Chords for Wellerman / Drunken Sailor / Dead Man's Chest
Tempo:
99.85 bpm
Chords used:
C#m
E
A
G#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D#]
There once was a ship that put to sea, The name of the ship was the B.L. [C#].T. The winds blew up, her bow dipped down, All goony bully boys blow. [E] Soon may the watermen [F#m] come, To bring us [C#m] sugar and tea and [A] rum. One [E] day when the town is [G#m] done, We'll take a [C#] leave and go. She had not been two weeks from [F#] shore, When down on [C#] her, her right well bore. The captain called, all hands on [G#] shore, He'd take the [C#] whaling tow. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen [F#m] come, To bring us [C#m] sugar and tea and [A] rum. One [E] day when the town is [G#] done, We'll take a [C#m] leave and go. Oh what shall we do with a drunken [B] sailor? What shall we do with a drunken [C#m] sailor? What shall we do with a drunken [B] sailor? And I [C#m] them all. Hey ho, when up she [B] rises, Hey ho, when up she [C#m] rises, Hey ho, when up she [B] rises, Early [C#m] in the [A] morning. Soon [E] may the watermen [F#] come, To bring us [C#m] sugar and tea and [A] rum. One [E] day when the town is [G#] done, We'll take a [C#m] leave and go. Before the boat had hit the [F#m] water, The whale still [C#m] came up on the cove, And stood aside her brood and [G#] foe, When she [C#] dove down low. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen [F#m] come, To bring us [C#m] sugar and tea and [A] rum. One [E] day when the town is [G#] done, We'll take a [C#m] leave and go. [F#m] [C#m]
[G#] [C#m]
[A] [E] [F#m] [C#m]
[A] [E] [G#] [C#m] No line was cut, no whale was freed, [F#m] The captain's mind [C#m] was not afraid, And he belonged to the whaleman's [G#] creed, She took that ship [C#m] and sailed. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen [F#m] come, To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and [A] rum. One [E] day when the town is done, [G#] We'll take a [C#] leave and go. [C#m] A [F#] [G#] [C#m] [G#] [C#m]
fifty-man at the man's [F#] chest, Yo ho ho, [G#] and a bottle of rum. [C#m] Drink and tilt the whole head down with the [G#] rest, Yo ho ho, [C#m] and a bottle of rum. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen [F#m] come, To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and rum. [A] One day [E] when the town is done, [G#] We'll take a [C#m] leave and go. For forty days or even more, [F#m] The line went slack, [C#m] then tight once more. All boats were lost, there were only four, [G#] But still the whale [C#m] did go. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen come, [F#m] To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and rum. [A] One day [E] when the town is done, [G#] We'll take a leave [C#] and go. A sponge that had a fight still on, [F#] The line's not cut [C#] and the whale's not gone, The whaleman makes his regular call, [G#] To the captain, crew [C#] and all. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen come, [F#] To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and rum. [F#m] One day [E] when the town is done, [D#] We'll take a leave [C#] and go. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen come, [F#m] To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and rum. [A] One day [E] when the town is done, [G#] We'll take a leave [C#] and go. [A] Soon may [E] the watermen come, [F#m] To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and rum. [A] One day [E] when the town is done, [G#] We'll take a leave [C#m] and go. [C#]
[N] [B]
There once was a ship that put to sea, The name of the ship was the B.L. [C#].T. The winds blew up, her bow dipped down, All goony bully boys blow. [E] Soon may the watermen [F#m] come, To bring us [C#m] sugar and tea and [A] rum. One [E] day when the town is [G#m] done, We'll take a [C#] leave and go. She had not been two weeks from [F#] shore, When down on [C#] her, her right well bore. The captain called, all hands on [G#] shore, He'd take the [C#] whaling tow. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen [F#m] come, To bring us [C#m] sugar and tea and [A] rum. One [E] day when the town is [G#] done, We'll take a [C#m] leave and go. Oh what shall we do with a drunken [B] sailor? What shall we do with a drunken [C#m] sailor? What shall we do with a drunken [B] sailor? And I [C#m] them all. Hey ho, when up she [B] rises, Hey ho, when up she [C#m] rises, Hey ho, when up she [B] rises, Early [C#m] in the [A] morning. Soon [E] may the watermen [F#] come, To bring us [C#m] sugar and tea and [A] rum. One [E] day when the town is [G#] done, We'll take a [C#m] leave and go. Before the boat had hit the [F#m] water, The whale still [C#m] came up on the cove, And stood aside her brood and [G#] foe, When she [C#] dove down low. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen [F#m] come, To bring us [C#m] sugar and tea and [A] rum. One [E] day when the town is [G#] done, We'll take a [C#m] leave and go. [F#m] [C#m]
