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