Greenland Whale Fisheries chords by Peter, Paul and Mary
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Verse 1
(D major) When the (G major) whale get strike (D major)
and the line runs (G major) out
And the (C major) whale makes a
flun (D major) der with its tail
And the (G major) boat capsized (E minor) and
I (A minor) lost my darlin' man
(G major) No more, no more (C major) Green (A minor) land (G major) for you,
(D major) brave boys
(G major) No more, (A minor) no (G major) more (C major) Green
(G major) land (D major) for you
(G major)
Verse 2
Twas in eighteen (D major) hundred and (G major) fifty three,
on June the (C major) thirteenth (D major) day
That our (G major) gallant ship (A minor) her (C major) anchor (D major) weighed
And for (G major) Greenland (C major) sailed away,
(D major) brave boys,
And for (G major) Greenland (C major) sailed (D major) away. (G major)
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Verse 3
The lookout (G major) (D major) on the (G major) crosstree stood
With a spyglass (C major) in his (D major) hand
There's a whale, (G major) there's a (A minor) whale,
(D major) there's a (C major) whalefish, he cried (D major)
And she (G major) blows at (C major) every span, (D major) brave boys
She (G major) blows at (C major) every (D major) span!
Interlude 1
(G major) (D major) (G major) (C major)
(D major) (G major) (A minor) (C major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (C major) (D major) (G major) (C major)
(D major) Well we struck
Verse 4
(G major) that (D major) whale
and the (G major) line played out
But she gave a (C major) flunder with her (D major) tail
And the (G major) boat capsized (A minor) and
(C major) four (D major) men were drowned
And we (G major) never (C major) caught that (D major) whale,
We (G major) never (C major) caught (D major) that (G major) whale.
Verse 5
Oh, to (G major) lose that (D major) whale, my captain (G major) cried,
It grieves my (C major) heart full sore (D major)
But to (G major) lose four (A minor) of my (C major) gallant (D major) men
It (G major) grieves me (C major) ten times (D major) more, brave boys,
It (G major) grieves me (C major) ten (D major) times (G major) more!
Verse 6
Oh, (G major) Greenland (D major) is a (G major) dreadful place
It's a land that's (C major) never (D major) green
Where there's (G major) ice and snow (A minor)
and the (C major) (D major) whalefishes blow
And (G major) daylight's (C major) seldom seen, (D major) brave boys
And (G major) daylight's (C major) seldom (D major) seen (G major)
Verse 7
When the (G major) whale gets strike, (D major)
and the line runs (G major) out
And the (C major) whale makes a flunder with its (D major) tail
And the (G major) boat capsized (E minor)
and (A minor) I lost my darlin' (C major) man
(G major) No more, no (G major) more (C major) Green (A minor) land for you,
brave (D major) boys.
No (G major) more, no more Green (C major) land for (D major) you.
Greenland Whale Fisheries
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