Odessa

 
              Intro   : (Am) Am E C G G#º Am
 
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"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?
 
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"Fourteenth of February, eighteen ninety-nine, 
The British ship Veronica was lost without a sign"