Chords for Wellerman
Tempo:
97.75 bpm
Chords used:
Ebm
Gb
Db
B
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] There once was a ship that pit to sea, The name of the ship was a bully of tea,
The winds blew up her bird up [Gb] down [Db] below, My [Eb] bully boys blow.
[B] Soon [Gb] may the wellerman [Db] come, To bring us [Ebm] sugar and tea and [B] rum,
One [Gb] day when the time is [Db] done, We'll [Ebm] take on even more.
She had not been two weeks from [Ab] shore, When down on her a [Ebm] right whale bore,
The captain called all hands and swore, He'd [Db] take that [B] whale it's bore.
Soon [Gb] may the wellerman come, To [Db] bring us [Ebm] sugar and tea and [B] rum,
One [Gb] day when the time is done, We'll take on [Ebm] even more.
Before the boat had hit the [Abm] water, The whale's [Ebm] tail came up and caught her,
Her head stood aside, her boon down for, So then [Db] she died [F] down below.
[Ebm] [B] Soon [Gb] may the wellerman [Db] come, To bring us [Ebm] sugar and tea and [B] rum,
One [Gb] day when the time is [Db] done, We'll take on [Ebm] even more.
[B] Soon [Gb] may the wellerman [Db] come, To bring us [Ebm] sugar and tea and [B] rum,
One [Gb] day when the time is done, We'll take on [Ebm] even more.
Rain was cut, no whale's spree, [Abm] The captain's mane [Ebm] was not of greed,
But he belonged to the whaleman's creed, She took [Db] that [Ebm] ship in tow.
[B] Soon [Gb] may the wellerman come, [Db] To bring us sugar [Ebm] and tea and rum,
[B] One day [Gb] when the time is done, [Db] We'll take on [Ebm] even more.
[Abm]
[Ebm] [Gb]
[Db] [Ebm] [B] [Gb] [Db]
[Ebm] [B] [Gb]
[Db] [Ebm] [Eb] For forty days or even more, The line went slack and tight once more,
All boats were lost, there were only four, [Ebm] But still that whale [Eb] did go.
As far as I've heard, the fight's still on, [Ebm] The line's not cut [Eb] and the whale's not gone,
The wellerman makes his regular [Ab] call, [Ebm] To the college that kept [Eb] him through and through.
[B] Soon may [Gb] the wellerman come, [Db] To bring us sugar [Ebm] and tea and rum,
[B] One day [Gb] when the time is done, We'll take [Ebm] on even more.
[B] Soon may [Gb] the wellerman come, [Db] To bring us sugar [Ebm] and tea and rum,
[B] One day [Gb] when the time [Db] is done, We'll take on even [Ebm] [B] more.
Soon may [Gb] the wellerman come, [Db] To bring us sugar [Ebm] and tea and rum,
[B] One day when [Gb] the time is done, We'll take [Ebm] on even more.
We'll take on even more.
We'll [Ab] take [Gb] on even [Eb]
more.
[Ebm]
The winds blew up her bird up [Gb] down [Db] below, My [Eb] bully boys blow.
[B] Soon [Gb] may the wellerman [Db] come, To bring us [Ebm] sugar and tea and [B] rum,
One [Gb] day when the time is [Db] done, We'll [Ebm] take on even more.
She had not been two weeks from [Ab] shore, When down on her a [Ebm] right whale bore,
The captain called all hands and swore, He'd [Db] take that [B] whale it's bore.
Soon [Gb] may the wellerman come, To [Db] bring us [Ebm] sugar and tea and [B] rum,
One [Gb] day when the time is done, We'll take on [Ebm] even more.
Before the boat had hit the [Abm] water, The whale's [Ebm] tail came up and caught her,
Her head stood aside, her boon down for, So then [Db] she died [F] down below.
[Ebm] [B] Soon [Gb] may the wellerman [Db] come, To bring us [Ebm] sugar and tea and [B] rum,
One [Gb] day when the time is [Db] done, We'll take on [Ebm] even more.
[B] Soon [Gb] may the wellerman [Db] come, To bring us [Ebm] sugar and tea and [B] rum,
One [Gb] day when the time is done, We'll take on [Ebm] even more.
Rain was cut, no whale's spree, [Abm] The captain's mane [Ebm] was not of greed,
But he belonged to the whaleman's creed, She took [Db] that [Ebm] ship in tow.
[B] Soon [Gb] may the wellerman come, [Db] To bring us sugar [Ebm] and tea and rum,
[B] One day [Gb] when the time is done, [Db] We'll take on [Ebm] even more.
[Abm]
[Ebm] [Gb]
[Db] [Ebm] [B] [Gb] [Db]
[Ebm] [B] [Gb]
[Db] [Ebm] [Eb] For forty days or even more, The line went slack and tight once more,
All boats were lost, there were only four, [Ebm] But still that whale [Eb] did go.
As far as I've heard, the fight's still on, [Ebm] The line's not cut [Eb] and the whale's not gone,
The wellerman makes his regular [Ab] call, [Ebm] To the college that kept [Eb] him through and through.
[B] Soon may [Gb] the wellerman come, [Db] To bring us sugar [Ebm] and tea and rum,
[B] One day [Gb] when the time is done, We'll take [Ebm] on even more.
[B] Soon may [Gb] the wellerman come, [Db] To bring us sugar [Ebm] and tea and rum,
[B] One day [Gb] when the time [Db] is done, We'll take on even [Ebm] [B] more.
Soon may [Gb] the wellerman come, [Db] To bring us sugar [Ebm] and tea and rum,
[B] One day when [Gb] the time is done, We'll take [Ebm] on even more.
