The Shoals Of Herring Chords by Ewan Maccoll
Tempo:
130.35 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Bm]
[E] [A]
With our nets and gear [E] [A] we're faring On the [E]
wild [A] and wasteful
[E] ocean
It's there [D] on the deep that we [E] harvest and [A] reap our bread
As we hunt the [D] bonny shoals [E] of [A] herring
Oh, it was a fine [Bm] and a [A] pleasant day Out of Yarmouth [E] up [F#m] where I [E] was faring
[A] As a [E] cabin boy on a [A] sailing locker For to go and hunt the [D] shoals of [E] [A] herring
Oh, the work was hard [D] and the [A] hours were long And the treatment sure it took [E] some bearing
There [A] was [E] little kindness [Bm] [E] and the kicks [A] were many As we hunted [D] for the shoals [E] of [A] herring
[D]
[E] [A]
Oh, we fished the sward [Bm] and the broken [A] bank I was cook and [F#m] I'd a [E] quarter [G#] sharing
[E] And [A] I [E] used to [D] sleep
[E] standing [A] on me feet And I'd dream about [D] the [E] shoals of [A]
herring
Well, we left the home [D] grounds in [A] the month of June And to canny shields we soon [E] was faring
[A] With a hundred [D] crayon of [E] the silver [A] darlings That we'd taken [C#] from [D] the shoals [E] of [A]
herring
Now you're up on deck, [D] you're a [A] fisherman You can sweat and show a [E] manly bearing
[A] Take your turn on [E] watch with the [A] other fellas While you're following [D] the shoals [E] of [A] herring
[D] [E] [A] [E]
[A] In the stormy seas [Bm] and the living [A] gales Just to earn [F#m] your [E] daily bread you're daring
[A] From the Dover [E] [D] Straits to [E] the [A] Feddo Islands While you're [C#] following [D] the [E] shoals of [A] herring
[E] Well, I earned me [D] keep and [A] they paid me way And I earned the [E] gear that I was wearing
[D] Sailed a million [E] miles, caught ten [A] million fishes We was following [D] the shoals [E] of [A] herring
[E] [A]
With our nets and gear [E] [A] we're faring On the [E]
wild [A] and wasteful
[E] ocean
It's there [D] on the deep that we [E] harvest and [A] reap our bread
As we hunt the [D] bonny shoals [E] of [A] herring
Oh, it was a fine [Bm] and a [A] pleasant day Out of Yarmouth [E] up [F#m] where I [E] was faring
[A] As a [E] cabin boy on a [A] sailing locker For to go and hunt the [D] shoals of [E] [A] herring
Oh, the work was hard [D] and the [A] hours were long And the treatment sure it took [E] some bearing
There [A] was [E] little kindness [Bm] [E] and the kicks [A] were many As we hunted [D] for the shoals [E] of [A] herring
[D]
[E] [A]
Oh, we fished the sward [Bm] and the broken [A] bank I was cook and [F#m] I'd a [E] quarter [G#] sharing
[E] And [A] I [E] used to [D] sleep
[E] standing [A] on me feet And I'd dream about [D] the [E] shoals of [A]
herring
Well, we left the home [D] grounds in [A] the month of June And to canny shields we soon [E] was faring
[A] With a hundred [D] crayon of [E] the silver [A] darlings That we'd taken [C#] from [D] the shoals [E] of [A]
herring
Now you're up on deck, [D] you're a [A] fisherman You can sweat and show a [E] manly bearing
[A] Take your turn on [E] watch with the [A] other fellas While you're following [D] the shoals [E] of [A] herring
[D] [E] [A] [E]
[A] In the stormy seas [Bm] and the living [A] gales Just to earn [F#m] your [E] daily bread you're daring
[A] From the Dover [E] [D] Straits to [E] the [A] Feddo Islands While you're [C#] following [D] the [E] shoals of [A] herring
[E] Well, I earned me [D] keep and [A] they paid me way And I earned the [E] gear that I was wearing
[D] Sailed a million [E] miles, caught ten [A] million fishes We was following [D] the shoals [E] of [A] herring
Key:
E
A
D
Bm
F#m
E
A
D
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
With our nets and gear [E] [A] we're faring _ _ _ On the [E]
wild [A] and _ _ _ wasteful _
_ [E] _ ocean _ _ _
It's _ there [D] on the _ deep that we [E] harvest and [A] reap our bread _
_ _ _ As we hunt the [D] bonny shoals [E] of _ [A] herring
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, it was a fine [Bm] and a [A] pleasant day _ Out of _ Yarmouth [E] up [F#m] where I [E] was _ faring
