his band Will take a [C] leave and go.
No line [Gb] was cut, 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 Willow Man [F] come, To bring us [C] sugar and tea and rum,
[Ab] One [Eb] day when the tongue in his band Will take a [C] leave and go.
[Ab] Da-da [G]-da-da-da [Gm]-da-da-da-da-da [Cm]-da-da-da-da [Ab]-da _ [G] _ _
_ _ [E]-da
For forty [Gb] days or even more, The line went slack and tight once more.
All boats were lost, there were only four, [D] But still the whale did go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the Willow Man [F] come, To bring us sugar [C] and tea and rum,
[Ab] One day [Eb] when the tonguing is done we'll take a [Cm] leave and [E] go
As far as affair, the fight's [Gb] 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 [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 go
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [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 go
_ [Ab] _ _ _