Intro
(F#m) Am C# F#m C# A E (G#) F#m
F#m F#m/C#
"Fourteenth of February, eighteen ninety-nine,
The British Ship Veronica was lost without a sign"
F#m
Baa baa black sheep,
C#
you haven't any wool.
F#m
Captain Richardson
C# A
left himself a lonely wife in Hull.
E (G#) F#m C# F#m E A
[End of Flamenco part, strumming begins)
(You can play A7+ instead of C, but I think C sounds fine. You could also play a Cmaj7)
A D Bm
Cherub, I lost a ship in the Baltic sea.
E A
I'm on an iceberg running free.
A D Bm
Sitting, filing this berg to the shape of a ship;
A
sailing my way back to your lips.
Bm
One passing ship gave word that
A
you have moved out of your old flat,
D (Fmaj7) Bm
you love the Vicar more than words can say.
E
Tell him to pray
A E/G# F#m (Am/G) D A/C# Bm E
F#m E D E F#m E D A
F#m E D E (G#)F#m E D A
(add a F note if you so wish)
(Bass comes in here)
A
A D Bm
Treasure, you know the neighbours that live next door,
E A
they haven't got their dog anymore.
A (Cmaj7) D Bm
Freezing, sailing around in the North Atlantic,
A
can't seem to leave the sea anymore.
Bm
I just don't understand
A
why you just moved to Finland.
D (Fmaj7) Bm
You love that Vicar more than words can say.
E
Ask him to pray
A E/G# F#m (Am/G) D A/C# Bm E
F#m E D E F#m E D A
F#m E D E (G#)F#m E D A
(Flamenco Part)
(F#m) Am C# F#m C# A E (G#) F#m C#
F#m C# F#m C# A E
F#m C# F#m C# F#m C#
A E F#m C# D E C# F#m C# F#m
F#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 F#m/C# would just become Am.