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Barrett's Privateers chords by 
Alestorm
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Verse 1
G
Oh, the year was 1778
C
HOW I WISH I WAS IN
G
D
SHERBROOKE NOW!
G
D
G
A letter of marque came from the king
C
G
To the scummiest vessel I'd ever seen
C
G
God damn them all! I was
Verse 2
C
D
told we'd cruise the
Em
G
D
seas for American gold
G
C
We'd fire no guns-shed no no tears
G
C
G
Em
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
C
D
The last of Barrett's Privateers
G
Verse 3
C
D
Oh, Elcid Barrett cried the town
G
C
HOW I WISH I WAS IN
G
D
SHERBROOKE NOW!
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D
G
For twenty brave men all fishermen who
C
G
would make for him the Antelope's crew
C
G
God damn them all! I was
Verse 4
C
D
told we'd cruise the
Em
G
D
seas for American gold
G
C
We'd fire no guns-shed no no tears
G
C
G
Em
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
C
D
G
The last of Barrett's Privateers
Verse 5
G
The Antelope sloop was a
D
G
sickening sight
C
HOW I WISH I WAS IN
G
D
SHERBROOKE NOW!
G
D
She'd a list to the port
G
and her sails in rags
C
And the cook in scuppers with the
G
staggers and the jags
Verse 6
C
God damn them all! I was
D
told we'd cruise the
Em
G
D
seas for American gold
G
C
We'd fire no guns-shed no no tears
G
C
G
Em
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
C
D
G
The last of Barrett's Privateers
Interlude 1
Bb
C
D
Bb
C
G
Bb
C
D
C
Bb
G
F
D
Verse 7
G
On the King's birthday we put to sea
C
G
D
HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
G
D
G
We were 91 days to Montego Bay
C
G
Pumping like madmen all the way
Verse 8
C
God damn them all! I was
D
told we'd cruise the
Em
G
D
seas for American gold
G
C
We'd fire no guns-shed no no tears
G
C
G
Em
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
C
D
G
The last of Barrett's Privateers
Verse 9
G
C
D
On the 96th day we sailed again
G
C
HOW I WISH I WAS IN
G
D
SHERBROOKE NOW!
G
D
When a bloody great Yan
G
kee hove in sight
C
With our cracked four pounders
G
we made to fight
C
G
God damn them all! I was
Verse 10
C
D
told we'd cruise the
Em
G
D
seas for American gold
G
C
We'd fire no guns-shed no no tears
G
C
G
Em
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
C
D
G
The last of Barrett's Privateers
Verse 11
G
C
D
The Yankee lay low down with gold
G
C
HOW I WISH I WAS IN
D
SHERBROOKE NOW!
G
D
She was broad and fat and
G
loose in the stays
But to catch her took the
C
G
Antelope two whole days
C
G
God damn them all! I was
Verse 12
C
D
told we'd cruise the
Em
G
D
seas for American gold
G
C
We'd fire no guns-shed no no tears
G
C
G
Em
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
C
D
G
The last of Barrett's Privateers
Verse 13
"Ladies and gentlemen,
Eb
Mister Heri Joensen"
Verse 14
F
C
D
Then
Eb
F
C
Eb
F
C
Bb
Eb
F
G
D
G
D
at length we stood two cables away
G
C
HOW I WISH I WAS IN
G
D
SHERBROOKE NOW!
G
D
Our cracked four pounders
G
made an awful din
C
G
But with one fat ball the Yank stove us in
Verse 15
C
God damn them all! I was
D
told we'd cruise the
Em
G
D
seas for American gold
G
C
We'd fire no guns-shed no no tears
G
C
G
Em
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
C
D
The last of Barrett's Privateers
Verse 16
G
C
The Antelope shook and
D
G
pitched on her side
C
HOW I WISH I WAS IN
G
D
SHERBROOKE NOW!
G
D
Barrett was smashed like
G
a bowl of eggs
C
And the Maintruck carried
G
off both me legs
Verse 17
C
God damn them all! I was
D
told we'd cruise the
Em
G
D
seas for American gold
G
C
We'd fire no guns-shed no no tears
G
C
G
Em
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
C
D
G
The last of Barrett's Privateers
Verse 18
G
C
D
G
So here I lay in my 23rd year
C
HOW I WISH I WAS IN
D
SHERBROOKE NOW!
It's been 6 years since we
G
sailed away
C
G
And I just made Halifax yesterday
C
G
God damn them all! I was
Verse 19
C
D
told we'd cruise the
Em
G
D
seas for American gold
G
C
We'd fire no guns-shed no no tears
G
C
G
Em
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
C
D
G
The last of Barrett's Privateers
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