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