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