Barrett's Privateers chords by Poor Angus

SimplifiedD · A · G · Em

GuitarPianoUkulele

Verse 1
D 
Oh, the year was 1778,
A 
how I wish I was in Sherbrooke now!
D 
When a letter of Mark came from the king,
to the scummiest vessel I've ever seen,
God damn them all!
G 
A 
D 
I was told we'd cruise the seas
for American gold,
G 
we'd fire no guns, shed no tears!
D 
Now I'm a broken man
G 
on a Halifax pier,
D 
the last to bear its privateers!
Oh, well, sit bare it cried the town
A 
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
D 
For twenty brave men,
all fishermen
Who wouldn't make for him
The antelope's crew,
God damn them all
I was told we'd cruise the seas
For American gold
G 
We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
D 
Now I'm a broken man on
G 
a Halifax pier
D 
The last to bear its privateers
Oh, the antelope sloop was
a sickening sight
A 
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
D 
She lists to the port with her sails in rags
And the cooks and the scuppers
with the staggers and jags
God damn them all
G 
A 
D 
I was told we'd cruise the seas
for American gold
G 
We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
D 
Now I'm a broken man
G 
on a Halifax pier
D 
the last to bear its privateers.
On the king's birthday we put to sea,
A 
how I wish I was in Sherbrooke now.
D 
We were 91 days to Montego Bay,
G 
D 
pumpin' like madmen all the way,
god damn them all.
G 
A 
D 
I was told we'd cruise the seas
for American gold,
G 
we'd fire no guns, shed no tears.
D 
Now I'm a broken man on
G 
a Halifax pier,
D 
The last to bear its privateers.
On the 96th day we sailed again,
A 
Em 
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now.
D 
When a bloody great Yankee hove in sight,
With our crack four
-pounders we made to fight,
God damn them all.
G 
A 
I was told we'd cruise the seas
D 
for American gold,
G 
We'd fire no guns, shed no tears.
D 
Now I'm a broken man
G 
on a Halifax pier,
D 
Em 
the last of Barrett's privateers
D 
Em 
D 
Oh, the Yankee lay low down with gold,
how I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
She was broad and fat and
loose since days,
but to catch her took
Em 
D 
the antelope two whole days
God damn them all,
Em 
I was told we'd cruise the seas
D 
for American gold
G 
We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
D 
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier,
G 
D 
the last of Barrett's privateers
Then at length we stood two cables away,
how I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
Our cracked four -pounders made an awful din,
Em 
but with one fat ball the Yanks stove us in
D 
God damn them all,
Em 
I was told we'd cruise the seas
D 
Em 
for American gold
D 
G 
We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
Em 
D 
Now I'm a broken man
G 
on a Halifax pier
Em 
D 
The last of Barrett's privateers
Em 
Oh, the antelope shook and
D 
pitched on her side
Em 
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
D 
Em 
And Barrett was smashed like
a bowl of eggs
And the main truck carried off both me legs
D 
God damn them all!
G 
Em 
I was told we'd cruise the seas
D 
for American gold
G 
We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
D 
Now I'm a broken man
G 
on a Halifax pier
D 
The last to bear its privateers
G 
D 
So here I lay in my 23rd year
I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
It's been six years since we sailed away
G 
Em 
And I just made Halifax yesterday
D 
God damn them all
G 
Em 
I was told we'd cruise the seas
D 
Em 
For American gold,
D 
G 
we'd fire no guns, shed no tears
D 
G 
D 
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
G 
D 
G 
D 
A 
D 
The last of Barrett's privateers