Ferryland Sealer

G       - 320033
Cadd9   - x32033
D       - xx0323
C       - x32010

As with many Great Big Sea songs, 
the trick is to master the strumming
patterns.  It is difficult to tab 
out strums, but listening to the 
song
is definetly the best way to go.  
The Intro and first verse consists
mainly of hard downstrokes (listen 
to the song for guidance).
Note the little pull-off thing 
happening with the D in some places.
Watch it though ... the song really 
begins to pick up by verse 2 ...
This is one of the best bands I've 
ever heard ... and a great song! God
Bless you East Coast musicians - 
your music is fantastic!
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Intro: (repeat the following 4 
times, lyrics begin on final D of 
intro)

                   (...our schooner
Em              D
E|-------------------------|---| 
B|----------------3----3---|---| 
G|----------------2----0---|---| 
D|--2----2--------0----0--| |--- 
A|--2----2-----------------|---| 
E|--0----0-----------------|---| 

E|    
B|    
G|4 x 
D|    
A|    
E|    


Verse 1: (hard downstokes)

              Em                   
        Our Schooner and our sloop 
       D
in Ferryland they do lie
              Em            G     
        They're already rigged to 
        D
be bound for the ice
              Em            G
        All you lads of the south 
---- ern
(softly)        D                 C 
(arpegiate)
        We will have you to beware
(hard)        Em            G       
      D
        She's going to the ice in 
the spring of the year

Chorus: (hit each chord once hard)

              Em                D   
          Em     D      Em (begin 
strumming)
        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)

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              Em          
        Our course be east 
                       D
north-east for two days and two 
nights
              Em               
        Our captain he cried out 
G              D
'boys look ahead for the ice!
              Em       G          
        We hove her about standing
  D          Cadd9
 in for the land
              Em            G     
        twas in a few more hours 
         D
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 Spear 
       Cadd9        D
and in sight of Cape Broyle
                G             
        We will dance - sing - 
                    Cadd9       
carouse me boys in just a little 
  D
while
                G                  
        we'll soon enjoy the charms
          Cadd9               D
 of our sweathearts and our friends

        (downstrokes and heavy palm 
muting for the following)
                   Em          
        But it will not be long 
                     D
b'fore we're down in the bend

Chorus: (strum throughout)
      Em                D           
  Em     D      Em (begin strumming)
        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 sloop 
      D
in Ferryland they do lie
              Em            G     
        They're already rigged to 
        D
be bound for the ice
              Em            G (once 
hard)
        All you lads of the south 
--------- ern


(as in verse 1)
        (softly)        D           
      C (arpegiate)
                We will have you to 
beware
         (hard)       Em            
G             D
                She's going to the 
ice in the spring of the year

chorus: (strum hard and fast)

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