The Wellerman Chords by Wellington Sea Shanty Society, Croche Dedans
Tempo:
153.35 bpm
Chords used:
Am
F
C
Em
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
[Dm]
[Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[F]
[Am]
[Em] [Am]
[Em] [Am] [F]
[C] [Dm] [Am]
[F] [C] [Em]
[Am]
There was a ship that was put to sea, the name of the ship was a billy of tea.
The wind blew up about it [Em] down low below, my billy [Am] boy blew.
[F] Soon [C] may the well-advent [Dm] caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and [F] more.
One day [C] all the drunken's [Em] love will take our [Am] leave and more.
She had not been two weeks from showing down on her white whale,
bore the captain, called all hands and swore [Em] he'd take that whale [Am] and more.
[F] Soon [C] may the well-advent [D] caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and more.
[F] One day all [C] the drunken's love [Em] will take our leave [Am] and more.
[Em] [Am] [F]
[C] [Dm] [Am]
[F] [C] [Em]
[Am]
Before the boat had hit the water, the whale still came up and called all hands,
sighed up and then [Em] fought her when she [Am] died.
[F] Soon [C] may the well-advent [Dm] caravan bring us sugar [Am] and tea and more.
[F] One day [C] all the drunken's [Em] love will take our [Am] leave and more.
No land was cut, the whale was free, the captain's mind not full of greed,
but he belonged to the whale and his greed [Em] she'd take that ship and [Am] more.
[F] Soon [C] may the well-advent [Dm] caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and more.
[F] One day all [C] the drunken's love [Em] will take our leave [Am] and more.
[Em] [Am] [F]
[C] [D] [Am]
[F] [C] [Em]
[Am]
For forty days or even more, the land was slack then tight,
once more all roads were lost, there were [Em] only four but still the whale.
[Am]
[F] Soon [C] may the well [Dm]-advent caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and more.
[F] One day all [C] the drunken's [Em] love will take our [Am] leave and more.
[Em] [A]
[G] [E]
[G] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[Bm] [Am] That ship, don't [D] shake, and the captain [Am] said,
[G] [Am]
[Em] [Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[Em]
[C] [Am]
[D]
[Am]
[A]
couldn't the whales not be [Em] called to the captain [F] crew and all?
Soon may [C] the well-advent [D] caravan bring us sugar [Am] and tea and more.
[F] One day [C] all the drunken's love [Em] will take our leave [Am] and [F] more.
Soon [C] may the well-advent [D] caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and more.
[F] One [C] day all the drunken's [Em] love will take our leave [F] and more.
Soon [C] may the well-advent [Dm] caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and [F] more.
One day [C] all the drunken's [Em] love will take our [F] leave and more.
Soon may [C] the well-advent [D] caravan bring us sugar [Am] and tea and more.
[F] One [C] day I wanna talk to the authorities
[Em] I'll take the lead
Wu [F]-wu -wu-wu [C]
-wu
[Dm] Wo-ho [F]-ho-ho! Wo [C] [Em] [F]-ho!
Wu-wu [C]-wu-wu
[Am] Wo-ho-ho!
[F] Wo-ho!
[Am]
[Em] [A] [F] Wu-wu [Am]-wu-wu
Wo-ho-ho!
[F] Wo-ho!
[C] [Em]
[Am] [F] [C]
[Dm] Wo-ho [Am]-ho!
[F] [C] [Em] [Am]
[Dm]
[Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[F]
[Am]
[Em] [Am]
[Em] [Am] [F]
[C] [Dm] [Am]
[F] [C] [Em]
[Am]
There was a ship that was put to sea, the name of the ship was a billy of tea.
The wind blew up about it [Em] down low below, my billy [Am] boy blew.
[F] Soon [C] may the well-advent [Dm] caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and [F] more.
One day [C] all the drunken's [Em] love will take our [Am] leave and more.
She had not been two weeks from showing down on her white whale,
bore the captain, called all hands and swore [Em] he'd take that whale [Am] and more.
[F] Soon [C] may the well-advent [D] caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and more.
