The Flowers of Bermuda chords by
Stan Rogers

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Key: A major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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He was Captain

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of the Nightingale

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Twenty-one days days from Clyde in coal

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He could smell the flowers of

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Bermuda in the gale

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When he died on the North Rock Shore

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Just five short hours from Bermuda,

Verse 2

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in a fine October gale

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There came a cry "Oh,

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there be breakers ahead!"

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From the collier Nightingale

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No sooner had the Captain brought her round,

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came a rending crash below

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Hard on her beam ends, groaning,

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went the Nightingale

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And over side her mainmast goes

Verse 3

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"Oh, Captain,

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are we all for drowning?"came the cry from all the crew

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"The boats be smashed! How

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then are we all to be saved?

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They are stove in through and through!"

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"Oh, are ye brave and hardy collier-men

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or or are ye blind and cannot see?

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The Captain's gig still lies

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before ye whole and sound,

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It shall carry all o'

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we."

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Verse 4

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But when the crew was all as sembled

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and the gig prepared for sea,

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Twas seen there were but eighteen

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places to be manned

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Nineteen mortal souls were we.

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But cries the Captain "Now do not delay,

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nor do ye spare a thought for me.

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My duty is to save ye all now,

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if I can.

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See ye return as quick as can

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be."

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Interlude 1

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Oh, there be flowers

Verse 5

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in Ber muda.

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Beauty lies on every and,

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And there be laughter,

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ease and drink for every man,

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But there is no joy for me;

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For when we reached the wretched

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Nightingale what an awful sight was plain

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The Captain, drowned,

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was tangled in the mizzen-chains

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Smiling Smiling bravely be neath the

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sea.

Outro 1

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Chords

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Am

Capo: 2

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Flowers of Bermuda by Stan Rogers is A major.

The primary chords used in The Flowers of Bermuda are A, D, E, Bm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, D, E, Bm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Flowers of Bermuda is approximately 61 beats per minute.

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