Wellerman Chords by The Wellermen

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[Verse]
N.C.                                 
There once was a ship that put to sea
N.C.                                      
The name of that ship was the Billy o' Tea
N.C.                                   
The winds blew hard her bow dipped down
N.C.                   
Blow me bully boys blow
Ab           Eb            
Soon may the Wellerman come
   Fm                            
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
                 Fm              
One day when the tonguin' is done
                         Fm
We'll take our leave and go
                     Fm              
She had not been two weeks from shore
                   Fm              
When down on her a right whale bore
                       C7             
The captain called all hands and swore
D7                      C7  D7
He'd take that whale in tow ■ 
Ab           Eb            
Soon may the Wellerman come
   F                  C          
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
                 Eb              
One day when the tonguin' is done
Bb                         
We'll take our leave and go
                    Bb           
Before the boat had hit the water
                 Bb                    
The whale's tail came up and caught her
                      Bb                      
All hands to the side harpooned and fought her
                    Bb   
When she dived down below
             Bb            
Soon may the Wellerman come
   F                  C          
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
Cm               Bb              
One day when the tonguin' is done
                         Bb
We'll take our leave and go
                   Bb             
No line was cut no whale was freed
                       Bb          
The captain's mind was not on greed
                       Bb               
But he belonged to the Wellerman's creed
                      C7 
She took that ship in tow
             Eb            
Soon may the Wellerman come
   Fm                 F7         
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
                 Eb              
One day when the tonguin' is done
                         Eb
We'll take our leave and go
               Eb          
For forty days or even more
                         Eb             
The line went slack then tight once more
                          Eb            
All boats were lost there were only four
                         Eb
And still that whale did go
             Eb            
Soon may the Wellerman come
   F                  C          
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
                 Eb              
One day when the tonguin' is done
                         C7
We'll take our leave and go
                         C7              
As far as I've heard the fight's still on
    C7                                     
The line's not cut and the whale's not gone
                        C7          
The Wellerman makes his regular call


[Chorus]
                         C7          
To encourage the captain crew and all
         Eb                
Soon may the Wellerman come
                      Eb         
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
Ab               Eb              
One day when the tonguin' is done
Bb                       F 
We'll take our leave and go
             Eb            
Soon may the Wellerman come
   F                             
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
                 Eb              
One day when the tonguin' is done
Bb                       C  Cm
We'll take our leave and go ■ 


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