The Catalpa

Chords

Standard

Intro
     D                 G       D         Bm
A|-0--------------0--0-2--2-0------------2--|
E|----------2-0----------------2-0---0-2----|
C|---2--2-2-----2------------------2--------|
G|------------------------------------------|
       D                 G    D     A     D
A|-0-2--------------0--0-2--5-0--------------|
E|------------2-0---------------2---0-2-0----|
C|-----2--2-2-----2---------------2-------2--|
G|-------------------------------------------|


Verse 1
  D                          G
a noble whale ship and commander
D                        Bm
called the Catalpa, they say
    D                           G
she sailed into Western Australia
    D             A        D
and took six poor Fenians away


Chorus
D                                 G
so come all you screw warders and jailers
  D                    Bm
remember Perth regatta day
     D                           G
take care of the rest of your Fenians
       D            A           D
or the Yankees will steal them away


Solo 1
     D                  G    D            Bm
A|-0-0--2-0-------------2--0-0--2-----------0-2-0-|
E|----------2-0---0-2-0-------------0---0-2---|
C|--------------2-----------------2---2---|
G|------------------------------------------|
       D                G      D      A     D
A|-2/5-5--5-2-0-------0-2-0--2-5--2-0---0------|
E|--------------2-0-2-----------------2---0----|
C|------------------------------------------2--|
G|---------------------------------------------|


Verse 2
D                                G
you kept them in Western Australia
           D                     Bm
till their hair it began to turn grey
       D                            G
when a Yank from the States of America
     D            A           D
came out here and stole them away


Verse 3
    D                          G
now all the Perth boats were a-racing
    D                          Bm
and making short tacks for the spot
        D                            G
but the Yankee she tacked into Fremantle
    D             A            D
and took the best prize of the lot


Chorus


Solo 2
 D               G    D            Bm
A|-0-------5-2-0----0--2-0---0--------------0--|
E|-----2---------2---------2---2-0---0-2-------|
C|---2-----------------------------2-----2-----|
G|---------------------------------------------|
 D         G                     D    A   D
A|-------0-2-0-0-------2-2-------------------|
E|---0-2---------2-0---------0----2---0------|
C|-2-----------------2-----2---2----2---2-2--|
G|-------------------------------------------|


Verse 4
D                                 G
the Georgette armed with bold warriors
     D                       Bm
went out the poor Yanks to arrest
        D                            G
but she hoisted her star-spangled banner
       D            A          D
saying you will not board me I guess


Verse 5
D                                 G  
so remember those six Fenians colonial
    D                               Bm
and sing o'er these few verses with skill
      D                            G
and remember the Yankee that stole them
        D              A           D
and the home that they left on the hill


Chorus 2x