Year: 1969 - Album: Odessa
Written by Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb; Maurice Gibb
Intro : (Am) Am E C G G#º Am Am "Fourteenth of February, eighteen ninety-nine, The British Ship Veronica was lost without a sign" Am Baa baa black sheep, E you haven't any wool. Am Captain Richardson C left himself a lonely wife in Hull. G Am E Am G C C7+ Cherub, F Dm I lost a ship in the Baltic sea. G C I'm on an iceberg running free. C7+ Sitting, F Dm filing this berg to the shape of a ship; C sailing my way back to your lips. Dm One passing ship gave word that C you have moved out of your old flat, F Dm you love the Vicar more than words can say. G Tell him to pray C G/B Am F C/E Dm G that I won't melt a way and I'll see your face again. Am G F G Am G F C O...des...sa, how strong am I? Am G F G G#º Am G F C O...des...sa, how time goes by? (C) C7+ Treasure, F Dm you know the neighbours that live next door, G C they haven't got their dog anymore. C7+ Freezing, F Dm sailing around in the North Atlantic, C can't seem to leave the sea anymore. Dm I just can't understand C why you just moved to Finland. F Dm You love that Vicar more then words can say. G Ask him to pray C G/B Am F C/E Dm G that I won't melt a way and I'll see your face again. Am G F G Am G F C O...des...sa, how strong am I? Am G F G G#º Am G F C O...des...sa, how time goes by? (Am) Am E Am E C G G#º Am E Am E Am E C G Am E Am E Am E C G Am E F G E Am E Am Am "Fourteenth of February, eighteen ninety-nine, The British ship Veronica was lost without a sign"