The Dubliners – The Last Of The Great Whales (Guitar)
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Originaly its in C on the 25 Celebration Album
[Verse 1]
G C G C D G I am the last of the great whales and I am dying G C G C D G My soul has been torn from me and I am bleeding G C G C D G My heart it has been rent and I am crying G C G F G C All the beauty around me fades and I am screaming G C G C D G I am the last of the great whales and I am dying
[Verse 2]
G C G C D G Last night I heard the cry of my last companion G C G C D G The roar of the harpoon gun and then I was alone G C G F G C I thought of the days gone by when we were thousands G C G C D G But I know that I soon must die the last leviathan
[Verse 3]
G C G C D G This morning the sun did rise Crimson in the north sky G C G C D G The ice was the colour of blood and the winds they did sigh G C G F G C I rose for to take a breath it was my last one G C G C D G From a gun came the roar of death and now I am done
[Verse 4]
G C G C D G Oh now that we are all gone there's no more hunting G C G C D G The big fellow is no more it's no use lamenting G C G F G C What race will be next in line? All for the slaughter G C G C D G The elephant or the seal or your sons and daughters
[Verse 5]
G C G C D G My soul has been torn from me and I am bleeding G C G C D G My heart it has been rent and I am crying G C G F G C All the beauty around me fades and I am screaming G C G C D G I am the last of the great whales and I am dying