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