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