Learn to play "North Sea Holes" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Gm Oh, come all you gallant fishermen that plough the stormy seas The whole year round on the fishing grounds On the Northern Minch and the Norway Deeps On the banks and knolls of the North Sea Holes D Where the herring shoals are found It's there you'll find the Norfolk boys and the lads from Peterhead There's Buckie chiels and men from Shields On the Northern Minch and the Norway Deeps On the banks and knolls of the North Sea Holes Where the herring shoals are found From Fraserborough and Aberdeen, from Whitby, Yarmouth Town The fleet's away at the break of day To the Northern Minch and the Norway Deeps To the banks and knolls of the North Sea Holes Where the herring shoals are found It's off with a boiler full of steam and your engine spic and span To fish the grounds the North Sea round And try your luck at the North Sea Holes And try your luck at the North Shields Gut With a catch of a hundred cran No need to wait for the wind and tide, you're the master of the sea Come calm or squall, just shoot and haul And fill the hold with the fish to be sold And steam away for the curing shed And the buyers on the Yarmouth quay Come all you gallant fishermen that plough the stormy sea The whole year round on the fishing grounds On the Northern Minch and the Norway Deeps On the banks and knolls of the North Sea Holes Where the herring shoals are found You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsD Gm Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "North Sea Holes" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "North Sea Holes" by The Pogues.