[G#] [C#m]
[A] [E] [F#m] [C#m]
[A] [E] [G#] [C#m] No line was cut, no whale was freed, [F#m] The captain's mind [C#m] was not afraid, And he belonged to the whaleman's [G#] creed, She took that ship [C#m] and sailed. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen [F#m] come, To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and [A] rum. One [E] day when the town is done, [G#] We'll take a [C#] leave and go. [C#m] A [F#] [G#] [C#m] [G#] [C#m]
fifty-man at the man's [F#] chest, Yo ho ho, [G#] and a bottle of rum. [C#m] Drink and tilt the whole head down with the [G#] rest, Yo ho ho, [C#m] and a bottle of rum. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen [F#m] come, To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and rum. [A] One day [E] when the town is done, [G#] We'll take a [C#m] leave and go. For forty days or even more, [F#m] The line went slack, [C#m] then tight once more. All boats were lost, there were only four, [G#] But still the whale [C#m] did go. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen come, [F#m] To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and rum. [A] One day [E] when the town is done, [G#] We'll take a leave [C#] and go. A sponge that had a fight still on, [F#] The line's not cut [C#] and the whale's not gone, The whaleman makes his regular call, [G#] To the captain, crew [C#] and all. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen come, [F#] To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and rum. [F#m] One day [E] when the town is done, [D#] We'll take a leave [C#] and go. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen come, [F#m] To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and rum. [A] One day [E] when the town is done, [G#] We'll take a leave [C#] and go. [A] Soon may [E] the watermen come, [F#m] To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and rum. [A] One day [E] when the town is done, [G#] We'll take a leave [C#m] and go. [C#]
[N] [B]
Key:
C#m
E
A
G#
F#m
C#m
E
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _
There once was a ship that put to sea, The name of the ship was the B.L. [C#].T. The winds blew up, her bow dipped down, All goony bully boys blow. [E] Soon may the watermen [F#m] come, To bring us [C#m] sugar and tea and [A] rum. One [E] day when the town is [G#m] done, We'll take a [C#] leave and go. She had not been two weeks from [F#] shore, When down on [C#] her, her right well bore. The captain called, all hands on [G#] shore, He'd take the [C#] whaling tow. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen [F#m] come, To bring us [C#m] sugar and tea and [A] rum. One [E] day when the town is [G#] done, We'll take a [C#m] leave and go. Oh what shall we do with a drunken [B] sailor? What shall we do with a drunken [C#m] sailor? What shall we do with a drunken [B] sailor? And I [C#m] them all. Hey ho, when up she [B] rises, Hey ho, when up she [C#m] rises, Hey ho, when up she [B] rises, Early [C#m] in the [A] morning. Soon [E] may the watermen [F#] come, To bring us [C#m] sugar and tea and [A] rum. One [E] day when the town is [G#] done, We'll take a [C#m] leave and go. Before the boat had hit the [F#m] water, The whale still [C#m] came up on the cove, And stood aside her brood and [G#] foe, When she [C#] dove down low. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen [F#m] come, To bring us [C#m] sugar and tea and [A] rum. One [E] day when the town is [G#] done, We'll take a [C#m] leave and go. _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] No line was cut, no whale was freed, [F#m] The captain's mind [C#m] was not afraid, And he belonged to the whaleman's [G#] creed, She took that ship [C#m] and sailed. _ [A] Soon [E] may the watermen [F#m] come, To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and [A] rum. One [E] day when the town is done, [G#] We'll take a [C#] leave and go. [C#m] A _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
