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Greenland Whale Fisheries

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[Intro]
G  G  G  G
G   G   G   G
C   C   C   C
G   G   G   G
C   D   G   G
GIn eighteen hundred and Dforty-Gsix
On CMarch the Geighteenth Dday
We Ghoisted our colors to the Ctop of the mast
CAnd for GGreenland Dsailed Gaway, brave boys
GAnd for CGreenland Dsailed Gaway
GThe lookout in the Dcrosstrees Gstood
With Cspyglass Gin his Dhand
GThere's a whale, there's a whale
CAnd a whalefish he cried
CAnd she Gblows at Devery Gspan, brave boys
GAnd she Cblows at Devery Gspan
GThe captain stood on the Dquarter Gdeck
The Cice was Gin his Deye
GOverhaul, overhaul! CLet your jib-sheets fall
CAnd you'll Gput your Dboats to Gsea, brave boys
GAnd you'll Cput your Dboats to Gsea
GOur harpoon struck and the Dline played Gout
With Ca single fGlourish of his Dtail
GHe capsized the boat Cand we lost five men
CAnd we Gdid not Dcatch the Gwhale, brave boys
GAnd we Cdid not Dcatch the Gwhale
[Instrumental]
G   G   G   G
C   C   C   C
G   G   G   G
C   D   G   G
G   G   G   G
C   C   C   C
G   G   G   G
C   D   G   G
GThe losing of those Dfive jolly Gmen
It Cgrieved Gthe captain Dsore
GBut the losing of that Cfine whalefish
CNow it Ggrieved him Dten times Gmore, brave boys
GNow it Cgrieved him Dten times Gmore
GNow Greenland is a Dbarren Gland
A lCand Gthat bears no Dgreen
GWhere there's ice and snow, and the Cwhalefishes blow
CAnd the Gdaylight's Dseldom Gseen, brave boys    
GAnd the Cdaylight's Dseldom Gseen
[Outro]
G   G   G   G
C   C   C   C
G   G   G   G
C   D   G   G
G   G   G   G
C   C   C   C
G   G   G   G
C   D   G   G

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Greenland Whale Fisheries

by The Pogues

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G G G G

C C C C

G G G G

C D G G

G D G

In eighteen hundred and forty-six

C G D

On March the eighteenth day

G C

We hoisted our colors to the top of the mast

C G D G

And for Greenland sailed away, brave boys

G C D G

And for Greenland sailed away

G D G

The lookout in the crosstrees stood

C G D

With spyglass in his hand

There's a whale, there's a whale

And a whalefish he cried

C G D G

And she blows at every span, brave boys

G C D G

And she blows at every span

G D G

The captain stood on the quarter deck

C G D

The ice was in his eye

G C

Overhaul, overhaul! Let your jib-sheets fall

C G D G

And you'll put your boats to sea, brave boys

G C D G

And you'll put your boats to sea

G D G

Our harpoon struck and the line played out

C G D

With a single flourish of his tail

G C

He capsized the boat and we lost five men

C G D G

And we did not catch the whale, brave boys

G C D G

And we did not catch the whale

[Instrumental]

G G G G

C C C C

G G G G

C D G G

G G G G

C C C C

G G G G

C D G G

G D G

The losing of those five jolly men

C G D

It grieved the captain sore

G C

But the losing of that fine whalefish

C G D G

Now it grieved him ten times more, brave boys

G C D G

Now it grieved him ten times more

G D G

Now Greenland is a barren land

C G D

A land that bears no green

G C

Where there's ice and snow, and the whalefishes blow

C G D G

And the daylight's seldom seen, brave boys

G C D G

And the daylight's seldom seen

[Outro]

G G G G

C C C C

G G G G

C D G G

G G G G

C C C C

G G G G

C D G G

About Greenland Whale Fisheries Chords by The Pogues

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