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.