The Pogues - North Sea Holes: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "North Sea Holes" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn North Sea Holes Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Pogues

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "North Sea Holes" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

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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


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Guitar chord D

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Guitar chord 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.

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