Shark Fin Blues ukulele

Shark Fin Blues

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Song Title: Shark Fin Blues
Artist: Written by The Drones, though this particular tab is as performed by Missy Higgins.
Tabbed by: Kate

This is a gorgeous song originally done by a truly brilliant Australian band, The Drones.
The version of this song on which this tab is based is Missy Higgin's cover version from 
her forthcoming
album, Oz, a collection of spectacular songs by extraordinary Australian artists.
Missy's version is a bit more polished than the rugged original and taken up a bit in key.
I played along with my capo on the first fret using these chords and it sounded perfect.
Listen to you original if you didn't do, though I think Missy did beautifully making 
this song her own,
both versions are utterly priceless.

Capo on 1st Fret

A                                      E
Standing on the deck I watch my shadow stretch
     G                          D
The sun pours my shadow upon the deck
     A                             E
The waters licking round my ankles now
      G                           D
Well, there ain't no sun shine way way down

 A                                         E
I see the sharks in the water like slicks of ink
G                                     D
well, there's one there bigger than a submarine
       A                    E
and as he circles, I look in his eyes
            G                              D
I see Jonah in his belly by the camp fire light

         A                           E
See the albatross up in the windy loft
            G                                   D
Gets to beating his wings while he sleeps it off
                   A                         E
I hear the jettisoned cries from his dream unkind
        G                              D
Get to whipping my ears like a riding crop

          A                              E
Well, the captain once as able as a fink dandy
          G                                     D
Is now laid up in the galley like a dried out mink
             A                             E
He's laying dying of thirst and he says or I think
       G                         D
"We're gonna be alone from here on in"

         E
Well you're all my brothers
                  D
And you have been kind
         E                     D
But what were you expecting to find?
         E
Now your eyes turn inwards
              Bm
And your countenance turns blank
           C
And I'm floating away on a barrel of pain
                                           E
It looks like nothing but the sea and sky remains...


 A                                       E
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah
 G                                      D
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

 A                                       E
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah
 G                                      D
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

    A                          E
A harpoon's shaft is short and wide
    G                          D
A grappling hook is cracked and dry
          A                           E
I said, why don't you get down in the sea
 G                                 D
Turn the water red like you wanna be?

              A                                  E
Cos if I cry another tear I'll be turned to dust
    G                                        D
The sharks won't get me, but they don't feel loss
          A                                    E
Keep one eye on the horizon, man, you best not blink!
                G                              D
They're coming fin by fin until the whole boat sinks!

A                                       E
Fin by fin
(Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah)
G                                       D
Fin by fin by fin by fin
(Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah)
A                                       E
Fin by fin
(Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah)
G                                       D
Fin by fin by fin by fin
(Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah)

Outro
 A                                       E
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah
 G                                      D
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

 A                                       E
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah
 G                                      D
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

 A                                       E
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah
 G                                      D
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

 A                                       E
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah
 G                                      D
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

D
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

Enjoy! :)

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