Verse 1:
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G C F C
Should you wander this land to the North,
Am F C F C
And few seldom do,
G C F C
Should you follow the song of the gull
Am F C F C
To enchanted western isles,
Am C F C
Coax a fisherman to take you out
Am F C F C
Where the silky seals are seen,
Am C F C
Hear the stories that they tell about
Prechorus:
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Am 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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Am C F C
Celia of the seals,
Am 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 Am
"Voyna, voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"
C Am Em (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,
Am F C F C
They murder her poor wee seals
G C F C
And cut off their skins to be sold,
Am F C F C
Cursed be he who deals.
Am C F C
There's no reason for this slaughtering,
Am F C F C
They're left on the rocks to bleed
Am C F C
He's not a man who does this thing,
Prechorus:
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Am 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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Am C F C
Celia of the seals,
Am 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,
Am 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 Am
"Voyna, voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"
C Am
"Voyna, voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"
fade out:
C Am
"Voyna, voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"