Wellerman Chords by Sea Shanty
Tempo:
124.2 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Bb
Eb
Cm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] There [Ab] once was a ship that put to sea, And the name of that ship [Cm] was the Villiard Team.
[Ab] The winds blew [Eb] harder, bow dipped down, Blow me bully [Cm] boys blow.
[Ab] She had not been [Eb] two weeks from shore, [Bb] But down on [Cm] her right will bore,
[Ab] The captain called [Eb] all hands and swore, [Bb] He'd take that whale [Cm] in tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, [Bb] To bring us sugar [Cm] and tea and rum.
[Ab] One day [Eb] when the tonguing is done, [C] We'll take our leave and go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, [Bb] To bring us sugar [Cm] and tea and rum.
[Ab] One day [Eb] when the tonguing is done, [Bb] We'll take our leave [Ab] and go.
[Gm] [Dbm] [Ab]
[D]
Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, [Bb] To bring us sugar [Cm] and tea and rum.
[Ab] One day [Bb] when the tonguing is done, We'll take our [C] leave and go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come, To bring us sugar [Cm] and tea and rum.
[Ab] One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, [Bb] We'll take our leave and [Ab] go.
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] We'll take our [Cm] leave and go.
[Eb] She had not been two weeks from shore, [Bb] But down on [C] her right will bore,
[Ab] The captain [Bb] called all hands and swore, He'd take that [Ab] whale in tow.
Before the [Bb] boat had hit the water, The whale's tail [Cm] came up and [Ab] caught her,
And set [Eb] aside her wound and [G] foot, And she dived [A] down below.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come, To bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is [Bb] done, We'll take our [Cm] leave and go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come, To bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, [C] We'll take our [Ab] leave and go.
[Bb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[A] [Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, To bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is [Bb] done, We'll take our [C] leave and go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come, To bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is [Bb] done, We'll take our [Ab] leave and go.
Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come.
[Cm] [Ab] One [Eb] day when the tonguing is [Bb] done.
[Cm] [Ab] Soon may the wellerman [Bb] come.
[Cm] [Ab] One [Eb] day when the tonguing is [Bb] done, We'll take our [Cm] leave and go.
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] There [Ab] once was a ship that put to sea, And the name of that ship [Cm] was the Villiard Team.
[Ab] The winds blew [Eb] harder, bow dipped down, Blow me bully [Cm] boys blow.
[Ab] She had not been [Eb] two weeks from shore, [Bb] But down on [Cm] her right will bore,
[Ab] The captain called [Eb] all hands and swore, [Bb] He'd take that whale [Cm] in tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, [Bb] To bring us sugar [Cm] and tea and rum.
[Ab] One day [Eb] when the tonguing is done, [C] We'll take our leave and go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, [Bb] To bring us sugar [Cm] and tea and rum.
[Ab] One day [Eb] when the tonguing is done, [Bb] We'll take our leave [Ab] and go.
[Gm] [Dbm] [Ab]
[D]
Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, [Bb] To bring us sugar [Cm] and tea and rum.
[Ab] One day [Bb] when the tonguing is done, We'll take our [C] leave and go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come, To bring us sugar [Cm] and tea and rum.
[Ab] One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, [Bb] We'll take our leave and [Ab] go.
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] We'll take our [Cm] leave and go.
[Eb] She had not been two weeks from shore, [Bb] But down on [C] her right will bore,
[Ab] The captain [Bb] called all hands and swore, He'd take that [Ab] whale in tow.
Before the [Bb] boat had hit the water, The whale's tail [Cm] came up and [Ab] caught her,
And set [Eb] aside her wound and [G] foot, And she dived [A] down below.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come, To bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is [Bb] done, We'll take our [Cm] leave and go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come, To bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, [C] We'll take our [Ab] leave and go.
[Bb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[A] [Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, To bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is [Bb] done, We'll take our [C] leave and go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come, To bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is [Bb] done, We'll take our [Ab] leave and go.
Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come.
[Cm] [Ab] One [Eb] day when the tonguing is [Bb] done.
[Cm] [Ab] Soon may the wellerman [Bb] come.
