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