Intro
(Em) Am B Em B G D (G#) Em
Em Em/B
"Fourteenth of February, eighteen ninety-nine,
The British Ship Veronica was lost without a sign"
Em
Baa baa black sheep,
B
you haven't any wool.
Em
Captain Richardson
B G
left himself a lonely wife in Hull.
D (G#) Em B Em D G
[End of Flamenco part, strumming begins)
(You can play G7+ instead of C, but I think C sounds fine. You could also play a Cmaj7)
G C Am
Cherub, I lost a ship in the Baltic sea.
D G
I'm on an iceberg running free.
G C Am
Sitting, filing this berg to the shape of a ship;
G
sailing my way back to your lips.
Am
One passing ship gave word that
G
you have moved out of your old flat,
C (Fmaj7) Am
you love the Vicar more than words can say.
D
Tell him to pray
G D/F# Em (Am/G) C G/B Am D
Em D C D Em D C G
Em D C D (G#)Em D C G
(add a D# note if you so wish)
(Bass comes in here)
G
G C Am
Treasure, you know the neighbours that live next door,
D G
they haven't got their dog anymore.
G (Cmaj7) C Am
Freezing, sailing around in the North Atlantic,
G
can't seem to leave the sea anymore.
Am
I just don't understand
G
why you just moved to Finland.
C (Fmaj7) Am
You love that Vicar more than words can say.
D
Ask him to pray
G D/F# Em (Am/G) C G/B Am D
Em D C D Em D C G
Em D C D (G#)Em D C G
(Flamenco Part)
(Em) Am B Em B G D (G#) Em B
Em B Em B G D
Em B Em B Em B
G D Em B C D B Em B Em
Em
"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 Em/B would just become Am.