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The Shoals Of Herring chords by
Luke Kelly
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
C
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With our nets and gear we're faring
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On the wild and wasteful ocean
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C
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It's out there on the deep we
F
F

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C

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harvest and reap our bread
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F

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As we hunt the bonny shoals of herring

Oh it was a fine and a pleasent day
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G

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Out of Yarmouth harbour I was faring
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C

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As a cabin boy on a sailing lugger
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G

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We were following the shoals of herring
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C

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Now you're up on deck

You're a fisherman
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G

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You can swear and show a manly bearing
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C

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Take your turn on watch

with the other fellas

As you're hunting for
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G

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the shoals of herring

Now we fished the swarth

and the broken bank
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G

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I was cook and I'd a quarter sharing
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C

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And I used to sleep standing on me feet
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As we hunted for the shoals of herring

We left the homegrounds in

the month of June
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And for canny shiels we soon were baring
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With a hundred cran of the silver darlins

That we'd taken from
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the shoals of herring

In the stormy seas and the living gales

Just to earn your daily
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G

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bread you're faring
C
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From the Dover Strait to the Faroe Islands

And you're hunting for
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the shoals of herring

Well I earned me keep and I paid me way
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And I earned the gear that I was wearing
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Sailed a million miles

Caught ten million fishes

We were hunting after shoals
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of herring

You're net ropeman now

Or you're on the move

And you're learning all
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about sea- faring
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That's your education

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As you hunt the bonny shoals of herring
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Night and day the seas we're daring
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C

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Come wind or calm or winter gale

Sweating or cold
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Growing up, growing old or dying
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As you hunt the bonny shoals of herring
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Shoals Of Herring by Luke Kelly is C major.

The primary chords used in The Shoals Of Herring are C, G, F.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, G, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Shoals Of Herring is approximately 122 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of The Shoals Of Herring using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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