Wellerman Tab

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Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo
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[Intro] There Once Was a Ship That Put
To sea The Name Of The Ship
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|----0----------------0-0-0-0-1-----------|
D|-------------------1-----------3-3-3-3---|
A|---------3--3-3-3------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
Was The Billy O' Tea, The Winds Blew Hard
, Her Bow Dipped Down, Blow, My Bully Boys Blow (HUH)
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----1----------------------------------------|
G|-0-1---1-0---0----------0-0-0-0---------------|
D|----------------------1---------3-1-----------|
A|----------------3-3-3---------------5-0-5-3---|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse 1] Soon may The Wellerman Come
To Bring Us Sugar And Tea And Rum
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|-1-1---------------------------1-------------|
G|-----1-3--0--0---0-1--------1---1-0----------|
D|----------------------3--3-3-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
One Day When The Tonguing Is Done
We'll Take Our Leave And Go
E|------------------------------------------|
B|-1---1------------------------------------|
G|-------3-1-3---0-0--0---------------------|
D|-----------------------3-1----------------|
A|---------------------------5-0-5--3-------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
She Had Not Been Two Week From Shore
When Down On Her A Right Whale Bore
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------1--------|
G|---0-----------0-0--0---0-1-----1---1-0----|
D|-------0-1-3----------------3-3------------|
A|-----3-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 
The Captain Called All Hands and Swore
He'd Take That Whale In Tow (HUH)
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---0-----------0-0-0--0-1-----------------|
D|-----------0-1------------3-1-0-----------|
A|------3-3------------------------3--------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
Soon May The Wellerman Come
To Bring Us Sugar And Tea And Rum
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|-1-1--------------------------1--------------|
G|-----1-3--0--0---0-1--------1---1-0----------|
D|----------------------3--3-3-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
One Day When The Tonguing Is Done
We'll Take Our Leave and Go
E|------------------------------------------|
B|-1---1------------------------------------|
G|-------3-1-3---0-0--0---------------------|
D|-----------------------3-1----------------|
A|---------------------------5-0-5--3-------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus] Da Da Da Da Da Da
Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|-1--1------------------------1---------------|
G|------1-3-0--0--0-1--------1---1-0-----------|
D|--------------------3--3-3-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
Da Da Da Da Da Da
Da Da Da Da Da Da
E|------------------------------------------|
B|-1--1-------------------------------------|
G|------1-3-0--0--0-1-----------------------|
D|--------------------3-1-0-----------------|
A|--------------------------5--3------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse 2] Before The Boat Has Hit The Water
The Whales Tail Came Up And Caught Her
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------1-------------|
G|--0---------0--0-0-0--0-1-----1---1-0---------|
D|------0-1-3---------------3-3-----------------|
A|----3-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 
All Hands To The Side, Harpooned And Fought Her
When She Dived Down Low (HUH)
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--0-------------0-0--0---0------------------|
D|--------------1------------3-1--------------|
A|-----3--3-3-3------------------5-0-5--3-----|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
Soon may The Wellerman Come
To Bring Us Sugar And Tea And Rum
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|-1-1---------------------------1-------------|
G|-----1-3--0--0---0-1--------1---1-0----------|
D|----------------------3--3-3-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
One Day When The Tonguing Is Done
We'll Take Our Leave And Go
E|------------------------------------------|
B|-1---1------------------------------------|
G|-------3-1-3---0-0--0---------------------|
D|-----------------------3-1----------------|
A|---------------------------5-0-5--3-------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus] No Line Was Cut No Whale Was Freed
 An' The Captain's Mind Was Not Of Greed
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|----0--------------------------1------------|
G|--------------0-0-0--0-1-----1---1-0--------|
D|------------1------------3-3----------------|
A|------3-3-3---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
 And He Belonged To The Whaleman's Creed
 She Took That Ship in Tow (HUH)
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---0-----------0-0-0--0--------------------|
D|-----------1-3----------3--1---------------|
A|-----3-3-3-------------------5-0-5--3------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 
[Bridge] Soon May The Wellerman Come
To Bring Us Sugar and Tea And Rum
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|-1-1---------------------------1-------------|
G|-----1-3--0--0---0-1--------1---1-0----------|
D|----------------------3--3-3-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
One Day when The Tonguing Is Done
We'll Take Our Leave and Go
E|------------------------------------------|
B|-1---1------------------------------------|
G|-------3-1-3---0-0--0---------------------|
D|-----------------------3-1----------------|
A|---------------------------5-0-5--3-------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus] Da Da Da Da Da Da
 Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|-1--1------------------------1---------------|
G|------1-3-0--0--0-1--------1---1-0-----------|
D|--------------------3--3-3-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
Da Da Da Da Da Da
 Da Da Da Da Da Da
E|------------------------------------------|
B|-1--1-------------------------------------|
G|------1-3-0--0--0-1-----------------------|
D|--------------------3-1-0-----------------|
A|--------------------------5--3------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
For Forty Days Or Even More
The Line Went Slack Then Tight once more
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------1------------|
G|---0-----------0--0-0-0-1-----1---1-0--------|
D|------------1-------------3-3----------------|
A|-----3--3-3----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
All Boats Were Lost There Were Only Four
 And still That Whale Did Go
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|--0----------------------------------------|
G|---------------0-0-0--0--------------------|
D|-----------1-3----------3-1----------------|
A|----3--3-3-------------------5-0-5--3------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 
Soon may The Wellerman come
To Bring us sugar And tea and Rum
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|-1-1---------------------------1-------------|
G|-----1-3--0--0---0-1---------1---1-0---------|
D|----------------------3--3-3-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
One day When the Tonguing Is done
We'll Take Our Leave and Go
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-1---1-------------------------------------|
G|-------3-1-3---0-0--0-1--------------------|
D|------------------------3-1-0--------------|
A|------------------------------5--3---------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus] As Far as I've Heard The Fight's
Still On
The Line's Not cut, And The Whale's Not Gone
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|---0------------------------------1---------|
G|---------------0--0-0-0-1-------1---1-0-----|
D|-------------1------------3-3-3-------------|
A|------3--3-3--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
The Wellerman Makes His Regular Call
To Encourage The Captain, Crew And all
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------1-------|
G|---0------------0-0-0--0-1----------0-1---1-0---|
D|------------0-1------------3-3-3--3-------------|
A|------3-3-3-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
 
Soon may The Wellerman Come
To Bring Us Sugar And Tea And Rum
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|-1-1--------------------------1--------------|
G|-----1-3--0--0---0-1--------1---1-0----------|
D|----------------------3--3-3-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
One Day When The Tonguing Is Done
We'll Take Our Leave And Go
E|------------------------------------------|
B|-1---1------------------------------------|
G|-------3-1-3---0-0--0---------------------|
D|-----------------------3-1----------------|
A|---------------------------5-0-5--3-------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
Soon may The Wellerman Come
To Bring Us Sugar And Tea And Rum
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|-1-1--------------------------1--------------|
G|-----1-3--0--0---0-1--------1---1-0----------|
D|----------------------3--3-3-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
One Day When The Tonguing Is Done
We'll Take Our Leave And Go
E|------------------------------------------|
B|-1---1------------------------------------|
G|-------3-1-3---0-0-0-1--------------------|
D|-----------------------3-1----------------|
A|---------------------------5--3-----------|
E|------------------------------------------|
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