• Song:

    A Whale Of A Tale

  • Artist:

    Kirk Douglas

Capo on the 2nd fret
This is my second tab, I like this song a lot for some reason...
 for some reason old people always seem to really get into Kirk Douglas.
  I couldn't find the chords so I did them myself, enjoy 

C (x32010@1)                    F (133211@1)        GGot (320003@1)a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)         GA (320003@1)whale of a tale or two
C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)                   Am (x02210@1)        G'Bout (320003@1)the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
    C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)  GOn (320003@1)nights like this with the moon above
  C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)      GA (320003@1)whale of a tale and it's all true
C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)CI (x32010@1)swear by my tattoo

Am (x02210@1)    F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)            GThere (320003@1)was Mermaid Minnie, met her down in Madagascar
Am (x02210@1)      F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)                   GShe (320003@1)would kiss me, any time that I would ask her
Am (x02210@1)     F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)      Em (022000@1)      GThen (320003@1)one evening her flame of love blew out
C (x32010@1)              GBlow (320003@1)me down and pick me up!
C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)   Em (022000@1)      CShe (x32010@1)swapped me for a trout

C (x32010@1)                    F (133211@1)        GGot (320003@1)a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)         GA (320003@1)whale of a tale or two
C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)                   Am (x02210@1)        G'Bout (320003@1)the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
    C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)  GOn (320003@1)nights like this with the moon above
  C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)      GA (320003@1)whale of a tale and it's all true
C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)CI (x32010@1)swear by my tattoo

Am (x02210@1)   F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)            GThere (320003@1)was Typhoon Tessie, met her on the coast of Java
Am (x02210@1)     F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)                    GWhen (320003@1)we kissed I bubbled up like molten lava
Am (x02210@1)      F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)      Em (022000@1)     GThen (320003@1)she gave me the scare of my young life
C (x32010@1)               GBlow (320003@1)me down and pick me up!
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)     Em (022000@1)      CShe (x32010@1)was the captain's wife

C (x32010@1)                    F (133211@1)        GGot (320003@1)a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)         GA (320003@1)whale of a tale or two
C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)                   Am (x02210@1)        G'Bout (320003@1)the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
    C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)  GOn (320003@1)nights like this with the moon above
  C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)      GA (320003@1)whale of a tale and it's all true
C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)CI (x32010@1)swear by my tattoo

Am (x02210@1)       FThen (133211@1)there was Harpoon Hannah
C (x32010@1)                       GHad (320003@1)a look that spelled out danger
Am (x02210@1)         F (133211@1)            CMy (x32010@1)heart quivered when she whispered,
G"I'm (320003@1)there, stranger"
Am (x02210@1)           FBought (133211@1)her trinkets
C (x32010@1)                 Em (022000@1)GThat (320003@1)sailors can't afford
C (x32010@1)           Em (022000@1)G(Sailors (320003@1)can't afford)
C (x32010@1)              GAnd (320003@1)when I spent my last red cent
C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)         CShe (x32010@1)tossed me overboard!

C (x32010@1)                    F (133211@1)        GGot (320003@1)a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)         GA (320003@1)whale of a tale or two
C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)                   Am (x02210@1)        G'Bout (320003@1)the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
    C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)  GOn (320003@1)nights like this with the moon above
  C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)      GA (320003@1)whale of a tale and it's all true
C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)CI (x32010@1)swear by my tattoo

Tabbed by Will Markow 2010

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