Bee Gees - Odessa City On The Black Sea Chords

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 C+7 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 can'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.