Intro
(Bm) Am F# Bm F# D A (G#) Bm
Bm Bm/F#
"Fourteenth of February, eighteen ninety-nine,
The British Ship Veronica was lost without a sign"
Bm
Baa baa black sheep,
F#
you haven't any wool.
Bm
Captain Richardson
F# D
left himself a lonely wife in Hull.
A (G#) Bm F# Bm A D
[End of Flamenco part, strumming begins)
(You can play D7+ instead of C, but I think C sounds fine. You could also play a Cmaj7)
D G Em
Cherub, I lost a ship in the Baltic sea.
A D
I'm on an iceberg running free.
D G Em
Sitting, filing this berg to the shape of a ship;
D
sailing my way back to your lips.
Em
One passing ship gave word that
D
you have moved out of your old flat,
G (Fmaj7) Em
you love the Vicar more than words can say.
A
Tell him to pray
D A/C# Bm (Am/G) G D/F# Em A
Bm A G A Bm A G D
Bm A G A (G#)Bm A G D
(add a A# note if you so wish)
(Bass comes in here)
D
D G Em
Treasure, you know the neighbours that live next door,
A D
they haven't got their dog anymore.
D (Cmaj7) G Em
Freezing, sailing around in the North Atlantic,
D
can't seem to leave the sea anymore.
Em
I just don't understand
D
why you just moved to Finland.
G (Fmaj7) Em
You love that Vicar more than words can say.
A
Ask him to pray
D A/C# Bm (Am/G) G D/F# Em A
Bm A G A Bm A G D
Bm A G A (G#)Bm A G D
(Flamenco Part)
(Bm) Am F# Bm F# D A (G#) Bm F#
Bm F# Bm F# D A
Bm F# Bm F# Bm F#
D A Bm F# G A F# Bm F# Bm
Bm
"Fourteenth of February, eighteen ninety-nine,
The British ship Veronica was lost without a sign"
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If you have trouble playing some chords, just play the simplified version,
so Bm/F# would just become Am.