Wellerman chords by The Wellermen

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Notes: Last line in verses and chorus: Between the C majorC and Am: strike strings once in between
      changing from the C majorC to the A minorAm chord.
    If you are a beginning guitar player you can also NOT play the C majorC and E minor 7Em7 chords
      in last line chorus and verses. So you go from the DmDm to the Am.

BPM:      97
Released: 7 June 2018
Album: Between Wind And Water


Verse 1:
N.C. A minorAm
There once was a ship that put to sea,
  FF             A minorAm
The name of the ship was the “Billy of Tea”,
A minorAm
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down,
 DmDm    C majorC   E minor 7Em7  A minorAm
O blow, my bully boys, blow (Huh!).

Chorus:
FF      C majorC
Soon may the Wellerman come,
  DmDm         A minorAm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum,
FF         C majorC
One day, when the tonguin' is done,
   DmDm    C majorC   E minor 7Em7  A minorAm
We'll take our leave and  go.


Verse 2:
  A minorAm
She had not been two weeks from shore,
   FF       A minorAm
When down on her, a right whale bore,
A minorAm
The captain called all hands and swore,
   DmDm     C majorC  E minor 7Em7 A minorAm
He'd take that whale in  tow (Huh!).


Chorus:
FF      C majorC
Soon may the Wellerman come,
  DmDm         A minorAm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum,
FF         C majorC
One day, when the tonguin' is done,
   DmDm    C majorC   E minor 7Em7  A minorAm
We'll take our leave and  go.

Verse 3:
 A minorAm
Before the boat had hit the water,
  FF         A minorAm
The whale's tail came up and caught her,
  A minorAm
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her,
   DmDm    C majorC   E minor 7Em7  A minorAm
When she dived down low (Huh!).


Chorus:
FF      C majorC
Soon may the Wellerman come,
  DmDm         A minorAm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum,
FF         C majorC
One day, when the tonguin' is done,
   DmDm    C majorC   E minor 7Em7  A minorAm
We'll take our leave and  go.


Verse 4:
  A minorAm
No line was cut, no whale was freed,
  FF         A minorAm
The Captain's mind was not of greed,
  A minorAm
But he belonged to the Wellerman's creed,
  DmDm    C majorC  E minor 7Em7  A minorAm
She took that ship in  tow (Huh!).


Chorus:
FF      C majorC
Soon may the Wellerman come,
  DmDm         A minorAm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum,
FF         C majorC
One day, when the tonguin' is done,
   DmDm    C majorC   E minor 7Em7  A minorAm
We'll take our leave and  go.


Verse 5:
  A minorAm
For forty days, or even more,
  FF           A minorAm
The line went slack, then tight once more,
  A minorAm
All boats were lost, there were only four,
   DmDm    C majorC   E minor 7Em7  A minorAm
But still that whale did  go (Huh!).


Chorus:
FF      C majorC
Soon may the Wellerman come,
  DmDm         A minorAm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum,
FF         C majorC
One day, when the tonguin' is done,
   DmDm    C majorC   E minor 7Em7  A minorAm
We'll take our leave and  go.


Verse 6:
  A minorAm
As far as I've heard, the fight's still on,
  FF           A minorAm
The line's not cut and the whale's not gone,
  A minorAm
The Wellerman makes his regular call,
   FF          A minorAm
To encourage the Captain, crew, and all (Huh!).


Outro:
FF      C majorC
Soon may the Wellerman come,
  DmDm         A minorAm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum,
FF         C majorC
One day, when the tonguin' is done,
   DmDm    C majorC   E minor 7Em7  A minorAm
We'll take our leave and  go.(Huh!)
FF      C majorC
Soon may the Wellerman come,
  DmDm         A minorAm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum,
FF         C majorC
One day, when the tonguin' is done,
   DmDm    C majorC   E minor 7Em7  A minorAm
We'll take our leave and  go.