Intro
(Dm) Am A Dm A F C (G#) Dm
Dm Dm/A
"Fourteenth of February, eighteen ninety-nine,
The British Ship Veronica was lost without a sign"
Dm
Baa baa black sheep,
A
you haven't any wool.
Dm
Captain Richardson
A F
left himself a lonely wife in Hull.
C (G#) Dm A Dm C F
[End of Flamenco part, strumming begins)
(You can play F7+ instead of C, but I think C sounds fine. You could also play a Cmaj7)
F A# Gm
Cherub, I lost a ship in the Baltic sea.
C F
I'm on an iceberg running free.
F A# Gm
Sitting, filing this berg to the shape of a ship;
F
sailing my way back to your lips.
Gm
One passing ship gave word that
F
you have moved out of your old flat,
A# (Fmaj7) Gm
you love the Vicar more than words can say.
C
Tell him to pray
F C/E Dm (Am/G) A# F/A Gm C
Dm C A# C Dm C A# F
Dm C A# C (G#)Dm C A# F
(add a C# note if you so wish)
(Bass comes in here)
F
F A# Gm
Treasure, you know the neighbours that live next door,
C F
they haven't got their dog anymore.
F (Cmaj7) A# Gm
Freezing, sailing around in the North Atlantic,
F
can't seem to leave the sea anymore.
Gm
I just don't understand
F
why you just moved to Finland.
A# (Fmaj7) Gm
You love that Vicar more than words can say.
C
Ask him to pray
F C/E Dm (Am/G) A# F/A Gm C
Dm C A# C Dm C A# F
Dm C A# C (G#)Dm C A# F
(Flamenco Part)
(Dm) Am A Dm A F C (G#) Dm A
Dm A Dm A F C
Dm A Dm A Dm A
F C Dm A A# C A Dm A Dm
Dm
"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 Dm/A would just become Am.