Wellerman Chords by Nathan Evans

[Start]

[Verse]
N.C.                                 
There once was a ship that put to sea
N.C.                                     
The name of the ship was the Billy O' Tea
N.C.                                 
The winds blew up her bow dipped down
N.C.                      
Oh blow my bully boys blow
             G7            
Soon may the Wellerman come
                      C7         
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
                 C7              
One day when the tonguing is done
                         C7
We'll take our leave and go
C                                  
She'd not been two weeks from shore
                   C               
When down on her a right whale bore
    G7                                
The captain called all hands and swore
                        G7 
He'd take that whale in tow


[Chorus]
             G7            
Soon may the Wellerman come
                      C7         
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
                 C7              
One day when the tonguing is done
                         C 
We'll take our leave and go
G7                       
Dadadadada Dadadadadadada
C                      G7                               
Dadadadadadadadadadada Before the boat had hit the water


[Verse]
                 G7                    
The whale's tail came up and caught her
                      G7                      
All hands to the side harpooned and fought her
                    C7 
When she dived down low
             Eb7           
Soon may the Wellerman come
                      C7         
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
                 C7              
One day when the tonguing is done
                         C7
We'll take our leave and go
                   C7             
No line was cut no whale was freed
                       C7          
The captain's mind was not of greed
                       G7              
And he belonged to the Whaleman's creed
                      G7 
She took that ship in tow


[Chorus]
             G7            
Soon may the Wellerman come
                      C7         
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
                 D7              
One day when the tonguing is done
                         C7 C
We'll take our leave and go ■
           G7            
Dadadadada Dadadadadadada
C                      G7                         
Dadadadadadadadadadada For forty days or even more


[Verse]
                         G7             
The line went slack then tight once more
                          G7            
All boats were lost there were only four
                         D7 C7
But still that whale did go ■ 
D7           Eb7           
Soon may the Wellerman come
                      G7      C7 
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
                 G7              
One day when the tonguing is done
                         G7
We'll take our leave and go
                         G7              
As far as I've heard the fight's still on
                           G7              
The line's not cut and the whale's not gone
                        G7          
The Wellerman makes his regular call
                         C7       C  
To encourage the captain crew and all


[Chorus]
C7           Eb7           
Soon may the Wellerman come
                      C7         
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
Ab7                              
One day when the tonguing is done
                         C7
We'll take our leave and go
Ab7          Eb            
Soon may the Wellerman come
                      F7         
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
Ab7                              
One day when the tonguing is done
                         Ab7
We'll take our leave and go