• Song:

    Celia Of The Seals

  • Artist:

    Donovan

  • Album:

    TROUBADOUR: THE DEFINIT...

Record: HMS Donovan
Tabbed by: Stefan W.
Email: footos[at]walla.com  (feel free to send me your corrections!!)


Note: This is the authors own work, and its not a official tab by the artist. Therefor
not supposed to be 100% correct.But I hope that you'll enjoy it!

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

Intro:
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e-----------------------------|
B-1p0----1---1-0-----0-----0--|
G---- 0----0------0-----0-----| play a few times then begin strumming verse 1
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|


Verse 1:
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D (xx0232@1)                                  G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)GShould (320003@1)you wander this land to the North,
Em (022000@1)C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)    C (x32010@1)GAnd (320003@1)few seldom do,
D (xx0232@1)                                 G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)GShould (320003@1)you follow the song of the gull
Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)         C (x32010@1) GTo (320003@1)enchanted western isles,

Em (022000@1)                          G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)GCoax (320003@1)a fisherman to take you out
Em (022000@1)     C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)            C (x32010@1)GWhere (320003@1)the silky seals are seen,
Em (022000@1)                                G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)GHear (320003@1)the stories that they tell about

Prechorus:
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Em (022000@1)                      AThe (x02220@1)maiden who is their queen,
D(mute the high e string)    G  C  G
The maiden who is their queen.

Chorus 1st
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Em (022000@1)           G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C GCelia (320003@1)of the seals,
Em (022000@1)                     Bm(strum)
She knows just how they feel,
C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)GCelia (320003@1)of the seals.

Interlude 1: (just picking the open chords)
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G (320003@1)                   Em"Voyna, (022000@1)voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"
G (320003@1)                   Em (022000@1)        Bm(one (x24432@1)strum down)
"Voyna, voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"


Bridge:
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                           C (x32010@1)Ge--------------------------0--3---| (320003@1)B--------------------------1--3---|
G--5--4--2-----------------0--0---|
D------------4---4-5-------2--0---|
A--------------------------3--2---|
E-----------(2)-(2-3)------3--3---|


Verse 2:
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D (xx0232@1)                            G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)GSeal (320003@1)hunters are not brave and bold,
Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)                  C (x32010@1)GThey (320003@1)murder her poor wee seals
D (xx0232@1)                             G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)GAnd (320003@1)cut off their skins to be sold,
Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)         C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
Cursed be he who deals.

Em (022000@1)                             G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)GThere's (320003@1)no reason for this slaughtering,
Em (022000@1)C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)                       C (x32010@1)GThey're (320003@1)left on the rocks to bleed
Em (022000@1)                            G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)GHe's (320003@1)not a man who does this thing,

Prechorus:
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Em (022000@1)                          AIt's (x02220@1)a cruel and a heartless deed,
D (xx0232@1)                       G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)GA (320003@1)cruel and a-heartless deed.

Chorus 2:
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Em (022000@1)            G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
Celia of the seals,
Em (022000@1)                    Bm(strum)
She knows just how they feel,
C(ring)          G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C GCelia (320003@1)of the seals.
C(ring)          G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C GCelia (320003@1)of the seals,
C(ring)          G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C GCelia (320003@1)of the seals,
Em (022000@1)                    Bm(strum)
She knows just how they feel,
C(ring)          G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C GCelia (320003@1)of the seals,
C(ring)          G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C GCelia (320003@1)of the seals,
C(ring)          G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C GCelia (320003@1)of the seals,

Interlude 2 / End: (picking the open chords)
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G (320003@1)                   Em"Voyna, (022000@1)voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"
G (320003@1)                   Em"Voyna, (022000@1)voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"

fade out:
G (320003@1)                   Em"Voyna, (022000@1)voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"

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