Chords for The Humpbacked Whale - The Ballina Whalers
Tempo:
125.425 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Eb
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] 56 I sailed on board a ship called Byron One Carried trawl of men on deck and a harpoon
whaling gun Tracked her for a whaling wind
[Db] The ship's an [Ab] old fair mile When Diesel's turned the screws around
She'll whale in her fine old style [Eb] And all [Ab] you trawl of men, come on
[Bb] Forget your [Ab] snapper and your plough For it's out of Ballina we'll sail
Fishing for
[Eb] [Ab]
[Ab]
Keep a sharp look at me, lads
The whale, he's on the run We'll drive him into Byron Bay
[Db]
Shoot him [Ab] with our gun The line [Eb] flies through the [Ab] air
Very deep into the whale She'll split the timbers of our ship
[Db] With a flurry [Ab] of her tail [Db] And all [Ab] you trawl of men, come on
[Bb] Forget your [Ab] snapper and your prawn For it's out of Ballina we'll sail
Fishing for [Db] the [Ab] humpback whale
[Eb]
[Ab] Rigging struts are snapped in two
We reel beneath the blow Gunner fires a killer shot
And that humpback's sent below Make a tail bust to the [Db] bow
There's [Bb] no time for bed [Ab] For four and twenty hours each day
We kept that factory fed [Db] And all [Ab] you trawl of men, come [Bb] on
Forget your [Ab] snapper and your prawn For it's out of Ballina we'll sail
Fishing for
[Db] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] 56 I sailed on board a ship called Byron One Carried trawl of men on deck and a harpoon
whaling gun Tracked her for a whaling wind
[Db] The ship's an [Ab] old fair mile When Diesel's turned the screws around
She'll whale in her fine old style [Eb] And all [Ab] you trawl of men, come on
[Bb] Forget your [Ab] snapper and your plough For it's out of Ballina we'll sail
Fishing for
[Eb] [Ab]
[Ab]
Keep a sharp look at me, lads
The whale, he's on the run We'll drive him into Byron Bay
[Db]
Shoot him [Ab] with our gun The line [Eb] flies through the [Ab] air
Very deep into the whale She'll split the timbers of our ship
[Db] With a flurry [Ab] of her tail [Db] And all [Ab] you trawl of men, come on
[Bb] Forget your [Ab] snapper and your prawn For it's out of Ballina we'll sail
Fishing for [Db] the [Ab] humpback whale
[Eb]
[Ab] Rigging struts are snapped in two
We reel beneath the blow Gunner fires a killer shot
And that humpback's sent below Make a tail bust to the [Db] bow
There's [Bb] no time for bed [Ab] For four and twenty hours each day
We kept that factory fed [Db] And all [Ab] you trawl of men, come [Bb] on
Forget your [Ab] snapper and your prawn For it's out of Ballina we'll sail
Fishing for
[Db] [Ab]
Key:
Ab
Db
Eb
Bb
Ab
Db
Eb
Bb
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_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ 56 I sailed on board a ship called Byron One _ Carried trawl of men on deck and a harpoon
whaling _ gun _ Tracked her for a whaling wind
_ [Db] The ship's an [Ab] old fair mile When Diesel's turned the screws around
She'll whale in her fine old style [Eb] And all [Ab] you trawl of men, come on
[Bb] Forget your [Ab] snapper and your plough For it's out of Ballina _ we'll sail _ _ _ _
Fishing for _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Keep a sharp look at me, lads
The whale, he's on the run We'll drive him into Byron Bay
_ [Db]
Shoot him [Ab] with our gun _ The line [Eb] flies through the [Ab] air
Very deep into the whale She'll split the timbers of our ship
[Db] With a flurry [Ab] of her tail [Db] And all [Ab] you trawl of men, come on
[Bb] Forget your [Ab] snapper and your prawn _ For it's out of Ballina we'll sail
_ _ _ Fishing _ for [Db] the [Ab] humpback whale _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ Rigging struts are snapped in two
We reel beneath the blow _ Gunner fires a killer shot
And that humpback's sent _ below _ Make a tail bust to the [Db] bow
There's [Bb] no time for bed [Ab] For four and twenty hours each day
We kept that factory _ fed [Db] And all [Ab] you trawl of men, come [Bb] on
Forget your [Ab] snapper and your prawn _ For it's out of Ballina _ we'll _ _ sail
_ Fishing for
_ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ 56 I sailed on board a ship called Byron One _ Carried trawl of men on deck and a harpoon
whaling _ gun _ Tracked her for a whaling wind
_ [Db] The ship's an [Ab] old fair mile When Diesel's turned the screws around
She'll whale in her fine old style [Eb] And all [Ab] you trawl of men, come on
[Bb] Forget your [Ab] snapper and your plough For it's out of Ballina _ we'll sail _ _ _ _
Fishing for _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Keep a sharp look at me, lads
The whale, he's on the run We'll drive him into Byron Bay
_ [Db]
Shoot him [Ab] with our gun _ The line [Eb] flies through the [Ab] air
Very deep into the whale She'll split the timbers of our ship
[Db] With a flurry [Ab] of her tail [Db] And all [Ab] you trawl of men, come on
[Bb] Forget your [Ab] snapper and your prawn _ For it's out of Ballina we'll sail
_ _ _ Fishing _ for [Db] the [Ab] humpback whale _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ Rigging struts are snapped in two
We reel beneath the blow _ Gunner fires a killer shot
And that humpback's sent _ below _ Make a tail bust to the [Db] bow
There's [Bb] no time for bed [Ab] For four and twenty hours each day
We kept that factory _ fed [Db] And all [Ab] you trawl of men, come [Bb] on
Forget your [Ab] snapper and your prawn _ For it's out of Ballina _ we'll _ _ sail
_ Fishing for
_ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _