Bee Gees - Odessa (City on the Black Sea) from Odessa (1969)
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"
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If you have trouble playing some chords, just play the simplified version,
so Am/E would just become Am.
Tabbed by Musicfreak0.
