Wellerman chords by The Wellermen

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

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

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


Verse 1:
N.C.  Am
There once was a ship that put to sea,
    F                         Am
The name of the ship was the “Billy of Tea”,
Am
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down,
  Dm       C     Em7   Am
O blow, my bully boys, blow (Huh!).

Chorus:
F            C
Soon may the Wellerman come,
   Dm                 Am
To bring us sugar and tea and rum,
F                 C
One day, when the tonguin' is done,
      Dm       C     Em7   Am
We'll take our leave and   go.


Verse 2:
    Am
She had not been two weeks from shore,
     F              Am
When down on her, a right whale bore,
Am
The captain called all hands and swore,
     Dm         C    Em7  Am
He'd take that whale in   tow (Huh!).


Chorus:
F            C
Soon may the Wellerman come,
   Dm                 Am
To bring us sugar and tea and rum,
F                 C
One day, when the tonguin' is done,
      Dm       C     Em7   Am
We'll take our leave and   go.


Verse 3:
  Am
Before the boat had hit the water,
    F                 Am
The whale's tail came up and caught her,
    Am
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her,
     Dm       C     Em7   Am
When she dived down low (Huh!).


Chorus:
F            C
Soon may the Wellerman come,
   Dm                 Am
To bring us sugar and tea and rum,
F                 C
One day, when the tonguin' is done,
      Dm       C     Em7   Am
We'll take our leave and   go.


Verse 4:
   Am
No line was cut, no whale was freed,
    F                  Am
The Captain's mind was not of greed,
    Am
But he belonged to the Wellerman's creed,
    Dm        C    Em7   Am
She took that ship in    tow (Huh!).


Chorus:
F            C
Soon may the Wellerman come,
   Dm                 Am
To bring us sugar and tea and rum,
F                 C
One day, when the tonguin' is done,
      Dm       C     Em7   Am
We'll take our leave and   go.


Verse 5:
    Am
For forty days, or even more,
    F                     Am
The line went slack, then tight once more,
    Am
All boats were lost, there were only four,
     Dm        C     Em7   Am
But still that whale did   go (Huh!).


Chorus:
F            C
Soon may the Wellerman come,
   Dm                 Am
To bring us sugar and tea and rum,
F                 C
One day, when the tonguin' is done,
      Dm       C     Em7   Am
We'll take our leave and   go.


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


Outro:
F            C
Soon may the Wellerman come,
   Dm                 Am
To bring us sugar and tea and rum,
F                 C
One day, when the tonguin' is done,
      Dm       C     Em7   Am
We'll take our leave and   go.(Huh!)
F            C
Soon may the Wellerman come,
   Dm                 Am
To bring us sugar and tea and rum,
F                 C
One day, when the tonguin' is done,
      Dm       C     Em7   Am
We'll take our leave and   go.