fifty-man at the man's [F#] chest, Yo ho ho, [G#] and a bottle of rum. [C#m] Drink and tilt the whole head down with the [G#] rest, Yo ho ho, [C#m] and a bottle of rum. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen [F#m] come, To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and rum. [A] One day [E] when the town is done, [G#] We'll take a [C#m] leave and go. For forty days or even more, [F#m] The line went slack, [C#m] then tight once more. All boats were lost, there were only four, [G#] But still the whale [C#m] did go. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen come, [F#m] To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and rum. [A] One day [E] when the town is done, [G#] We'll take a leave [C#] and go. A sponge that had a fight still on, [F#] The line's not cut [C#] and the whale's not gone, The whaleman makes his regular call, [G#] To the captain, crew [C#] and all. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen come, [F#] To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and rum. [F#m] One day [E] when the town is done, [D#] We'll take a leave [C#] and go. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen come, [F#m] To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and rum. [A] One day [E] when the town is done, [G#] We'll take a leave [C#] and go. [A] Soon may [E] the watermen come, [F#m] To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and rum. [A] One day [E] when the town is done, [G#] We'll take a leave [C#m] and go. _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
There once was a ship that put to sea, The name of the ship was the B.L. [C#].T. The winds blew up, her bow dipped down, All goony bully boys blow. [E] Soon may the watermen [F#m] come, To bring us [C#m] sugar and tea and [A] rum. One [E] day when the town is [G#m] done, We'll take a [C#] leave and go. She had not been two weeks from [F#] shore, When down on [C#] her, her right well bore. The captain called, all hands on [G#] shore, He'd take the [C#] whaling tow. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen [F#m] come, To bring us [C#m] sugar and tea and [A] rum. One [E] day when the town is [G#] done, We'll take a [C#m] leave and go. Oh what shall we do with a drunken [B] sailor? What shall we do with a drunken [C#m] sailor? What shall we do with a drunken [B] sailor? And I [C#m] them all. Hey ho, when up she [B] rises, Hey ho, when up she [C#m] rises, Hey ho, when up she [B] rises, Early [C#m] in the [A] morning. Soon [E] may the watermen [F#] come, To bring us [C#m] sugar and tea and [A] rum. One [E] day when the town is [G#] done, We'll take a [C#m] leave and go. Before the boat had hit the [F#m] water, The whale still [C#m] came up on the cove, And stood aside her brood and [G#] foe, When she [C#] dove down low. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen [F#m] come, To bring us [C#m] sugar and tea and [A] rum. One [E] day when the town is [G#] done, We'll take a [C#m] leave and go. _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] No line was cut, no whale was freed, [F#m] The captain's mind [C#m] was not afraid, And he belonged to the whaleman's [G#] creed, She took that ship [C#m] and sailed. _ [A] Soon [E] may the watermen [F#m] come, To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and [A] rum. One [E] day when the town is done, [G#] We'll take a [C#] leave and go. [C#m] A _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
fifty-man at the man's [F#] chest, Yo ho ho, [G#] and a bottle of rum. [C#m] Drink and tilt the whole head down with the [G#] rest, Yo ho ho, [C#m] and a bottle of rum. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen [F#m] come, To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and rum. [A] One day [E] when the town is done, [G#] We'll take a [C#m] leave and go. For forty days or even more, [F#m] The line went slack, [C#m] then tight once more. All boats were lost, there were only four, [G#] But still the whale [C#m] did go. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen come, [F#m] To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and rum. [A] One day [E] when the town is done, [G#] We'll take a leave [C#] and go. A sponge that had a fight still on, [F#] The line's not cut [C#] and the whale's not gone, The whaleman makes his regular call, [G#] To the captain, crew [C#] and all. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen come, [F#] To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and rum. [F#m] One day [E] when the town is done, [D#] We'll take a leave [C#] and go. [A] Soon [E] may the watermen come, [F#m] To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and rum. [A] One day [E] when the town is done, [G#] We'll take a leave [C#] and go. [A] Soon may [E] the watermen come, [F#m] To bring us sugar [C#m] and tea and rum. [A] One day [E] when the town is done, [G#] We'll take a leave [C#m] and go. _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
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