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