Verse 1:
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E A D A
Should you wander this land to the North,
F#m D A D A
And few seldom do,
E A D A
Should you follow the song of the gull
F#m D A D A
To enchanted western isles,
F#m A D A
Coax a fisherman to take you out
F#m D A D A
Where the silky seals are seen,
F#m A D A
Hear the stories that they tell about
Prechorus:
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F#m B
The maiden who is their queen,
D(mute the high F# string) A D A
The maiden who is their queen.
Chorus 1st
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F#m A D A
Celia of the seals,
F#m Bm(strum)
She knows just how they feel,
D A D A
Celia of the seals.
Interlude 1: (just picking the open chords)
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A F#m
"Voyna, voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"
A F#m C#m (one strum down)
"Voyna, voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"
Bridge:
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D A
e--------------------------0--3---|
B--------------------------1--3---|
G--5--4--2-----------------0--0---|
D------------4---4-5-------2--0---|
A--------------------------3--2---|
E-----------(2)-(2-3)------3--3---|
Verse 2:
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E A D A
Seal hunters are not brave and bold,
F#m D A D A
They murder her poor wee seals
E A D A
And cut off their skins to be sold,
F#m D A D A
Cursed be he who deals.
F#m A D A
There's no reason for this slaughtering,
F#m D A D A
They're left on the rocks to bleed
F#m A D A
He's not a man who does this thing,
Prechorus:
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F#m B
It's a cruel and a heartless deed,
E A D A
B cruel and a-heartless deed.
Chorus 2:
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F#m A D A
Celia of the seals,
F#m Bm(strum)
She knows just how they feel,
C(ring) A D A
Celia of the seals.
C(ring) A D A
Celia of the seals,
C(ring) A D A
Celia of the seals,
F#m Bm(strum)
She knows just how they feel,
C(ring) A D A
Celia of the seals,
C(ring) A D A
Celia of the seals,
C(ring) A D A
Celia of the seals,
Interlude 2 / End: (picking the open chords)
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A F#m
"Voyna, voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"
A F#m
"Voyna, voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"
fade out:
A F#m
"Voyna, voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"