[F] One day all [C] the drunken's love [Em] will take our leave [Am] and more.
[Em] [Am] [F]
[C] [Dm] [Am]
[F] [C] [Em]
[Am]
Before the boat had hit the water, the whale still came up and called all hands,
sighed up and then [Em] fought her when she [Am] died.
[F] Soon [C] may the well-advent [Dm] caravan bring us sugar [Am] and tea and more.
[F] One day [C] all the drunken's [Em] love will take our [Am] leave and more.
No land was cut, the whale was free, the captain's mind not full of greed,
but he belonged to the whale and his greed [Em] she'd take that ship and [Am] more.
[F] Soon [C] may the well-advent [Dm] caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and more.
[F] One day all [C] the drunken's love [Em] will take our leave [Am] and more.
[Em] [Am] [F]
[C] [D] [Am]
[F] [C] [Em]
[Am]
For forty days or even more, the land was slack then tight,
once more all roads were lost, there were [Em] only four but still the whale.
[Am]
[F] Soon [C] may the well [Dm]-advent caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and more.
[F] One day all [C] the drunken's [Em] love will take our [Am] leave and more.
[Em] [A]
[G] [E]
[G] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[Bm] [Am] That ship, don't [D] shake, and the captain [Am] said,
[G] [Am]
[Em] [Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[Em]
[C] [Am]
[D]
[Am]
[A]
couldn't the whales not be [Em] called to the captain [F] crew and all?
Soon may [C] the well-advent [D] caravan bring us sugar [Am] and tea and more.
[F] One day [C] all the drunken's love [Em] will take our leave [Am] and [F] more.
Soon [C] may the well-advent [D] caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and more.
[F] One [C] day all the drunken's [Em] love will take our leave [F] and more.
Soon [C] may the well-advent [Dm] caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and [F] more.
One day [C] all the drunken's [Em] love will take our [F] leave and more.
Soon may [C] the well-advent [D] caravan bring us sugar [Am] and tea and more.
[F] One [C] day I wanna talk to the authorities
[Em] I'll take the lead
Wu [F]-wu -wu-wu [C]
-wu
[Dm] Wo-ho [F]-ho-ho! Wo [C] [Em] [F]-ho!
Wu-wu [C]-wu-wu
[Am] Wo-ho-ho!
[F] Wo-ho!
[Am]
[Em] [A] [F] Wu-wu [Am]-wu-wu
Wo-ho-ho!
[F] Wo-ho!
[C] [Em]
[Am] [F] [C]
[Dm] Wo-ho [Am]-ho!
[F] [C] [Em] [Am]
Key:
Am
F
C
Em
Dm
Am
F
C
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There was a ship that was put to sea, the name of the ship was a billy of tea.
The wind blew up about it [Em] down low below, my billy [Am] boy blew.
[F] _ Soon [C] may the well-advent [Dm] caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and [F] more.
One day [C] all the drunken's [Em] love will take our [Am] leave and more. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ She had not been two weeks from showing down on her white whale,
bore the captain, called all hands and swore [Em] he'd take that whale [Am] and more.
_ [F] _ Soon [C] may the well-advent [D] caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and more.
[F] One day all [C] the drunken's love [Em] will take our leave [Am] and more.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Before the boat had hit the water, the whale still came up and called all hands,
sighed up and then [Em] fought her when she [Am] died. _
[F] _ Soon [C] may the well-advent [Dm] caravan bring us sugar [Am] and tea and more.
[F] One day [C] all the drunken's [Em] love will take our [Am] leave and more. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ No land was cut, the whale was free, the captain's mind not full of greed,
but he belonged to the whale and his greed [Em] she'd take that ship and [Am] more.
[F] Soon [C] may the well-advent [Dm] caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and more.
[F] One day all [C] the drunken's love [Em] will take our leave [Am] and more.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ For forty days or even more, the land was slack then tight,
once more all roads were lost, there were [Em] only four but still the whale.
[Am] _ _
[F] _ Soon [C] may the well [Dm]-advent caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and more.
