Sea Shanty Medley Chords by Home Free
Tempo:
143.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
Eb
Gbm
Fm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Key:
E
Eb
Gbm
Fm
Ab
E
Eb
Gbm
There once was a ship that put to sea, and the name of the ship was the Billy [C] O'Tee.
The winds blew harder, bow dipped down below, my bully boys [Ab] blow.
Soon may [Eb] the wellamen come [Fm] to bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Cm] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take our leave and go.
She'd not [Gb] been two weeks from shore when down on [Ab] her a right whale bore.
The captain called all [Dm] hands and swore he'd kick that [C] whaling [Ab] toe.
Soon may [Eb] the wellamen come [Fm] to bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and rum.
[Ab] One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take [Cm] our leave and go.
[Eb] .
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[C] .
[Fm] What will we do with a drunken [Eb] sailor?.
What will we do with a drunken [Fm] sailor?.
What will we do with a drunken sailor?.
Her lie in the morning.
Put him in the brig until [Eb] he's sober.
Put him in the brig until he's [Fm] sober.
Put him in the brig until he's sober.
Her lie in the morning.
Way up she rises.
[Eb] Way up she [Fm] rises.
Way up she rises.
Her [Eb] lie in [Fm] the morning.
Oh the [Eb] wind was foul and the sea ran high.
[Bb] Leave her [Gm] Johnny, leave her.
She [Cm] shipped it green [Fm] and none went [Eb] by and it's time for [Fm] us [Eb] to leave [Bb] her.
.
Leave her [Eb] Johnny, leave [Ab] her.
Oh leave her [Eb] Johnny, leave her.
[Ab] For the [Eb] voyage is long and [Bb] the winds [Eb] don't blow and it's time for us to [B] leave her.
[E] Cape cod ships ain't got [B] no sails.
[E] .
Holloway, holloway.
Ain't all [B] blown off in the northeast gales and [E] we're bound away [B] for [E] Australia.
Heave her up my bully bully boys.
Holloway, holloway.
[B] .
Heave her up and don't you make [E] a noise and we're bound away [B] for [E] Australia.
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[Gbm] Santiana [E] gained a [Gbm] day.
Holloway, [E] Santiana.
All the yard of the west they [Gb] say.
Along [Ab] the plains of Mexico.
[Gbm] Heave her up and away [E].
we'll [Gbm] go.
Holloway, [E] Santiana.
Heave her up and away we'll [B] go.
Along the plains [D] of [Gbm].
Mexico.
She's a fast clipper ship and a bully guru.
Holloway, [E] Santiana.
.
And an old salty yank for a captain [Dbm] too.
[Gbm] Along [E] the plains of [Gb] Mexico.
Wow!.
Heave her up and away [E] we'll go.
[Gbm] Holloway, [E] Santiana.
Heave her up and away we'll go.
[Gbm] Along [E] the plains of [Gbm] Mexico.
Santiana [Bm] fought for gold.
[Gbm] Holloway, [E] Santiana.
Our bound came home to the ice [Db] and snow.
[Gb] Along [E] the plains of [Gbm] Mexico.
Wow!.
Heave her up and away [E] we'll go.
[Gbm] Holloway, [E] Santiana.
Heave her up and away we'll go.
[D] Along [E] the plains [Gbm] of Mexico.
So [E] leave her Johnny up.
[D] We'll go the drunken [E] [Gbm] sailor.
[E] Weatherman, [D] whaler.
[Gbm] Bound away for Mexico.
The winds blew harder, bow dipped down below, my bully boys [Ab] blow.
Soon may [Eb] the wellamen come [Fm] to bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Cm] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take our leave and go.
She'd not [Gb] been two weeks from shore when down on [Ab] her a right whale bore.
The captain called all [Dm] hands and swore he'd kick that [C] whaling [Ab] toe.
Soon may [Eb] the wellamen come [Fm] to bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and rum.
[Ab] One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take [Cm] our leave and go.
[Eb] .
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[C] .
[Fm] What will we do with a drunken [Eb] sailor?.
What will we do with a drunken [Fm] sailor?.
What will we do with a drunken sailor?.
Her lie in the morning.
Put him in the brig until [Eb] he's sober.
Put him in the brig until he's [Fm] sober.
Put him in the brig until he's sober.
Her lie in the morning.
Way up she rises.
[Eb] Way up she [Fm] rises.
Way up she rises.
Her [Eb] lie in [Fm] the morning.
Oh the [Eb] wind was foul and the sea ran high.
[Bb] Leave her [Gm] Johnny, leave her.
She [Cm] shipped it green [Fm] and none went [Eb] by and it's time for [Fm] us [Eb] to leave [Bb] her.
.
Leave her [Eb] Johnny, leave [Ab] her.
Oh leave her [Eb] Johnny, leave her.
[Ab] For the [Eb] voyage is long and [Bb] the winds [Eb] don't blow and it's time for us to [B] leave her.
[E] Cape cod ships ain't got [B] no sails.
[E] .
Holloway, holloway.
Ain't all [B] blown off in the northeast gales and [E] we're bound away [B] for [E] Australia.
Heave her up my bully bully boys.
Holloway, holloway.
[B] .
Heave her up and don't you make [E] a noise and we're bound away [B] for [E] Australia.
.
[Gbm] Santiana [E] gained a [Gbm] day.
Holloway, [E] Santiana.
All the yard of the west they [Gb] say.
Along [Ab] the plains of Mexico.
[Gbm] Heave her up and away [E].
we'll [Gbm] go.
Holloway, [E] Santiana.
Heave her up and away we'll [B] go.
Along the plains [D] of [Gbm].
Mexico.
She's a fast clipper ship and a bully guru.
Holloway, [E] Santiana.
.
And an old salty yank for a captain [Dbm] too.
[Gbm] Along [E] the plains of [Gb] Mexico.
Wow!.
Heave her up and away [E] we'll go.
[Gbm] Holloway, [E] Santiana.
Heave her up and away we'll go.
[Gbm] Along [E] the plains of [Gbm] Mexico.
Santiana [Bm] fought for gold.
[Gbm] Holloway, [E] Santiana.
Our bound came home to the ice [Db] and snow.
[Gb] Along [E] the plains of [Gbm] Mexico.
Wow!.
Heave her up and away [E] we'll go.
[Gbm] Holloway, [E] Santiana.
Heave her up and away we'll go.
[D] Along [E] the plains [Gbm] of Mexico.
So [E] leave her Johnny up.
[D] We'll go the drunken [E] [Gbm] sailor.
[E] Weatherman, [D] whaler.
[Gbm] Bound away for Mexico.