[Intro] 
(Am) Am E Am E C G (Ab) 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 (Ab) 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  away  and I'll see your  face again. 
 
Am   G     F   G     Am  G         F     C
Odessa,   how strong am I ?
Am   G     F   G (Ab)Am  G         F     C
Odessa    how time goes by
 
(add a Ab 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  away and I'll see your face again. 
 
Am   G     F  G      Am  G         F     C
Odessa,   how strong am I?
Am   G     F   G (Ab)Am  G          F     C
Odessa     how time does fl
 
 
(Flamenco Part)
 
(Am) Am E Am E C G (Ab) 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"