Whaling Stories Procol Harum
08 Whaling stories
Intro: Eb Dm G Bbm
[Bm]Pailing w[F#m]ell a[Em]fter sixteen [Bm]days, a m[Bm/D]ammoth t[F#m/C#]ask was [Dm]set [A/Bb]
[Bm]Sack the t[F#m]own, [Em/G]and rob the t[Bm]ower,[Em] and [Bm/F#]steal the alp[Em/G]habet[F#] [Bm] [D] [B/D#] [Em]
[Em]Close the d[Bm/D]oor and [Am/C]bar the [Em/B]gate, but k[Em]eep the [Bm]windows c[Dm]lean [Ebdim]
[Em]God's al[Bm/D]ive ins[Am/C]ide a [Em/]movi[G]e! [C] [Em/B]Watch the silver s[Am]creen! [Em] [E/G#]
[A]Rum was served t[C]o all the t[G]raitors; py[D]gmies held t[F]hemselves [F]in c[C]heck
[Am]Bloodhounds nosed[Em/G] around the h[Bm]ouses, d[Em]own dark al[Bm]ley[/D]s s[Em]ailors cr[Bm]ept[/D]
[Em]Six bells s[A]truck, the [Em]pot was b[A]oiling - s[Am]oup spilled o[D]ut[Am] on passers-[D]by
[Bm]Angels m[E]umbled[Bm] incant[E]ations, c[Em]losely [Bm/F#]watched by God on h[Cmaj7]igh [Em]
[Em] [D] [C] [Em]
Bass: Em (E,F#,G, A Bb C, C#,D) D ://:
Em +5-5 ://: F#m +5-5 ://: Bass G,A,Bb,C,C#,D,E,F#
Lightning struck out - fire and brimstone!
Boiling oil and shrieking steam!
[Dm/A]Darkness struck with molten fury, [Bb]flashbulbs glorified the scene
Bass: C,D,Eb,F,F#,G,A,Bb
[Cm]Not a man who had a finger, no[C#]t a man who could be seen
[Dm]Nothing called (not name nor number) -[Eb] Echo stormed its final [Em]scream
Solo over BAss(E,F#,G, A Bb C, C#,D)x12 Eb G x2
[Eb]Daybreak [Bb/F]washed with [Gm]sands of g[G]ladness, ro[Gm]tting [Eb]all it rotted [Cm]clean
[Eb]Windows pe[Bb/F]eped o[Gm]ut on their nei[G]ghbors, [Gm]inside [Gm7]fireside be[Csus4]dsides gleam [F]
[Bb]SHALIMAR, the t[F]rumpets c[Eb]hor[Bb]use[F]d, a[G]ngels wholly a[D]ll shall [C]ta-[G]a-[D] ake
[B]Those alive [Ab/C]will [Ebdim]meet the p[Em]rophet[Dadd9]s, [C5] t[G/B]hose [G]at [Bm]peace shall [D]see G
their wake
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