diff --git a/content/wellerman/index.md b/content/wellerman/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..41959f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/wellerman/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ ++++ +title = "Wellerman" +[taxonomies] +category = ["mixtape"] +artist = ["Nathan Evans"] ++++ diff --git a/content/wellerman/wellerman.cho b/content/wellerman/wellerman.cho new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a4eddd0 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/wellerman/wellerman.cho @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +{title: Wellerman} +{artist: Nathan Evans} +{columns: 2} + +{sov} +There [Am]once was a ship that [Am]put to sea +The [Dm]name of the ship was the [Am]Billy of Tea +The [Am]winds blew up, her [Am]bow dipped down +O b-[E7]low, my bully boys, [Am]blow (huh) +{eov} + +{soc} +[F]Soon may the [C]Wellerman come +To [Dm]bring us sugar and [Am]tea and rum +[F]One day, when the [C]tonguin’ is done, +We’ll [E7]take our leave and [Am]go +{eoc} + +{sov} +[Am]She'd not been two [Am]weeks from shore +When [Dm]down on her a [Am]right whale bore +The [Am]captain called all [Am]hands and swore +He'd [E7]take that whale in [Am]tow (huh) +{eov} + +{c: Verse} + +{soc} +[F]Da da da-[C]da dat da +Da-[Dm]da dat da da-da [Am]da dat da +[F]Da da da-[C]da dat da +Da-[E7]da dat da dat [Am]da +{eoc} + +{sov} +Be[Am]fore the boat had [Am]hit the water +The [Dm]wha-le's tail came [Am]up and caught her +All [Am]hands to the side, har[Am]pooned and fought her +[E7]When she dived down [Am]low (huh) +{eov} + +{c: Verse} + +{column_break} +{sov} +No [Am]line was cut, no [Am]whale was freed +The [Dm]captain's mind was [Am]not of greed +And [Am]he belonged to the [Am]whaleman's creed +She [E7]took that ship in [Am]tow (huh) +{eov} + +{c: Verse} + +{soc} +[F]Da da da-[C]da dat da +Da-[Dm]da dat da da-da [Am]da dat da +[F]Da da da-[C]da dat da +Da-[E7]da dat da dat [Am]da +{eoc} + +{sov} +For [Am]forty days, or [Am]even more +The [Dm]line went slack, then [Am]tight once more +All [Am]boats were lost (there were [Am]only four) +But [E7]still that whale did [Am]go (huh) +{eov} + +{c: Verse} + +{sov} +As [Am]far as I've heard, the [Am]fight's still on +The [Dm]line's not cut and the [Am]whale's not gone +The [Am]Wellerman makes his [Am]regular call +To en[Dm]courage the Captain, [Am]crew, and all (huh) +{eov} + +{soc} +[F]Soon may the [C]Wellerman come +To [Dm]bring us sugar and [Am]tea and rum +[F]One day, when the [C]tonguin’ is done, +We’ll [E7]take our leave and [Am]go +{c: 2x} +{eoc}