Intro
(A#m) Am F A#m F C# G# (G#) A#m
A#m A#m/F
"Fourteenth of February, eighteen ninety-nine,
The British Ship Veronica was lost without a sign"
A#m
Baa baa black sheep,
F
you haven't any wool.
A#m
Captain Richardson
F C#
left himself a lonely wife in Hull.
G# (G#) A#m F A#m G# C#
[End of Flamenco part, strumming begins)
(You can play C#7+ instead of C, but I think C sounds fine. You could also play a Cmaj7)
C# F# D#m
Cherub, I lost a ship in the Baltic sea.
G# C#
I'm on an iceberg running free.
C# F# D#m
Sitting, filing this berg to the shape of a ship;
C#
sailing my way back to your lips.
D#m
One passing ship gave word that
C#
you have moved out of your old flat,
F# (Fmaj7) D#m
you love the Vicar more than words can say.
G#
Tell him to pray
C# G#/C A#m (Am/G) F# C#/F D#m G#
A#m G# F# G# A#m G# F# C#
A#m G# F# G# (G#)A#m G# F# C#
(add a A note if you so wish)
(Bass comes in here)
C#
C# F# D#m
Treasure, you know the neighbours that live next door,
G# C#
they haven't got their dog anymore.
C# (Cmaj7) F# D#m
Freezing, sailing around in the North Atlantic,
C#
can't seem to leave the sea anymore.
D#m
I just don't understand
C#
why you just moved to Finland.
F# (Fmaj7) D#m
You love that Vicar more than words can say.
G#
Ask him to pray
C# G#/C A#m (Am/G) F# C#/F D#m G#
A#m G# F# G# A#m G# F# C#
A#m G# F# G# (G#)A#m G# F# C#
(Flamenco Part)
(A#m) Am F A#m F C# G# (G#) A#m F
A#m F A#m F C# G#
A#m F A#m F A#m F
C# G# A#m F F# G# F A#m F A#m
A#m
"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 A#m/F would just become Am.