Chords for Fishermans Friends - Strike the Bell @ Sidmouth Folk Festival 2016
Tempo:
126.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
Ab
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
but in case anyone should be enthusiastic about [Em] becoming embroiled in some sort of sex scandal with [Ab] any of the group
there are [E] application forms [N] available on site
if [G] you care to attach a photograph as a lady as well as a man obviously
and [D] um
just [Ab] ladies we can show
no well I've heard love
if [Cm] you prefer to be [Gb] more discreet and go [G] online it's www [G]
.suckermanc.co.uk
[Ab] well that's a housekeeping don't touch thank you very much
this is a song now called Strike [G] the Bell with Mr Jeremy Brown on Bell's solo ladies and [N] gentlemen
[G]
[C] Out on the blue deck [G] walking about
[C] Second mate [G] Hawkins is as sturdy as the stout
What [C] he is thinking [F] of he doesn't know himself
[G] We wished that he would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell, [G] strike the bell
Second [C] mate let us go below
Look away the windward you can see [G] it's gonna blow
[C] Look at the glass [G] you can see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry up and strike
[C] Strike the bell
Down in the engine room [G] working on the [C] pumps
Lefty's getting oily [G] and he's ready for the pump
He cannot find the spanner and [F] he swears like Mary Howe
[G] Wishing that the second [C] mate was coming
Strike the bell, [G] strike the bell
Second [C] mate let us go below
Look away the windward you can see it's [G] gonna blow
[C] Look at the glass [F] you can see that it is fell
[G] We wished that you would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell
Up on the main deck hauling on the road
The brown boys look at windward and they are not filled at all
They see on the horizon [G]
heading into swell
Wishing that the second [C] mate was coming
Strike the bell
[G] Strike the bell, second [C] mate let us go below
[F] Look away the windward [C] you can see it's [G] gonna blow
[C] Look at the glass [G] you can see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell
Up in the [F] wheelhouse chasing these a band
[C] Holding a squeeze [G] putting his cold and weary hand
[C] Plays the tune that tell us [F] we're sailing into hell
[G] Wishing that the second mate was coming
Strike the bell, strike the bell
Second [C] mate let us go below
Look away the windward you can see it's [G] gonna blow
[C] Look at the glass [G] you can see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell
[F]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G] He's been shot, look out
[C] Johnny Mac is calling in a [G] broken northern shout
Life's a warning, right Ricky
[G]
Everything is well
He's wishing that the second mate [C] was coming
Strike the bell, [G] strike the bell
Second [C] mate let us go below
[F] Look away the windward [C] you can see it's [G] gonna blow
[C] Look at the glass [G] you can see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell
Down on the nest [F] egg, Toby's out of bed
[C] Ready for the dog watch [G] with a tricon on his head
[C] Things to bug the melzer
[G] Makes his poor heart swell
He's hoping that the second mate [C] will strike
Strike the bell, [G] strike the bell
Second mate [C] let us go below
Look away the windward you can see it's gonna [G] blow
Look [C] at the glass you can see that it is fell
[G] We wished that you would hurry up [C] and strike
Strike the bell
Upon the main bed
[F] Captain Cleave to stand
[C] On the hunt for mermaids [G] with a spyglass in his hand
[C] What he is dreaming of we [G] all know very well
He's dreaming more of chasing tail loons
Strike in the bell
Strike the bell, second mate let us go below
Look away the windward you can see it's gonna [G] blow
Look [C] at the glass you [G] can see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell
[G] Strike the bell, second mate [C] let us go below
Look away the windward you can see [G] it's gonna blow
Look at the glass you can [C] see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry up [C] and strike
Strike the bell
[N]
there are [E] application forms [N] available on site
if [G] you care to attach a photograph as a lady as well as a man obviously
and [D] um
just [Ab] ladies we can show
no well I've heard love
if [Cm] you prefer to be [Gb] more discreet and go [G] online it's www [G]
.suckermanc.co.uk
[Ab] well that's a housekeeping don't touch thank you very much
this is a song now called Strike [G] the Bell with Mr Jeremy Brown on Bell's solo ladies and [N] gentlemen
[G]
[C] Out on the blue deck [G] walking about
[C] Second mate [G] Hawkins is as sturdy as the stout
What [C] he is thinking [F] of he doesn't know himself
[G] We wished that he would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell, [G] strike the bell
Second [C] mate let us go below
Look away the windward you can see [G] it's gonna blow
[C] Look at the glass [G] you can see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry up and strike
[C] Strike the bell
Down in the engine room [G] working on the [C] pumps
Lefty's getting oily [G] and he's ready for the pump
He cannot find the spanner and [F] he swears like Mary Howe
[G] Wishing that the second [C] mate was coming
