Ferryland Sealer Chords

Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

(repeat the following 4 times, lyrics begin on final D of intro)

(...our schooner ...)

Verse 1

(hard downstokes)

  Em Our Schooner and our sDloop in Ferryland they do lie

  Em They're Galready rigged Dto be bound for the ice

  Em All you Glads of the south ---- ern

(softly)

D

  C We will have you to beware

(hard)

  Em She's goGing to the ice Din the spring of the year

Chorus

(hit each chord once hard)

Em D Em D

  Em Laddie whack fall the laddie, laddie whack fall the day

Em G Em G Em G Em G

Verse 2

(as above but faster pace/more strumming)

  Em Our course be east north-eastD for two days and two nights

  Em Our captainG he cried out 'bDoys look ahead for the ice!

  Em We Ghove her aboutD standing inCadd9 for the land

  Em twas in Ga few more hoursD we were firm in the jam

Chorus

(as above)

Em G Em G

Verse 3

(as in verse 2)

Our captain he cried out "come on boys lend a hand"

Our cook he makes the breakfast and each man takes a dram

With there bats in their hands it was earlye for the go

Every man showed his action 'thout the missin' of a blow

Chorus

(as above)

Em G Em G

Verse 4

Some were killin', some were scalpin, some were haulin' on board

and some more they were firing and a-missin' of their loads

in the dusk of the evening all hands in from the cold

and we counted nine hundred fine scalps in the h ----old

Instrumental

Em D Em D

Pre-chorus to Bridge

G Cadd9 D

G Cadd9 D

Bridge

  G We're now off Cape SCadd9pear and in siDght of Cape Broyle

  G We will dance - sing - carouCadd9se me boys in jDust a little while

  G we'll soon enjoy the chCadd9arms of our sweathearDts and our friends

(downstrokes and heavy palm muting for the following)

  Em But it will not be long b'fDore we're down in the bend

Chorus

(strum throughout)

Em D Em D

  Em Laddie whack fall the laddie, laddie whack fall the day

Em G Em G

Verse 5

(strum pattern follows verse 2-4)

  Em Our Schooner and our sDloop in Ferryland they do lie

  Em They're Galready rigged Dto be bound for the ice

(as in verse 1)

(softly)

D

  C We will have you to beware

(hard)

  Em GShe's going to Dthe ice in the spring of the year

Chorus

(strum hard and fast)

  Em Laddie whackD fall the laddiEme, laddiDe whack Emfall the day

  D Fall tEmhe laddieD, laddiEme whack fall the day

  D Fall tEmhe laddieD, laddiEme whack fall the day