MISC TRADITIONAL - THE WEARY WHALING GROUND CHORDS

Tuning: E A D G B E

The Weary Whaling Grounds from albumn - Sea Shanties: Rousing Songs From the Age of Sails [Basic Picking Pattern for entire song] Am C D Am C D e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------3---------------------------3----3--------| G|---2------0-----2-2-----2----2-------0------2-2--2-2-------| D|--2-2----2-2---0-------2-2--2-2-----2-2----0----0----------| A|-0------3-------------0----0-------3-----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| [VERSE 1]

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Oh if ^AmI had the ^Cwings of a g^Dull, me ^Amboys. I would spread them ^Cand fly ^Dhome. I'd ^Amleave old ^CGreenland's ^Dicy g^Amrounds for of right whales ^Cthere are ^Dnone.

[VERSE 2]

And the ^Amweather is ^Crough and the ^Dwinds they do ^Amblow, there's little c^Comfort ^Dhere. And I'd ^Amsooner be ^Csnug in a ^DBedtford ^Ampub, A-drinkin' ^Cof strong ^Dbeer.

[VERSE 3]

O^Amh, a man mu^Cst be mad or w^Dant money bad ^Amto venture hunting the^C whale.^D For he ^Ammay be dro^Cwned when the bi^Dg fish turns ar^Amound or our head be sma^Cshed by the t^Dail.

[VERSE 4]

Though the ^Amwork seems ^Cgrand to the y^Doung green han^Amd, as he makes up his ^Cmind when he g^Does. In a v^Amery short ^Cburst he'd as s^Doon hear a^Am curse than the cry of: “T^Chere she b^Dlows!”

[VERSE 5]

“All h^Amands on d^Ceck now, for ^DGod's sake, move ^Ambriskly i^Cf you c^Dan.” And he s^Amtumbles on d^Ceck, so di^Dzzy and s^Amick; For his life he do^Cn't give a^D damn.

[VERSE 6]

And ^Amhigh overhead the g^Dreat flukes ^Amspread, and the mate gives the wh^Cale the^D iron. And so^Amon the ^Cblood in a pu^Drple f^Amlood from the spout-hole c^Comes a-fly^Ding!

[VERSE 7]

All these t^Amrials we^C bear for ^Dnigh four ^Amyears till the flying jib poi^Cnts for h^Dome. We're s^Amupposed for our to^Cil to get a b^Donus on th^Ame oil and an equal s^Chare on th^De bone.

[VERSE 8]

But we ^Amgo to the a^Cgent to ^Dsettle for the^Am trip, And we find we've c^Cause to^D repent. For we've s^Amlaved ^Caway four ^Dyears of our ^Amlife and earned about th^Cree pound ^Dt

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The song is repetative so I sugguest breaking into stiffled chords at times of different intensity. On the Am you can pull off/hammer on the Asus2 and on the D can utilise similarly the Dsus4 and Dsus2 Am variation D variation e|------------------2h3p2p0h2----------| B|----1p0h1---------3-3-3-3-3----------| G|----2-2-2---------2-2-2-2-2----------| D|----2-2-2---------0-0-0-0-0----------| A|----0-0-0----------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| ************************************ p - Pull-off h - Hammer-on ************************************