Strike the bell, [G] strike the bell
Second [C] mate let us go below
Look away the windward you can see it's [G] gonna blow
[C] Look at the glass [F] you can see that it is fell
[G] We wished that you would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell
Up on the main deck hauling on the road
The brown boys look at windward and they are not filled at all
They see on the horizon [G]
heading into swell
Wishing that the second [C] mate was coming
Strike the bell
[G] Strike the bell, second [C] mate let us go below
[F] Look away the windward [C] you can see it's [G] gonna blow
[C] Look at the glass [G] you can see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell
Up in the [F] wheelhouse chasing these a band
[C] Holding a squeeze [G] putting his cold and weary hand
[C] Plays the tune that tell us [F] we're sailing into hell
[G] Wishing that the second mate was coming
Strike the bell, strike the bell
Second [C] mate let us go below
Look away the windward you can see it's [G] gonna blow
[C] Look at the glass [G] you can see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell
[F]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G] He's been shot, look out
[C] Johnny Mac is calling in a [G] broken northern shout
Life's a warning, right Ricky
[G]
Everything is well
He's wishing that the second mate [C] was coming
Strike the bell, [G] strike the bell
Second [C] mate let us go below
[F] Look away the windward [C] you can see it's [G] gonna blow
[C] Look at the glass [G] you can see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell
Down on the nest [F] egg, Toby's out of bed
[C] Ready for the dog watch [G] with a tricon on his head
[C] Things to bug the melzer
[G] Makes his poor heart swell
He's hoping that the second mate [C] will strike
Strike the bell, [G] strike the bell
Second mate [C] let us go below
Look away the windward you can see it's gonna [G] blow
Look [C] at the glass you can see that it is fell
[G] We wished that you would hurry up [C] and strike
Strike the bell
Upon the main bed
[F] Captain Cleave to stand
[C] On the hunt for mermaids [G] with a spyglass in his hand
[C] What he is dreaming of we [G] all know very well
He's dreaming more of chasing tail loons
Strike in the bell
Strike the bell, second mate let us go below
Look away the windward you can see it's gonna [G] blow
Look [C] at the glass you [G] can see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell
[G] Strike the bell, second mate [C] let us go below
Look away the windward you can see [G] it's gonna blow
Look at the glass you can [C] see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry up [C] and strike
Strike the bell
[N]
Key:
G
C
F
Ab
Em
G
C
F
_ but in case anyone should be enthusiastic about [Em] becoming embroiled in some sort of sex scandal with [Ab] any of the group
there are [E] application forms [N] available on site
if [G] you care to attach a photograph as a lady as well as a man obviously
and [D] _ _ um
just [Ab] ladies we can show
no well I've heard love
_ _ _ if [Cm] you prefer to be [Gb] more discreet and go [G] online it's www _ _ _ [G]
.suckermanc.co.uk
_ [Ab] well that's a housekeeping don't touch thank you very much
this is a song now called Strike [G] the Bell with Mr Jeremy Brown on Bell's solo ladies and [N] gentlemen _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ Out on the blue deck [G] walking about
[C] Second mate [G] Hawkins is as sturdy as the stout
What [C] he is thinking [F] of he doesn't know himself
[G] We wished that he would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell, [G] strike the bell
Second [C] mate let us go below
Look away the windward you can see [G] it's gonna blow
[C] Look at the glass [G] you can see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry up and strike
[C] Strike the bell
Down in the engine room [G] working on the [C] pumps
Lefty's getting oily [G] and he's ready for the pump
He cannot find the spanner and [F] he swears like Mary Howe
[G] Wishing that the second [C] mate was coming
Strike the bell, [G] strike the bell
Second [C] mate let us go below
Look away the windward you can see it's [G] gonna blow
[C] Look at the glass [F] you can see that it is fell
[G] We wished that you would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell
Up on the main deck hauling on the road
The brown boys look at windward and they are not filled at all
They see on the horizon [G]
heading into swell
Wishing that the second [C] mate was coming
Strike the bell
[G] Strike the bell, second [C] mate let us go below
[F] Look away the windward [C] you can see it's [G] gonna blow
[C] Look at the glass [G] you can see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell
Up in the [F] wheelhouse chasing these a band
[C] Holding a squeeze [G] putting his cold and weary hand
[C] Plays the tune that tell us [F] we're sailing into hell
[G] Wishing that the second mate was coming
Strike the bell, strike the bell
Second [C] mate let us go below
Look away the windward you can see it's [G] gonna blow
[C] Look at the glass [G] you can see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] He's been shot, look out
[C] Johnny Mac is calling in a [G] broken northern shout
_ Life's a warning, right Ricky
[G]
Everything is well
He's wishing that the second mate [C] was coming
