Chords for Nathan Evans - Wellerman (Sea Shanty / Visualiser)
Tempo:
95.8 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
C
Cm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
There once was a ship that put to sea, The name of the [Cm] ship was the Bully of Tea.
The winds [Eb] blew up her bow, Dipped down a blow,
My bully boys blow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, [F] To bring us sugar and [Cm] tea [Ab] and rum.
One [Eb] day when the tongue in his band Will take [D] a leave and go.
[C] She'd not been two weeks from shore, When down on her a right whale bore.
The captain [Eb] called all hands and swore, He'd take the whale in tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, To [Fm] bring us sugar and [Cm] tea [Ab] and rum.
One [Eb] day when the tongue in his band Will take a [C] leave and go.
Da,da,da [Dm],da,da,da,da,da [C],da,da,da,da [Ab],da,da,da,da,da [Gm]
,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da [C],da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da.
Before the boat had hit the water, The whale still came up and caught her.
All hands to the side harping and [G] forder When she [C] dived down low.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, To [C] bring us sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take our [Gm] leave and go.
No line was cut, no will was freed, the [Em] captain's main was not of greed,
And he [Ab] belonged to the whaleman's creed, she took that ship in tow.
Soon [Eb] may the whaleman come to [G] bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum,
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take our [Cm] leave and go.
[Ab] Da [G] da da da da da [Fm] da da da da [Cm] da da da [Ab] da da da da [Eb] da da [G]
[Bb] da da da da da da [C] da da da da da da
[B] For forty days or even more, the line went slack, then tight once more,
All boats were lost, there were only four, but still the [Ab] will did go.
Soon [G] may the [Eb] whaleman [F] come to bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum,
One [Eb] day when the tumming is done we'll [Gm] take a [C] leave and go
As far as I've heard, the fight's still on The line's not cut and the whale's not gone
The wellerman makes his regular call To encourage the captain crew and [Ab] go
Soon may the [Ebm] wellerman [F] come To bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum
One [Eb] day when the tumming is done we'll [Bb] take a [C] leave and go
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come To bring us sugar [C] and tea and [Ab] rum
One day [Eb] when the tumming is done we'll [Bb] take a [Cm] leave and go
[N]
The winds [Eb] blew up her bow, Dipped down a blow,
My bully boys blow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, [F] To bring us sugar and [Cm] tea [Ab] and rum.
One [Eb] day when the tongue in his band Will take [D] a leave and go.
[C] She'd not been two weeks from shore, When down on her a right whale bore.
The captain [Eb] called all hands and swore, He'd take the whale in tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, To [Fm] bring us sugar and [Cm] tea [Ab] and rum.
One [Eb] day when the tongue in his band Will take a [C] leave and go.
Da,da,da [Dm],da,da,da,da,da [C],da,da,da,da [Ab],da,da,da,da,da [Gm]
,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da [C],da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da.
Before the boat had hit the water, The whale still came up and caught her.
All hands to the side harping and [G] forder When she [C] dived down low.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, To [C] bring us sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take our [Gm] leave and go.
No line was cut, no will was freed, the [Em] captain's main was not of greed,
And he [Ab] belonged to the whaleman's creed, she took that ship in tow.
Soon [Eb] may the whaleman come to [G] bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum,
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take our [Cm] leave and go.
[Ab] Da [G] da da da da da [Fm] da da da da [Cm] da da da [Ab] da da da da [Eb] da da [G]
[Bb] da da da da da da [C] da da da da da da
[B] For forty days or even more, the line went slack, then tight once more,
All boats were lost, there were only four, but still the [Ab] will did go.
Soon [G] may the [Eb] whaleman [F] come to bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum,
One [Eb] day when the tumming is done we'll [Gm] take a [C] leave and go
As far as I've heard, the fight's still on The line's not cut and the whale's not gone
The wellerman makes his regular call To encourage the captain crew and [Ab] go
Soon may the [Ebm] wellerman [F] come To bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum
One [Eb] day when the tumming is done we'll [Bb] take a [C] leave and go
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come To bring us sugar [C] and tea and [Ab] rum
One day [Eb] when the tumming is done we'll [Bb] take a [Cm] leave and go
[N]
Key:
Ab
Eb
C
Cm
G
Ab
Eb
C
_ _ _ There once was a ship that put to sea, The name of the [Cm] ship was the Bully of Tea.