_ [A] As a [E] cabin boy on a [A] sailing locker For to go and hunt the [D] shoals of [E] _ [A] herring
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, the work was _ hard [D] and the [A] hours were long And the treatment sure it took [E] some bearing _
There [A] was [E] little kindness [Bm] [E] and the kicks [A] were many As we hunted [D] for the shoals [E] of _ [A] herring
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, we fished the sward [Bm] and the broken [A] bank I was cook and [F#m] I'd a [E] quarter _ [G#] sharing
[E] And [A] I [E] used to [D] sleep _
[E] standing [A] on me feet And I'd dream about [D] the [E] shoals of _ [A]
herring _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, we left the home [D] grounds in [A] the month of June And to canny shields we soon [E] was _ faring
_ [A] With a hundred _ [D] crayon of [E] the silver [A] darlings That we'd taken [C#] from [D] the shoals [E] of _ [A]
herring _ _ _ _ _ _
Now you're up on deck, [D] you're a [A] fisherman _ You can sweat and show a [E] manly _ bearing _
[A] Take your turn on [E] watch with the [A] other fellas While you're following [D] the shoals [E] of _ [A] herring
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ In the stormy seas [Bm] and the living [A] gales Just to earn [F#m] your [E] daily bread you're _ daring
_ [A] From the Dover [E] _ [D] Straits to [E] the [A] Feddo Islands While you're [C#] following [D] the [E] shoals of _ [A] herring _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] Well, I earned me [D] keep and [A] they paid me way _ _ And I earned the [E] gear that I was _ wearing
_ _ [D] Sailed a million [E] miles, caught ten [A] million fishes _ We _ was _ following [D] the shoals [E] of [A] herring _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
With our nets and gear [E] [A] we're faring _ _ _ On the [E]
wild [A] and _ _ _ wasteful _
_ [E] _ ocean _ _ _
It's _ there [D] on the _ deep that we [E] harvest and [A] reap our bread _
_ _ _ As we hunt the [D] bonny shoals [E] of _ [A] herring
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, it was a fine [Bm] and a [A] pleasant day _ Out of _ Yarmouth [E] up [F#m] where I [E] was _ faring
_ [A] As a [E] cabin boy on a [A] sailing locker For to go and hunt the [D] shoals of [E] _ [A] herring
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, the work was _ hard [D] and the [A] hours were long And the treatment sure it took [E] some bearing _
There [A] was [E] little kindness [Bm] [E] and the kicks [A] were many As we hunted [D] for the shoals [E] of _ [A] herring
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, we fished the sward [Bm] and the broken [A] bank I was cook and [F#m] I'd a [E] quarter _ [G#] sharing
[E] And [A] I [E] used to [D] sleep _
[E] standing [A] on me feet And I'd dream about [D] the [E] shoals of _ [A]
herring _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, we left the home [D] grounds in [A] the month of June And to canny shields we soon [E] was _ faring
_ [A] With a hundred _ [D] crayon of [E] the silver [A] darlings That we'd taken [C#] from [D] the shoals [E] of _ [A]
herring _ _ _ _ _ _
Now you're up on deck, [D] you're a [A] fisherman _ You can sweat and show a [E] manly _ bearing _
[A] Take your turn on [E] watch with the [A] other fellas While you're following [D] the shoals [E] of _ [A] herring
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ In the stormy seas [Bm] and the living [A] gales Just to earn [F#m] your [E] daily bread you're _ daring
_ [A] From the Dover [E] _ [D] Straits to [E] the [A] Feddo Islands While you're [C#] following [D] the [E] shoals of _ [A] herring _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] Well, I earned me [D] keep and [A] they paid me way _ _ And I earned the [E] gear that I was _ wearing
_ _ [D] Sailed a million [E] miles, caught ten [A] million fishes _ We _ was _ following [D] the shoals [E] of [A] herring _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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