We'll take on even more.
We'll [Ab] take [Gb] on even [Eb]
more.
[Ebm]
Key:
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Gb
Db
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Eb
Ebm
Gb
Db
[Eb] _ _ There once was a ship that pit to sea, The name of the ship was a bully of tea,
The winds blew up her bird up [Gb] down [Db] below, My [Eb] bully boys blow.
[B] Soon [Gb] may the wellerman [Db] come, To bring us [Ebm] sugar and tea and [B] rum,
One [Gb] day when the time is [Db] done, We'll [Ebm] take on even more. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ She had not been two weeks from [Ab] shore, When down on her a [Ebm] right whale bore,
The captain called all hands and swore, He'd [Db] take that [B] whale it's bore.
Soon [Gb] may the wellerman come, To [Db] bring us [Ebm] sugar and tea and [B] rum,
One [Gb] day when the time is done, We'll take on [Ebm] even more.
Before the boat had hit the [Abm] water, The whale's [Ebm] tail came up and caught her,
Her head stood aside, her boon down for, So then [Db] she died [F] down below.
[Ebm] _ [B] Soon [Gb] may the wellerman [Db] come, To bring us [Ebm] sugar and tea and [B] rum,
One [Gb] day when the time is [Db] done, We'll take on [Ebm] even more.
[B] Soon [Gb] may the wellerman [Db] come, To bring us [Ebm] sugar and tea and [B] rum,
One [Gb] day when the time is done, We'll take on [Ebm] even more. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Rain was cut, no whale's spree, [Abm] The captain's mane [Ebm] was not of greed,
But he belonged to the whaleman's creed, She took [Db] that [Ebm] ship in tow.
[B] Soon [Gb] may the wellerman come, [Db] To bring us sugar [Ebm] and tea and rum,
[B] One day [Gb] when the time is done, [Db] We'll take on [Ebm] even more.
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
[Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Eb] For forty days or even more, The line went slack and tight once more,
All boats were lost, there were only four, [Ebm] But still that whale [Eb] did go.
As far as I've heard, the fight's still on, [Ebm] The line's not cut [Eb] and the whale's not gone,
The wellerman makes his regular [Ab] call, [Ebm] To the college that kept [Eb] him through and through.
_ [B] Soon may [Gb] the wellerman come, [Db] To bring us sugar [Ebm] and tea and rum,
[B] One day [Gb] when the time is done, We'll take [Ebm] on even more.
[B] Soon may [Gb] the wellerman come, [Db] To bring us sugar [Ebm] and tea and rum,
[B] One day [Gb] when the time [Db] is done, We'll take on even [Ebm] [B] more.
Soon may [Gb] the wellerman come, [Db] To bring us sugar [Ebm] and tea and rum,
[B] One day when [Gb] the time is done, We'll take [Ebm] on even more.
We'll take on even more.
We'll [Ab] take [Gb] on even [Eb]
more.
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The winds blew up her bird up [Gb] down [Db] below, My [Eb] bully boys blow.
[B] Soon [Gb] may the wellerman [Db] come, To bring us [Ebm] sugar and tea and [B] rum,
One [Gb] day when the time is [Db] done, We'll [Ebm] take on even more. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ She had not been two weeks from [Ab] shore, When down on her a [Ebm] right whale bore,
The captain called all hands and swore, He'd [Db] take that [B] whale it's bore.
Soon [Gb] may the wellerman come, To [Db] bring us [Ebm] sugar and tea and [B] rum,
One [Gb] day when the time is done, We'll take on [Ebm] even more.
Before the boat had hit the [Abm] water, The whale's [Ebm] tail came up and caught her,
Her head stood aside, her boon down for, So then [Db] she died [F] down below.
[Ebm] _ [B] Soon [Gb] may the wellerman [Db] come, To bring us [Ebm] sugar and tea and [B] rum,
One [Gb] day when the time is [Db] done, We'll take on [Ebm] even more.
[B] Soon [Gb] may the wellerman [Db] come, To bring us [Ebm] sugar and tea and [B] rum,
One [Gb] day when the time is done, We'll take on [Ebm] even more. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Rain was cut, no whale's spree, [Abm] The captain's mane [Ebm] was not of greed,
But he belonged to the whaleman's creed, She took [Db] that [Ebm] ship in tow.
[B] Soon [Gb] may the wellerman come, [Db] To bring us sugar [Ebm] and tea and rum,
[B] One day [Gb] when the time is done, [Db] We'll take on [Ebm] even more.
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
[Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Eb] For forty days or even more, The line went slack and tight once more,
All boats were lost, there were only four, [Ebm] But still that whale [Eb] did go.
As far as I've heard, the fight's still on, [Ebm] The line's not cut [Eb] and the whale's not gone,
The wellerman makes his regular [Ab] call, [Ebm] To the college that kept [Eb] him through and through.
_ [B] Soon may [Gb] the wellerman come, [Db] To bring us sugar [Ebm] and tea and rum,
[B] One day [Gb] when the time is done, We'll take [Ebm] on even more.
[B] Soon may [Gb] the wellerman come, [Db] To bring us sugar [Ebm] and tea and rum,
[B] One day [Gb] when the time [Db] is done, We'll take on even [Ebm] [B] more.
Soon may [Gb] the wellerman come, [Db] To bring us sugar [Ebm] and tea and rum,
[B] One day when [Gb] the time is done, We'll take [Ebm] on even more.
We'll take on even more.
We'll [Ab] take [Gb] on even [Eb]
more.
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