Biography:
Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Arthur Hines, 29 October 1944, Tyseley, Birmingham) is an English songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his roles as former guitarist and lead singer of The Moody Blues and, later, co-founder (along with Paul McCartney) of Wings.
Laine is of Romani descent and was educated at Yardley Grammar School, in Birmingham. His first solo performance was at the age of twelve. Having taken up the guitar as a boy
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
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Landlubbers have awoken me releasing of me spirit from the bottom of the sea where me bones
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have laid since 1883 i'm the ghost of the scrimshaw carver
[Bridge]
G
[Verse]
Em G Em D C
As a cabin boy aboard the "Ocean Spray"
Em G C D
out of Liverpool we sailed to Baffin Bay
C C#M7sus4 Em D
'cross the Greenland Sea for to hunt the mighty whale
[Chorus]
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"Hold steady there the beauty blows, bring her 'round to starboard and steady as she goes"
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and me old "Sea Daddy" taught' me all he knows. I'm the Ghost of the Scrimshaw Carver
[Bridge]
G
[Verse]
Em G Em D C
"Over there she blows" I heard the look-out say
Em G C D
"Off the starboard bow not a half a mile away"
C C#M7sus4 Em D
and the sea turned red as we took his life that day
[Chorus]
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With whale blubber a needle and a stone I carved a pretty picture on a piece of whalebone
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for to make some pennies for 'me family back at home I'm the Ghost of the Scrimshaw Carver
[Bridge]
G Em C Em
[Verse]
Em G Em
The harpoon missed it's mark
D C
a great whale stood his ground
Em G C D
making his escape he dived and pulled us down
C C#M7sus4 Em D
all hands on board were lost and never found.
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Landlubbers have awoken me releasing of me spirit from the bottom of the sea where me bones
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A|----------------------------------------------------------|
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have laid since 1883 i'm the ghost of the scrimshaw carver
[Bridge]
G
[Verse]
Em G Em D C
As a cabin boy aboard the "Ocean Spray"
Em G C D
out of Liverpool we sailed to Baffin Bay
C C#M7sus4 Em D
'cross the Greenland Sea for to hunt the mighty whale
[Chorus]
e|-7---5---p3---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------3-h5-3------3--p1-----------------1--h3--1------------|
G|---------------4-h5-------------------3---2-----2--h3-----------3--p2--0--|
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A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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"Hold steady there the beauty blows, bring her 'round to starboard and steady as she goes"
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A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
and me old "Sea Daddy" taught' me all he knows. I'm the Ghost of the Scrimshaw Carver
[Bridge]
G
[Verse]
Em G Em D C
"Over there she blows" I heard the look-out say
Em G C D
"Off the starboard bow not a half a mile away"
C C#M7sus4 Em D
and the sea turned red as we took his life that day
[Chorus]
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B|--------------------3-h5-3------3--p1-----------------1--h3--1------------|
G|---------------4-h5-------------------3---2-----2--h3-----------3--p2--0--|
D|---0-------0---------------5----------------3-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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With whale blubber a needle and a stone I carved a pretty picture on a piece of whalebone
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for to make some pennies for 'me family back at home I'm the Ghost of the Scrimshaw Carver
[Bridge]
G Em C Em
[Verse]
Em G Em
The harpoon missed it's mark
D C
a great whale stood his ground
Em G C D
making his escape he dived and pulled us down
C C#M7sus4 Em D
all hands on board were lost and never found.
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Denzil
Deolinda
Deon Jackson
Deorro