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Song
Whaling - DD Smash (Dave Dobyn)
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Transcribed by John Kean (keanj@agresearch.cri.nz)
based on an earlier version by Sandy Davidson (sandy@waikato.ac.nz).
INTRO:
Guitar plays:
C G F/A C
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||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ||-------1--3--3s5s3-1----|-------0-h1-----1-------|-------1--3--3s5s5-1----| ||----0-----------------0-|----0--------0----------|----0-----------------0-| ||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ||-3----------------------|----------0--------0--2-|-3----------------------| ||------------------------|-3----------------------|------------------------|
G F/A C
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||---------------------3---3h5p3p0---|-3-----------------------|
Violin ||-----------------------------------|----5--3-----3--5--------|
(arranged ||-----------------------------------|----------5--------5--4--|
for ||-----------------------------------|-------------------------|another ||-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
guitar) ||-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
: : :
: : :
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
First |---------0--h1-------1-------------|-------1--3--3s5s3-1-----|
guitar |-----0-----------0-----------------|----0-----------------0--|continues |-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------0----------0------2---|-3-----------------------|
|-3---------------------------------|-------------------------|G F/A C G F/A
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|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |-------5-----------4----|-------------------------|------------------------|| |----------7-------------|-5-----------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------||
: : : :
: : : :
|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |-------0-h1-----1-------|-------1---3--3s5s3-1----|-------0-h1-----1-------|| |----0--------0----------|----0------------------0-|----0--------0----------|| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |----------0--------0--2-|-3-----------------------|----------0--------0--2-|| |-3----------------------|-------------------------|-3----------------------||
Sing
VERSE 1:
C G F/A C
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||--------0-----------0----|-------3----------------|-------0-----------0----| ||--------1-----------1----|-------0--------1-------|-------1-----------1----| ||*-------0-----------0----|-------0----------------|-------0-----------0----| ||*------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ||--3--------------3-------|----------0--------0--2-|-3--------------3-------| ||-------------------------|-3----------------------|------------------------|
"Bravo bravo!" You're a brave brave man
ship can't handle The heavy seas
G F/A C G F/A
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|-------3----------------|-------0-----------0----|-------3-----------------| |-------0--------1-------|-------1-----------1----|-------0--------1--------| |-------0----------------|-------0-----------0----|-------0-----------------| |------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |----------0--------0--2-|-3--------------3-------|----------0--------0--2--| |-3----------------------|------------------------|-3-----------------------|
I know it's just bravado Never
Your spirit will get you through No
C G F/A
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|-------0-----------0----|-------3-----------------|| |-------1-----------1----|-------0--------1--------|| |-------0-----------0----|-------0----------------*|| |------------------------|------------------------*|| |-3--------------3-------|----------0--------0--2--|| |------------------------|-3-----------------------||
sink 'cause you swim And when your
down on bended knees
VERSE 2:
C G F
You sing "Save me, save me"
C G F
Save me from myself
C G F
I'm the first to get trigger happy
C G F
The first to think of my own health
CHORUS:
F
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||-------------------------|-------------------------| ||-------------------------|-------------------------| ||-------------------------|-------------------------| ||-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| ||-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| ||-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
'Cause I'm, oh I'm... Cause I'm
C
Whaling, out on the green
F
I'll never get used to the sea
C
But I'm whaling, manning my harpoon
F
Not where I wanted to be
C
But I'm whaling, I feel like Jonah
F
Never meaning you no harm
C
But I'm whaling, next port of call
F
Back in my sweet babys arms
G (single strum) G (single strum) G (single strum)
In a room, close, savouring our love while we got
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||---------------------3---3h5p3p0-|
Violin ||---------------------------------|
(arranged ||---------------------------------|
for another ||---------------------------------|
guitar) ||---------------------------------|
||---------------------------------|
F : :
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|-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| |-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| |-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Rest and recrea- tion
C G F/A C
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|-3-----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |----5--3-----3--5--------|------------------------|-------------------------| |----------5--------5--4--|-------5-----------4----|-------------------------| |-------------------------|----------7-------------|-5-----------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
: : : :
: : : :
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------1--3--3s5s3-1-----|-------0-h1-----1-------|-------1--3--3s5s3-1-----| |----0-----------------0--|----0--------0----------|----0-----------------0--| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-3-----------------------|----------0--------0--2-|-3-----------------------| |-------------------------|-3----------------------|-------------------------|
G F/A C
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|---------------------3---3h5p3p0---|-3-----------------------| |-----------------------------------|----5--3-----3--5--------| |-----------------------------------|----------5--------5--4--| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
: : :
: : :
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------| |---------0--h1-------1-------------|-------1--3--3s5s3-1-----| |-----0-----------0-----------------|----0-----------------0--| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------0----------0------2---|-3-----------------------| |-3---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G F/A C G F/A
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|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |-------5-----------4----|-------------------------|------------------------|| |----------7-------------|-5-----------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------||
: : : :
: : : :
|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |-------0-h1-----1-------|-------1---3--3s5s3-1----|-------0-h1-----1-------|| |----0--------0----------|----0------------------0-|----0--------0----------|| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |----------0--------0--2-|-3-----------------------|----------0--------0--2-|| |-3----------------------|-------------------------|-3----------------------||
VERSE 3:
Ooh you sing "Bravo bravo"
Save me from myself
I'm the first to get trigger happy
The first to think of my own health
CHORUS + FADE
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