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