The winds [Eb] blew up her bow, Dipped down a blow,
My bully boys blow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, [F] To bring us sugar and [Cm] tea [Ab] and rum.
One [Eb] day when the tongue in his band Will take [D] a leave and go.
[C] She'd not been two weeks from shore, When down on her a right whale bore.
The captain [Eb] called all hands and swore, He'd take the whale in tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, To [Fm] bring us sugar and [Cm] tea [Ab] and rum.
One [Eb] day when the tongue in his band Will take a [C] leave and go.
Da,da,da [Dm],da,da,da,da,da [C],da,da,da,da [Ab],da,da,da,da,da [Gm] _
,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da [C],da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da.
Before the boat had hit the water, The whale still came up and caught her.
All hands to the side harping and [G] forder When she [C] dived down low.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, To [C] bring us sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take our [Gm] leave and go.
No line was cut, no will was freed, the [Em] captain's main was not of greed,
And he [Ab] belonged to the whaleman's creed, she took that ship in tow.
Soon [Eb] may the whaleman come to [G] bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum,
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take our [Cm] leave and go.
[Ab] Da [G] da da da da da [Fm] da da da da [Cm] da da da [Ab] da da da da [Eb] da da [G]
[Bb] da da da da da da [C] da da da da da da
[B] For forty days or even more, the line went slack, then tight once more,
All boats were lost, there were only four, but still the [Ab] will did go.
Soon [G] may the [Eb] whaleman [F] come to bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum,
One [Eb] day when the tumming is done we'll [Gm] take a [C] leave and go
As far as I've heard, the fight's still on The line's not cut and the whale's not gone
The wellerman makes his regular call To encourage the captain crew and [Ab] go
Soon may the [Ebm] wellerman [F] come To bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum
One [Eb] day when the tumming is done we'll [Bb] take a [C] leave and go
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come To bring us sugar [C] and tea and [Ab] rum
One day [Eb] when the tumming is done we'll [Bb] take a [Cm] leave and go
_ _ _ [N] _
The winds [Eb] blew up her bow, Dipped down a blow,
My bully boys blow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, [F] To bring us sugar and [Cm] tea [Ab] and rum.
One [Eb] day when the tongue in his band Will take [D] a leave and go.
[C] She'd not been two weeks from shore, When down on her a right whale bore.
The captain [Eb] called all hands and swore, He'd take the whale in tow.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, To [Fm] bring us sugar and [Cm] tea [Ab] and rum.
One [Eb] day when the tongue in his band Will take a [C] leave and go.
Da,da,da [Dm],da,da,da,da,da [C],da,da,da,da [Ab],da,da,da,da,da [Gm] _
,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da [C],da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da,da.
Before the boat had hit the water, The whale still came up and caught her.
All hands to the side harping and [G] forder When she [C] dived down low.
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman come, To [C] bring us sugar and tea and [Ab] rum.
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take our [Gm] leave and go.
No line was cut, no will was freed, the [Em] captain's main was not of greed,
And he [Ab] belonged to the whaleman's creed, she took that ship in tow.
Soon [Eb] may the whaleman come to [G] bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum,
One [Eb] day when the tonguing is done, we'll take our [Cm] leave and go.
[Ab] Da [G] da da da da da [Fm] da da da da [Cm] da da da [Ab] da da da da [Eb] da da [G]
[Bb] da da da da da da [C] da da da da da da
[B] For forty days or even more, the line went slack, then tight once more,
All boats were lost, there were only four, but still the [Ab] will did go.
Soon [G] may the [Eb] whaleman [F] come to bring us [C] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum,
One [Eb] day when the tumming is done we'll [Gm] take a [C] leave and go
As far as I've heard, the fight's still on The line's not cut and the whale's not gone
The wellerman makes his regular call To encourage the captain crew and [Ab] go
Soon may the [Ebm] wellerman [F] come To bring us [Cm] sugar and tea and [Ab] rum
One [Eb] day when the tumming is done we'll [Bb] take a [C] leave and go
[Ab] Soon [Eb] may the wellerman [Bb] come To bring us sugar [C] and tea and [Ab] rum
One day [Eb] when the tumming is done we'll [Bb] take a [Cm] leave and go
_ _ _ [N] _