Chords for The Longest Johns - Wellerman (Lyrics) (Best Version)
Tempo:
90.475 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
C
Ab
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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There once was a ship that put to sea, and the name of that ship was the Billy of Tea.
The winds blew harder, bowed it down, blow me bully boys, blow!
Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come to bring [C] us sugar and tea [Ab] and rum.
One [Bb] day when the tonguing is done we'll take our [G] leave and go.
She had not been two weeks [Gb] from shore when down on her [B] a right whale bore.
The captain called all hands and swore he'd take that [Abm] whale in tow.
Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come to bring us sugar and tea [Ab] and rum.
One day [Bb] when the tonguing is done we'll take our leave [F] and go.
Before the boat had hit the water the whale's tail came up and caught [Eb] her.
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her when she dived down below.
[Abm]
Soon [Bb] may the wellerman come to bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One day when the [Bb] tonguing is done we'll [C] take our leave and go.
[Abm] No line was cut, no whale was [A] freed, the captain's mind was not on greed.
But he belonged [Eb] to the whaleman's creed, she took that ship in tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come to bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One day [Eb] when the tonguing is done we'll take [C] our leave and go.
For forty days [Bb] or even [Ab] more the line went [G] slack then tight once [C] more.
All boats were [Dm] lost, there were only four, [C] but still that whale did go.
[Ab] Soon may [C] the wellerman come to bring [Ab] us sugar and tea and rum.
[Eb] One day when the tonguing is done we'll [C] take our leave and go.
[Eb] As far as I've heard the fight's still on, the line's not cut and [Dm] the whale's not gone.
The wellerman [Eb] makes his regular call to encourage the captain, crew and all.
Soon may [Bb] the wellerman come to bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done we'll [Cm] take our leave and go.
[Bb] [Eb] Soon may the wellerman [Bb] come to bring us sugar [D] and tea [Ab] and rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done we'll [Cm] take our leave and go.
[C] [F] [C]
[D] [Dm]
[Bb] [Dm]
[F]
[C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [Dm]
The winds blew harder, bowed it down, blow me bully boys, blow!
Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come to bring [C] us sugar and tea [Ab] and rum.
One [Bb] day when the tonguing is done we'll take our [G] leave and go.
She had not been two weeks [Gb] from shore when down on her [B] a right whale bore.
The captain called all hands and swore he'd take that [Abm] whale in tow.
Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come to bring us sugar and tea [Ab] and rum.
One day [Bb] when the tonguing is done we'll take our leave [F] and go.
Before the boat had hit the water the whale's tail came up and caught [Eb] her.
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her when she dived down below.
[Abm]
Soon [Bb] may the wellerman come to bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One day when the [Bb] tonguing is done we'll [C] take our leave and go.
[Abm] No line was cut, no whale was [A] freed, the captain's mind was not on greed.
But he belonged [Eb] to the whaleman's creed, she took that ship in tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come to bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One day [Eb] when the tonguing is done we'll take [C] our leave and go.
For forty days [Bb] or even [Ab] more the line went [G] slack then tight once [C] more.
All boats were [Dm] lost, there were only four, [C] but still that whale did go.
[Ab] Soon may [C] the wellerman come to bring [Ab] us sugar and tea and rum.
[Eb] One day when the tonguing is done we'll [C] take our leave and go.
[Eb] As far as I've heard the fight's still on, the line's not cut and [Dm] the whale's not gone.
The wellerman [Eb] makes his regular call to encourage the captain, crew and all.
Soon may [Bb] the wellerman come to bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done we'll [Cm] take our leave and go.
[Bb] [Eb] Soon may the wellerman [Bb] come to bring us sugar [D] and tea [Ab] and rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done we'll [Cm] take our leave and go.
[C] [F] [C]
[D] [Dm]
[Bb] [Dm]
[F]
[C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [Dm]
Key:
Bb
Eb
C
Ab
Dm
Bb
Eb
C
_ _ There once was a ship that put to sea, and the name of that ship was the Billy of Tea.
The winds blew harder, bowed it down, blow me bully boys, blow!
Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come to bring [C] us sugar and tea [Ab] and rum.
One [Bb] day when the tonguing is done we'll take our [G] leave and go.
She had not been two weeks [Gb] from shore when down on her [B] a right whale bore.
The captain called all hands and swore he'd take that [Abm] whale in tow.
Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come to bring us sugar and tea [Ab] and rum.
One day [Bb] when the tonguing is done we'll take our leave [F] and go.
Before the boat had hit the water the whale's tail came up and caught [Eb] her.
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her when she dived down below.
[Abm]
Soon [Bb] may the wellerman come to bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One day when the [Bb] tonguing is done we'll [C] take our leave and go.
[Abm] No line was cut, no whale was [A] freed, the captain's mind was not on greed.
But he belonged [Eb] to the whaleman's creed, she took that ship in tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come to bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One day [Eb] when the tonguing is done we'll take [C] our leave and go.
For forty days [Bb] or even [Ab] more the line went [G] slack then tight once [C] more.
All boats were [Dm] lost, there were only four, [C] but still that whale did go.
[Ab] Soon may [C] the wellerman come to bring [Ab] us sugar and tea and rum.
[Eb] One day when the tonguing is done we'll [C] take our leave and go.
[Eb] As far as I've heard the fight's still on, the line's not cut and [Dm] the whale's not gone.
The wellerman [Eb] makes his regular call to encourage the captain, crew and all.
Soon may [Bb] the wellerman come to bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done we'll [Cm] take our leave and go.
[Bb] _ [Eb] Soon may the wellerman [Bb] come to bring us sugar [D] and tea [Ab] and rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done we'll [Cm] take our leave and go.
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
The winds blew harder, bowed it down, blow me bully boys, blow!
Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come to bring [C] us sugar and tea [Ab] and rum.
One [Bb] day when the tonguing is done we'll take our [G] leave and go.
She had not been two weeks [Gb] from shore when down on her [B] a right whale bore.
The captain called all hands and swore he'd take that [Abm] whale in tow.
Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come to bring us sugar and tea [Ab] and rum.
One day [Bb] when the tonguing is done we'll take our leave [F] and go.
Before the boat had hit the water the whale's tail came up and caught [Eb] her.
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her when she dived down below.
[Abm]
Soon [Bb] may the wellerman come to bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One day when the [Bb] tonguing is done we'll [C] take our leave and go.
[Abm] No line was cut, no whale was [A] freed, the captain's mind was not on greed.
But he belonged [Eb] to the whaleman's creed, she took that ship in tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come to bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One day [Eb] when the tonguing is done we'll take [C] our leave and go.
For forty days [Bb] or even [Ab] more the line went [G] slack then tight once [C] more.
All boats were [Dm] lost, there were only four, [C] but still that whale did go.
[Ab] Soon may [C] the wellerman come to bring [Ab] us sugar and tea and rum.
[Eb] One day when the tonguing is done we'll [C] take our leave and go.
[Eb] As far as I've heard the fight's still on, the line's not cut and [Dm] the whale's not gone.
The wellerman [Eb] makes his regular call to encourage the captain, crew and all.
Soon may [Bb] the wellerman come to bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done we'll [Cm] take our leave and go.
[Bb] _ [Eb] Soon may the wellerman [Bb] come to bring us sugar [D] and tea [Ab] and rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done we'll [Cm] take our leave and go.
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_ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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