Greenland Whale Fisheries Chords

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[Verse 1]
[C#]Oh, in 1[A]844, o[D]n
[G]March the eighteenth [A]day,
We hoisted [D]our colours to
the [G]top of the mast,
And for
[D]Greenland [A]bore [D]away, boys,
And for
Greenland [A]bore [D]away.
The lookout on the [A]main mast [D]stood,
his [G]spine last in his [A]hand,
With [D]a wail, with a wail,
with [G]a wail, pity cried,
And she [D]blows at [A]every [D]span, brave boy,
and she blows at [A]every [D]span
The captain stood on the [A]quarter [D]-deck
The [G]ice was in his [A]eye
[D]Overhaul, overhaul, let your [G]gypsy fall
And go [D]putty your [A]boats to [D]sea,
brave boys
And go putty your [A]boats to [D]sea
The boats were lowered and the [A]men aboard
[D]The wha[G]le was hauled in vie[A]w
Re[D]solved, resolved,
was each [G]whaler man bold
For to [D]steal were [A]the whalefish [D]blue,
brave boys
For to steal were [A]the whalefish [D]blue
The harpoon struck an[A]d
the line strayed [D]out
With a [G]single, bloody shovel -tail
[A]She capsiz[D]ed our boat
and we [G]lost five men
And we [D]did not [A]catch that [D]whale,
brave [A]boys
[D]And we did not [A]catch that [D]whale
Delusion of those [A]five jolly men
[D]It gri[G]eved our captain sore
[A]But delusio[D]n of that spe[G]ll of wild fish
Now it [D]grieved him [A]ten times [D]more,
brave boys
Now it grieved him [A]ten times [D]more
A banker now, a cap[A]tain, [D]he cried,
For the [G]winter stars to appear,
[A]And it'[D]s time that we left
this [G]cold country,
And for
[D]England [A]we will [D]stay, brave boys,
And for
England [A]we will [D]stay
For
Greenland is [A]a barren l[D]and,
A [G]land that bears no [A]green,
Where there's [D]ice and snow,
And [G]the wild fishes blow,
And the [D]daylight's [A]seldom [D]seen,
pray [A]boy,
[D]And the daylight's [A]seldom [D]seen.