[Chords] D G A D7 e|-5----3----5----5----------------------------------------------------------| B|-7----3----5----7----------------------------------------------------------| G|-7----4----6----5----------------------------------------------------------| D|-7----5----7----7----------------------------------------------------------| A|-5----5----7----5----------------------------------------------------------| E|-x----3----5----x----------------------------------------------------------| [Intro] D - A - D - D - D x2 [Chorus] A D G A Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads D G A A whale of a tale or two D D7 G A 'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved D A D A On nights like this with the moon above D A D G A whale of a tale and it's all true D A D I swear by my tattoo [Verse 1] G D There was Mermaid Minnie, met her down in Madagascar G D She would kiss me, any time that I would ask her G D A Then one evening her flame of love blew out D A D Blow me down and pick me up! G A D She swapped me for a trout [Chorus] A D G A Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads D G A A whale of a tale or two D D7 G A 'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved D A D A On nights like this with the moon above D A D G A whale of a tale and it's all true D A D I swear by my tattoo [Verse 2] G D There was Typhoon Tessie, met her on the coast of Java G D When we kissed I bubbled up like molten lava G D A Then she gave me the scare of my young life D A D Blow me down and pick me up! G A D She was the captain's wife [Chorus] A D G A Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads D G A A whale of a tale or two D D7 G A 'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved D A D A On nights like this with the moon above D A D G A whale of a tale and it's all true D A D I swear by my tattoo [Verse 3] G D There was Harpoon Hannah, had a face that made you shudder G D Lips like fishhooks, and a nose just like a rudder G D A If I kissed her and held her tenderly D A D There's no sea monster big enough G A D To ever frighten me! [Chorus] A D G A Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads D G A A whale of a tale or two D D7 G A 'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved D A D A On nights like this with the moon above D A D G A whale of a tale and it's all true G A D I swear by my tattoo!
