Key: D minor•
Intro 1
Dm
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
F
C
Dm
Verse 1
Dm
C
The Diamond is a ship,
Dm
C
me lads, for the Davis Strait we're bound
Dm
C
Dm
The quay it is all garnished with
F
Em
Dm
bonnie lasses 'round
Dm
C
ders to sail the ocean wide
Dm
C
Where the sun it never sets, me lads,
F
Em
nor darkness dims the sky
C
Dm
For the bonny ship, the Diamond,
C
G
goes a- fishing for the whale
F
Dm
C
goes a- fishing for the whale
Dm
C
Dm
C
Dm
Verse 2
F
C
Dm
Dm
C
the lasses stand around
C
Dm
F
Their necks and the salt
C
Dm
tears runnin' down
Dm
C
though you'll be left behind
Dm
C
For the rose will bloom on Greenland's
F
C
Dm
ice before we change our mind
For it's cheer up me lads,
Dm
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
Dm
Verse 3
F
C
Dm
Dm
C
likewise the Eliza Swan
Dm
C
F
Three cheers to the Battler of Montrose and the Diamond,
Em
Dm
ship of fame
Dm
C
and the jackets of the blue
Dm
C
When we get back to Peterhead,
F
C
Dm
we'll have sweethearts anew
For it's cheer up me lads,
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
Dm
F
C
Verse 4
Dm
It will be bright both day and night
when Greenland lads come hame
Dm
C
and the blankets for to tear
Dm
C
Dm
C
G
And every lass in Peterhead sing:
C
Dm
"Hushabye, my dear"
For it's cheer up me lads,
C
Dm
For the bonny ship, the Diamond,
C
G
goes a- fishing for the whale
Dm
Bb
For it's cheer up me lads,
F
Dm
goes a- fishing for the whale
For it's cheer up me lads,
Outro 1
Dm
Bb
C
G
Bb
C
G
F
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