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