Celia Of The Seals chords by Donovan

Record: HMS Donovan
Tabbed by: Stefan W.
Email: footos[at]walla.com (feel free to send me your corrections!!)


Note: This is the authors own work, and its not a official tab by the artist.
Therefor it's not supposed to be 100% correct.But I hope that you'll enjoy it!



Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

Intro:
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e-----------------------------|
B-1p0----1---1-0-----0-----0--|
G---- 0----0------0-----0-----| play a few times then begin strumming verse 1
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|


Verse 1:
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D                  G C G
Should you wander this land to the North,
Em C   G   C G
And few seldom do,
D                  G C G
Should you follow the song of the gull
Em   C   G      C  G
To enchanted western isles,

Em              G C G
Coax a fisherman to take you out
Em    C  G       C G
Where the silky seals are seen,
Em                 G C G
Hear the stories that they tell about

Prechorus:
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Em            A
The maiden who is their queen,
D(mute the high e string)  G C G
The maiden who is their queen.

Chorus 1st
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Em       G C G
Celia of the seals,
Em            Bm(strum)
She knows just how they feel,
C       G C G
Celia of the seals.

Interlude 1: (just picking the open chords)
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G           Em
"Voyna, voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"
G           Em     Bm (one strum down)
"Voyna, voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"


Bridge:
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              C G
e--------------------------0--3---|
B--------------------------1--3---|
G--5--4--2-----------------0--0---|
D------------4---4-5-------2--0---|
A--------------------------3--2---|
E-----------(2)-(2-3)------3--3---|


Verse 2:
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D               G C G
Seal hunters are not brave and bold,
Em  C G          C G
They murder her poor wee seals
D                G C G
And cut off their skins to be sold,
Em  C G      C G
Cursed be he who deals.

Em                G C G
There's no reason for this slaughtering,
Em C G             C G
They're left on the rocks to bleed
Em               G C G
He's not a man who does this thing,

Prechorus:
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Em              A
It's a cruel and a heartless deed,
D             G C G
A cruel and a-heartless deed.

Chorus 2:
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Em       G C G
Celia of the seals,
Em           Bm(strum)
She knows just how they feel,
C(ring)     G C G
Celia of the seals.
C(ring)     G C G
Celia of the seals,
C(ring)     G C G
Celia of the seals,
Em           Bm(strum)
She knows just how they feel,
C(ring)     G C G
Celia of the seals,
C(ring)     G C G
Celia of the seals,
C(ring)     G C G
Celia of the seals,

Interlude 2 / End (strum the open chords)
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G           Em
"Voyna, voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"
G           Em
"Voyna, voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"

fade out:
G           Em
"Voyna, voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"