Shark Fin Blues
View chords used in this chart
D D C D A/C# x2
Bm / D
A Em D/F#
Standing on the deck I watch my shadow stretch
G D
The sun pours my shadow upon that deck
A Em D/F#
The waters licking round my ankles now
G D
There ain't no sunshine way way down
A Em D/F#
I see the sharks are in the water like slicks of ink
G D
Well, there's one there bigger than a submarine
A Em D/F#
As he circles I look in his eye
G D
I see Jonah in his belly by the campfire light
D
A Em D/F#
Oh, an albatross up in the windy lofts
G D
He's beating his wings while he sleeps it off
A Em D/F#
I hear the jettisoned cries from his dreams unkind
G D
Yeah they're whippin' my ears like a riding crop
A Em D/F#
The captain once as able as a fink dandy
G D
He's now laid up in the galley like a dried out mink
A Em D/F#
He's laying dying of thirst and he says or I think
G D
Well, we're gonna be alone from here on in
Em D
Well you're all my brothers, and you have been kind
Em D
But what were you expecting to find?
G Bm
Now your eyes turn inwards, countenance turns blank
C
And I'm floating away on a barrel of pain
Bm
It looks like nothing but the sea and sky oh remain
Solo:
A Em D/F# G D X 4
D
A Em D/F#
I sing na na nana nananana na
G D
Na na nana nananana na
(Na na's X 4)
D
A Em D/F#
A harpoon's shaft is short and wide
G D
A grappling hook's is cracked and dry
A Em D/F#
I said, why don't you get down in the sea
G D
Turn the water red like you want to be?
A Em D/F#
Cause if I cry another tear I'll be turned to dust
G D
No the sharks won't get me they don't feel loss
A Em D/F#
Just keep one eye on the horizon man, you best not blink
G D
They're coming fin by fin until the whole boat sinks
A Em D/F#
Fin by fin
G D
Fin by fin
A Em D/F#
Fin by fin
G D
Fin by fin by fin by fin
D G/D D G/D A/D D G/D A/D D G/D A/D
FIN :-)
Note:
G/D - This is a D chord slid up to the 7th fret.
A/D - This is a D chord slid up to the 9th fret.
Like in Travelling Wilbury's "End of the line".
How to play Shark Fin Blues
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.