[Cm] [Ab] One [Eb] day when the tonguing is [Bb] done, We'll take our [Cm] leave and go.
Key:
Ab
Bb
Eb
Cm
C
Ab
Bb
Eb
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ There [Ab] once was a ship that put to sea, And the name of that ship [Cm] was the Villiard Team.
[Ab] The winds blew [Eb] harder, bow dipped down, Blow me bully [Cm] boys blow.
[Ab] She had not been [Eb] two weeks from shore, [Bb] But down on [Cm] her right will bore,
[Ab] The captain called [Eb] all hands and swore, [Bb] He'd take that whale [Cm] in tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, [Bb] To bring us sugar [Cm] and tea and rum.
[Ab] One day [Eb] when the tonguing is done, [C] We'll take our leave and go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, [Bb] To bring us sugar [Cm] and tea and rum.
[Ab] One day [Eb] when the tonguing is done, [Bb] We'll take our leave [Ab] and go.
[Gm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, [Bb] To bring us sugar [Cm] and tea and rum.
[Ab] One day [Bb] when the tonguing is done, We'll take our [C] leave and go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come, To bring us sugar [Cm] and tea and rum.
[Ab] One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, [Bb] We'll take our leave and [Ab] go.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] We'll take our [Cm] leave and go.
_ _ _ [Eb] She had not been two weeks from shore, [Bb] But down on [C] her right will bore,
[Ab] The captain [Bb] called all hands and swore, He'd take that [Ab] whale in tow.
Before the [Bb] boat had hit the water, The whale's tail [Cm] came up and [Ab] caught her,
And set [Eb] aside her wound and [G] foot, And she dived [A] down below.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come, To bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is [Bb] done, We'll take our [Cm] leave and go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come, To bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, [C] We'll take our [Ab] leave and go.
[Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, To bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is [Bb] done, We'll take our [C] leave and go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come, To bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is [Bb] done, We'll take our [Ab] leave and go.
Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] One [Eb] day when the tonguing is [Bb] done.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] Soon may the wellerman [Bb] come.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] One [Eb] day when the tonguing is [Bb] done, We'll take our [Cm] leave and go. _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ There [Ab] once was a ship that put to sea, And the name of that ship [Cm] was the Villiard Team.
[Ab] The winds blew [Eb] harder, bow dipped down, Blow me bully [Cm] boys blow.
[Ab] She had not been [Eb] two weeks from shore, [Bb] But down on [Cm] her right will bore,
[Ab] The captain called [Eb] all hands and swore, [Bb] He'd take that whale [Cm] in tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, [Bb] To bring us sugar [Cm] and tea and rum.
[Ab] One day [Eb] when the tonguing is done, [C] We'll take our leave and go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, [Bb] To bring us sugar [Cm] and tea and rum.
[Ab] One day [Eb] when the tonguing is done, [Bb] We'll take our leave [Ab] and go.
[Gm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, [Bb] To bring us sugar [Cm] and tea and rum.
[Ab] One day [Bb] when the tonguing is done, We'll take our [C] leave and go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come, To bring us sugar [Cm] and tea and rum.
[Ab] One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, [Bb] We'll take our leave and [Ab] go.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] We'll take our [Cm] leave and go.
_ _ _ [Eb] She had not been two weeks from shore, [Bb] But down on [C] her right will bore,
[Ab] The captain [Bb] called all hands and swore, He'd take that [Ab] whale in tow.
Before the [Bb] boat had hit the water, The whale's tail [Cm] came up and [Ab] caught her,
And set [Eb] aside her wound and [G] foot, And she dived [A] down below.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come, To bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is [Bb] done, We'll take our [Cm] leave and go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come, To bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, [C] We'll take our [Ab] leave and go.
[Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, To bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is [Bb] done, We'll take our [C] leave and go.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come, To bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is [Bb] done, We'll take our [Ab] leave and go.
Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] One [Eb] day when the tonguing is [Bb] done.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] Soon may the wellerman [Bb] come.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] One [Eb] day when the tonguing is [Bb] done, We'll take our [Cm] leave and go. _ _ _ _