Wellerman

Wellerman: Chords

      DOm
There once was a ship that put to sea

The name of the ship was the Billy O' Tea

The winds blew up, her bow dipped down

Oh blow, my bully boys, blow (huh)
LAb          MIb
Soon may the Wellerman come
   FAm                DOm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
LAb               MIb
One day, when the tonguing is done
      SOL5               DOm
We'll take our leave and go

DOm
She'd not been two weeks from shore

When down on her a right whale bore

The captain called all hands and swore

He'd take that whale in tow (huh)
LAb          MIb
Soon may the Wellerman come
   FAm                DOm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
LAb               MIb
One day, when the tonguing is done
      SOL5               DOm
We'll take our leave and go
LAb    MIb    FAm    DOm
Da-da...
LAb    MIb    SOL5    DOm
Da-da...

  DOm
Before the boat had hit the water

The whale's tail came up and caught her

All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her

When she dived down low (huh)
LAb          MIb
Soon may the Wellerman come
   FAm                DOm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
LAb               MIb
One day, when the tonguing is done
      SOL5               DOm
We'll take our leave and go

   DOm
No line was cut, no whale was freed

The captain's mind was not of greed

And he belonged to the Whaleman's creed

She took that ship in tow (huh)
LAb          MIb
Soon may the Wellerman come
   FAm                DOm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
LAb               MIb
One day, when the tonguing is done
      SOL5               DOm
We'll take our leave and go
LAb    MIb    FAm    DOm
Da-da...
LAb    MIb    SOL5    DOm
Da-da...

    DOm
For forty days or even more

The line went slack then tight once more

All boats were lost, there were only four

But still that whale did go (huh)
LAb          MIb
Soon may the Wellerman come
   FAm                DOm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
LAb               MIb
One day, when the tonguing is done
      SOL5               DOm
We'll take our leave and go

   DOm
As far as I've heard, the fight's still on

The line's not cut, and the whale's not gone

The Wellerman makes his regular call

To encourage the captain, crew and all (huh)
LAb          MIb
Soon may the Wellerman come
   FAm                DOm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
LAb               MIb
One day, when the tonguing is done
      SOL5               DOm
We'll take our leave and go
LAb          MIb
Soon may the Wellerman come
   FAm                DOm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
LAb               MIb
One day, when the tonguing is done
      SOL5               DOm
We'll take our leave and go

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Synth / Tastiere

Wellerman è un brano popolare reinterpretato e inciso da Nathan Evans, la cui versione è stata pubblicata come singolo nel 2021. Si tratta di un pezzo folk della tradizione popolare neozelandese, risalente con ogni probabilità alla metà dell'Ottocento. Il testo racconta dei fratelli Weller e delle loro avventure al largo della Nuova Zelanda con la caccia alle balene; la nuova versione dell'artista scozzese diventa un grande successo internazionale grazie a TikTok. Buon divertimento!

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L'autore del post

Alberto Moneti

36 anni, polistrumentista: pianoforte, chitarra, batteria, clarinetto. Ha conseguito la licenza in teoria musicale e solfeggio presso il Conservatorio Cherubini di Firenze. Dal 1997 è organista presso la Basilica di Santa Maria del Sasso, a Bibbiena (AR).