[F] One day all [C] the drunken's [Em] love will take our [Am] leave and more. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] That ship, _ don't [D] shake, _ and the captain [Am] said,
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
couldn't the whales not _ _ _ be [Em] called to the captain [F] crew and all?
_ Soon may [C] the well-advent [D] caravan bring us sugar [Am] and tea and more.
[F] One day [C] all the drunken's love [Em] will take our leave [Am] and [F] more.
Soon [C] may the well-advent [D] caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and more.
[F] One [C] day all the drunken's [Em] love will take our leave [F] and more.
_ Soon [C] may the well-advent [Dm] caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and [F] more.
One day [C] all the drunken's [Em] love will take our [F] leave and more.
_ Soon may [C] the well-advent [D] caravan bring us sugar [Am] and tea and more.
[F] One [C] day I wanna talk to the authorities
[Em] I'll take the lead
Wu [F]-wu _ -wu-wu [C]
-wu
[Dm] Wo-ho [F]-ho-ho! _ Wo [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F]-ho!
Wu-wu [C]-wu-wu
[Am] Wo-ho-ho!
[F] Wo-ho!
_ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] Wu-wu [Am]-wu-wu
Wo-ho-ho!
[F] Wo-ho!
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] _ Wo-ho [Am]-ho!
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There was a ship that was put to sea, the name of the ship was a billy of tea.
The wind blew up about it [Em] down low below, my billy [Am] boy blew.
[F] _ Soon [C] may the well-advent [Dm] caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and [F] more.
One day [C] all the drunken's [Em] love will take our [Am] leave and more. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ She had not been two weeks from showing down on her white whale,
bore the captain, called all hands and swore [Em] he'd take that whale [Am] and more.
_ [F] _ Soon [C] may the well-advent [D] caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and more.
[F] One day all [C] the drunken's love [Em] will take our leave [Am] and more.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Before the boat had hit the water, the whale still came up and called all hands,
sighed up and then [Em] fought her when she [Am] died. _
[F] _ Soon [C] may the well-advent [Dm] caravan bring us sugar [Am] and tea and more.
[F] One day [C] all the drunken's [Em] love will take our [Am] leave and more. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ No land was cut, the whale was free, the captain's mind not full of greed,
but he belonged to the whale and his greed [Em] she'd take that ship and [Am] more.
[F] Soon [C] may the well-advent [Dm] caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and more.
[F] One day all [C] the drunken's love [Em] will take our leave [Am] and more.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ For forty days or even more, the land was slack then tight,
once more all roads were lost, there were [Em] only four but still the whale.
[Am] _ _
[F] _ Soon [C] may the well [Dm]-advent caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and more.
[F] One day all [C] the drunken's [Em] love will take our [Am] leave and more. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] That ship, _ don't [D] shake, _ and the captain [Am] said,
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
couldn't the whales not _ _ _ be [Em] called to the captain [F] crew and all?
_ Soon may [C] the well-advent [D] caravan bring us sugar [Am] and tea and more.
[F] One day [C] all the drunken's love [Em] will take our leave [Am] and [F] more.
Soon [C] may the well-advent [D] caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and more.
[F] One [C] day all the drunken's [Em] love will take our leave [F] and more.
_ Soon [C] may the well-advent [Dm] caravan bring us [Am] sugar and tea and [F] more.
One day [C] all the drunken's [Em] love will take our [F] leave and more.
_ Soon may [C] the well-advent [D] caravan bring us sugar [Am] and tea and more.
[F] One [C] day I wanna talk to the authorities
[Em] I'll take the lead
Wu [F]-wu _ -wu-wu [C]
-wu
[Dm] Wo-ho [F]-ho-ho! _ Wo [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F]-ho!
Wu-wu [C]-wu-wu
[Am] Wo-ho-ho!
[F] Wo-ho!
_ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] Wu-wu [Am]-wu-wu
Wo-ho-ho!
[F] Wo-ho!
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] _ Wo-ho [Am]-ho!
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _