Greenland Whale Fisheries chords by The Pogues
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Verse 1
(G major) In (C major) (G major) (C major) (D major) (G major) (D major) eighteen
(G major) hundred (D major) and forty- six (G major)
(D major) And of (C major) March the (G major) eighteenth (D major) day,
We (G major) hoisted our colors to
the top (C major) of the mast
And for (G major) Greenland sailed (D major) away,
(G major) brave boys,
And for Green (D major) land sailed
away. (G major)
Verse 2
The lookout (G major) (D major) (G major) in (D major) the crosstrees stood (G major)
With (C major) spyglass (G major) in his (D major) hand;
There's a (G major) whale, there's a whale,
And a (C major) whalefish he cried
And she (G major) blows (D major) at every span, (G major) brave boys
She blows at (D major) every span. (G major)
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Verse 3
The (G major) captain stood (D major) on the quarter deck,
The (C major) ice was (D major) in his eye (G major) ;
Overhaul, overhaul! Let your (C major) gibsheets fall,
And you'll (G major) put (D major) your boats to sea,
(G major) brave boys
And you'll put your (D major) boats to sea. (G major)
Verse 4
Our (G major) harpoon struck (D major) and
the line played (G major) out,
With a (C major) single flour (D major) ish of his tail,
He cap (G major) sized the boat
and we (C major) lost five men,
And we (G major) did (D major) not catch the (G major) whale,
brave boys,
And we did (D major) not catch the (G major) whale.
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Verse 5
The (G major) losing of those (D major) five jolly men, (G major)
(D major) It (C major) grieved the (G major) captain (D major) sore,
But the (G major) losing of that (C major) fine whalefish
Now it (G major) grieved (D major) him ten times (G major) more,
brave boys
Now it grieved him (D major) ten
times (G major) more.
Verse 6
Oh Greenland (G major) is a (D major) barren land (G major)
A (C major) land that (G major) bares (D major) no green
Where there's (G major) ice and snow,
and the (C major) whalefishes blow
And the (G major) daylight's (D major) seldom seen, (G major)
brave boys
And the day (D major) light's seldom
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Greenland Whale Fisheries
The Pogues
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