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Herring Croon

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[Intro]
G     D     G
[Verse]
Where do you Dgo, little Gherring, what do you see, tail and Dfin?
"GBlue and green, Fcold and Gdark, seaweed Fgrowing Ghigh
CHills a hundred fathom Gdeep where the dead men Dlie
CDogfish eyes and mackerel's Geyes and they hunger after Dme
GNet or weir, FI don't Gcare, catch me Fif you Gcan."F  G  F  G  
[Verse]
Where do you Dgo, little Gboat, tar and timber, plank and Dsail?
"GI go to Fgreen Gbays, lift them Funder Gme
CCold, grey, combing Gseas come to bury Dme
CRocky jaws and stony Gclaws and, oh, they hunger after Dme
GHarbours cold, Fdeep and Gbold, I wish that FI could Gsee."F  G  F  G  
[Verse]
What do you Dsee, fisherGman, poor old sailor, blood and Dbone?
"GMackerel skies, Fmares' Gtails, reef and Ffurl and Gsteer
CPoor haul and hungry Gdays, rotten line and Dgear
CSnow, wind and winter Ggales and, oh, they hunger after Dme
GNet or weir, FI don't Gcare, catch you Fif I Gcan."F  G  F  G  
[Verse]
Where do you Dgo, little Gherring, what do you see, tail and Dfin?
"GBlue and green, Fcold and Gdark, seaweed Fgrowing Ghigh
CHills a hundred fathom Gdeep where the fisherman Dlie
CDogfish eyes and mackerel's Geyes and oh, they hunger after Dme
GNet or weir, FI don't Gcare, catch me Fif you Gcan."

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Herring Croon

by Gordon Bok

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D G

[Verse]

D G D

Where do you go, little herring, what do you see, tail and fin?

G F G F G

"Blue and green, cold and dark, seaweed growing high

C G D

Hills a hundred fathom deep where the dead men lie

C G D

Dogfish eyes and mackerel's eyes and they hunger after me

G F G F G F G F G

Net or weir, I don't care, catch me if you can."

[Verse]

D G D

Where do you go, little boat, tar and timber, plank and sail?

G F G F G

"I go to green bays, lift them under me

C G D

Cold, grey, combing seas come to bury me

C G D

Rocky jaws and stony claws and, oh, they hunger after me

G F G F G F G F G

Harbours cold, deep and bold, I wish that I could see."

[Verse]

D G D

What do you see, fisherman, poor old sailor, blood and bone?

G F G F G

"Mackerel skies, mares' tails, reef and furl and steer

C G D

Poor haul and hungry days, rotten line and gear

C G D

Snow, wind and winter gales and, oh, they hunger after me

G F G F G F G F G

Net or weir, I don't care, catch you if I can."

[Verse]

D G D

Where do you go, little herring, what do you see, tail and fin?

G F G F G

"Blue and green, cold and dark, seaweed growing high

C G D

Hills a hundred fathom deep where the fisherman lie

C G D

Dogfish eyes and mackerel's eyes and oh, they hunger after me

G F G F G

Net or weir, I don't care, catch me if you can."

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