Strike the bell, [G] strike the bell
Second [C] mate let us go below
[F] Look away the windward [C] you can see it's [G] gonna blow
[C] Look at the glass [G] you can see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell
Down on the nest [F] egg, Toby's out of bed
[C] Ready for the dog watch [G] with a tricon on his head
[C] Things to bug the melzer
[G] Makes his poor heart swell
He's hoping that the second mate [C] will strike
Strike the bell, [G] strike the bell
Second mate [C] let us go below
Look away the windward you can see it's gonna [G] blow
Look [C] at the glass you can see that it is fell
[G] We wished that you would hurry up [C] and strike
Strike the bell
Upon the main bed
[F] Captain Cleave to stand
[C] On the hunt for mermaids [G] with a spyglass in his hand
[C] What he is dreaming of we [G] all know very well
He's dreaming more of chasing tail loons
Strike in the bell
Strike the bell, second mate let us go below
Look away the windward you can see it's gonna [G] blow
Look [C] at the glass you [G] can see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell
[G] Strike the bell, second mate [C] let us go below
Look away the windward you can see [G] it's gonna blow
Look at the glass you can [C] see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry up [C] and strike
Strike the bell _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
there are [E] application forms [N] available on site
if [G] you care to attach a photograph as a lady as well as a man obviously
and [D] _ _ um
just [Ab] ladies we can show
no well I've heard love
_ _ _ if [Cm] you prefer to be [Gb] more discreet and go [G] online it's www _ _ _ [G]
.suckermanc.co.uk
_ [Ab] well that's a housekeeping don't touch thank you very much
this is a song now called Strike [G] the Bell with Mr Jeremy Brown on Bell's solo ladies and [N] gentlemen _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ Out on the blue deck [G] walking about
[C] Second mate [G] Hawkins is as sturdy as the stout
What [C] he is thinking [F] of he doesn't know himself
[G] We wished that he would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell, [G] strike the bell
Second [C] mate let us go below
Look away the windward you can see [G] it's gonna blow
[C] Look at the glass [G] you can see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry up and strike
[C] Strike the bell
Down in the engine room [G] working on the [C] pumps
Lefty's getting oily [G] and he's ready for the pump
He cannot find the spanner and [F] he swears like Mary Howe
[G] Wishing that the second [C] mate was coming
Strike the bell, [G] strike the bell
Second [C] mate let us go below
Look away the windward you can see it's [G] gonna blow
[C] Look at the glass [F] you can see that it is fell
[G] We wished that you would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell
Up on the main deck hauling on the road
The brown boys look at windward and they are not filled at all
They see on the horizon [G]
heading into swell
Wishing that the second [C] mate was coming
Strike the bell
[G] Strike the bell, second [C] mate let us go below
[F] Look away the windward [C] you can see it's [G] gonna blow
[C] Look at the glass [G] you can see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell
Up in the [F] wheelhouse chasing these a band
[C] Holding a squeeze [G] putting his cold and weary hand
[C] Plays the tune that tell us [F] we're sailing into hell
[G] Wishing that the second mate was coming
Strike the bell, strike the bell
Second [C] mate let us go below
Look away the windward you can see it's [G] gonna blow
[C] Look at the glass [G] you can see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] He's been shot, look out
[C] Johnny Mac is calling in a [G] broken northern shout
_ Life's a warning, right Ricky
[G]
Everything is well
He's wishing that the second mate [C] was coming
Strike the bell, [G] strike the bell
Second [C] mate let us go below
[F] Look away the windward [C] you can see it's [G] gonna blow
[C] Look at the glass [G] you can see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell
Down on the nest [F] egg, Toby's out of bed
[C] Ready for the dog watch [G] with a tricon on his head
[C] Things to bug the melzer
[G] Makes his poor heart swell
He's hoping that the second mate [C] will strike
Strike the bell, [G] strike the bell
Second mate [C] let us go below
Look away the windward you can see it's gonna [G] blow
Look [C] at the glass you can see that it is fell
[G] We wished that you would hurry up [C] and strike
Strike the bell
Upon the main bed
[F] Captain Cleave to stand
[C] On the hunt for mermaids [G] with a spyglass in his hand
[C] What he is dreaming of we [G] all know very well
He's dreaming more of chasing tail loons
Strike in the bell
Strike the bell, second mate let us go below
Look away the windward you can see it's gonna [G] blow
Look [C] at the glass you [G] can see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry [C] up and strike
Strike the bell
[G] Strike the bell, second mate [C] let us go below
Look away the windward you can see [G] it's gonna blow
Look at the glass you can [C] see that it is fell
We wished that you would hurry up [C] and strike
Strike the bell _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _