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"Fourteenth of February, eighteen ninety-nine,
The British Ship Veronica was lost without a sign"
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Baa baa black sheep,
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you haven't any wool.
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Captain Richardson
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left himself a lonely wife in Hull.
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Cherub, I lost a ship in the Baltic sea.
G C
I'm on an iceberg running free.
C F Dm
Sitting, filing this berg to the shape of a ship;
C
sailing my way back to your lips.
Dm
One passing ship gave word that
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you have moved out of your old flat,
F (Fmaj7) Dm
you love the Vicar more than words can say.
G
Tell him to pray
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that I won't melt a___way and I'll see your face again.
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O____des____sa___, how strong am I______?
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O____des___sa___ how time goes by_____
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Treasure, you know the neighbours that live next door,
G C
they haven't got their dog anymore.
C (Cmaj7) F Dm
Freezing, sailing around in the North Atlantic,
C
can't seem to leave the sea anymore.
Dm
I just don't understand
C
why you just moved to Finland.
F (Fmaj7) Dm
You love that Vicar more than words can say.
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Ask him to pray
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that I won't melt a___way and I'll see your face again.
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O____des____sa___, how strong am I______?
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O____des___sa___ how time does fly_____
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"Fourteenth of February, eighteen ninety-nine,
The British ship Veronica was lost without a sign"
