Bee Gees – Odessa City On The Black Sea (Guitar)

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Written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb Chords within brackets are optional - you can play them if you think it sounds better. Intro: (Am) Am E Am E C G (G#) Am
  Am                                 Am/E  
"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 

E                              C
left himself a lonely wife in Hull.
G (G#) Am E Am G C [End of Flamenco part, strumming begins) (You can play C7+ instead of C, but I think C sounds fine. You could also play a Cmaj7)
C                             F          Dm
Cherub, I lost a ship in the Baltic sea. 

G                             C
  I'm on an iceberg running free. 

C                                 F              Dm
Sitting, 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 (Fmaj7) Dm
you love the Vicar more than words can say. 

G
  Tell him to pray 

               C  G/B  Am      (Am/G) 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#)Am  G         F     C
O____des___sa___     how time goes by_____
(add a G# note if you so wish) (Bass comes in here) C
  C                                     F              Dm
Treasure, you know the neighbours that live next door, 

G                                C
  they haven't got their dog anymore. 

   C            (Cmaj7)         F              Dm
Freezing, sailing around in the North Atlantic, 

                                C
can't seem to leave the sea anymore. 

                        Dm
I just don't understand 

                              C
why you just moved to Finland. 

                              F (Fmaj7)  Dm
You love that Vicar more than words can say. 

G  
  Ask him to pray 

              C   G/B  Am   (Am/G)  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#)Am  G          F     C
O____des___sa___     how time does fly_____
(Flamenco Part) (Am) Am E Am E C G (G#) Am E Am E Am E C G Am E Am E Am E C G Am E F G E Am E Am
  Am
"Fourteenth of February, eighteen ninety-nine,
The British ship Veronica was lost without a sign" ----- If you have trouble playing some chords, just play the simplified version, so Am/E would just become Am. Tabbed by Musicfreak0.