Wellerman (sea Shanty) chords by Nathan Evans

Chords with lyrics

Key: 'Cm'

   C minorCm
There once was a ship that put to sea
     F minorFm           C minorCm
And the name of the ship was the Billy of Tea
   C minorCm
The winds blew hard, her bow dipped down
  G+G          C minorCm
O blow, my bully boys, blow



 AbAb      Eb MajorEb
Soon may the Wellerman come
  F minorFm        C minorCm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
AbAb         Eb MajorEb
One day, when the tonguin' is done
    G+G         C minorCm
We'll take our leave and go

C minorCm
She had not been two weeks from shore
   F minorFm      C minorCm
When down on her a right whale bore
   C minorCm
The captain called all hands and swore
   G+G         C minorCm
He'd take that whale in tow

 AbAb      Eb MajorEb
Soon may the Wellerman come
  F minorFm        C minorCm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
AbAb         Eb MajorEb
One day, when the tonguin' is done
    G+G         C minorCm
We'll take our leave and go

(AbAb Eb MajorEb F minorFm C minorCm)
(AbAb Eb MajorEb G+G C minorCm)

  C minorCm
Before the boat had hit the water
   F minorFm       C minorCm
The whale's tail came up and caught her
   C minorCm
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her
 G+G          C minorCm
When she dived down below

 AbAb      Eb MajorEb
Soon may the Wellerman come
  F minorFm         C minorCm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
AbAb         Eb MajorEb
One day, when the tonguin' is done
    G+G         C minorCm
We'll take our leave and go

  C minorCm
No line was cut, no whale was freed
   F minorFm        C minorCm
The Captain's mind was not of greed
  C minorCm
But he belonged to the whaleman's creed
   G+G        C minorCm
She took the ship in tow

 AbAb      Eb MajorEb
Soon may the Wellerman come
  F minorFm         C minorCm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
AbAb         Eb MajorEb
One day, when the tonguin' is done
    G+G         C minorCm
We'll take our leave and go

(AbAb Eb MajorEb F minorFm C minorCm)
(AbAb Eb MajorEb G+G C minorCm)

   C minorCm
For forty days, or even more
   F minorFm          C minorCm
The line went slack, then tight once more
   C minorCm
All boats were lost (there were only four)
   G+G         C minorCm
But still that whale did go

 AbAb      Eb MajorEb
Soon may the Wellerman come
  F minorFm         C minorCm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
AbAb         Eb MajorEb
One day, when the tonguin' is done
    G+G         C minorCm
We'll take our leave and go

  C minorCm
As far as I've heard, the fight's still on
   F minorFm           C minorCm
The line's not cut and the whale's not gone
   C minorCm
The Wellerman makes his regular call
   F minorFm          C minorCm
To encourage the Captain, crew, and all

 AbAb      Eb MajorEb
Soon may the Wellerman come
  F minorFm         C minorCm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
AbAb         Eb MajorEb
One day, when the tonguin' is done
    G+G         C minorCm
We'll take our leave and go

 AbAb      Eb MajorEb
Soon may the Wellerman come
  F minorFm         C minorCm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
AbAb         Eb MajorEb
One day, when the tonguin' is done
    G+G         C minorCm
We'll take our leave and go

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