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