Barrett's Privateers

Barrett's Privateers easy guitar chords by Stan Rogers

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G

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Verse 1

G

Am

G

Oh, the year was 1778

Am

G

How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now

Am

A letter of marque came

from the King

G

Am

To the scummiest vessel I've ever seen

G

C

God damn them all

Verse 2

Am

G

I was told we'd cruise

Am

the seas for American gold

G

We'd fire no guns, shed no tears

Am

But I'm a broken man

on a Halifax pier

G

C

The last of Barrett's Privateers

G

Oh

Verse 3

Am

C

Elcid Barrett, cried the town

G

C

G

How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now

Am

For twenty brave men all

G

fishermen who

C

Would make for him the

G

C

Am

Antelope's crew

G

C

God damn them all

Verse 4

Am

G

I was told we'd cruise the

Am

G

C

Am

seas for American gold

G

Am

We'd fire no guns, shed no tears

C

Am

But I'm a broken man

F

Am

on a Halifax pier

C

The last of Barrett's Privateers

G

Am

The Antelope

Verse 5

G

sloop was a

C

sickening sight

Am

G

How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now

C

Am

G

She'd a list to the port

and and her sails in rags

Am

G

And the cook in the scuppers

Am

with the staggers and jags

C

G

God damn them all

Verse 6

C

Am

G

I was told we'd cruise the

Am

seas for American gold

C

G

F

We'd fire no guns, shed no tears

Am

But I'm a broken man on

F

a Halifax pier

Am

C

The last of Barrett's Privateers

G

On the King's birthday

Verse 7

C

we put to sea

Am

G

How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now

C

G

We were ninety- one days

C

to Montego Bay

Am

C

Am

Pumping like madmen all the way

C

G

C

God damn them all

Verse 8

Am

G

I was told we'd cruise the

Am

G

C

Am

seas for American gold

C

G

Am

F

We'd fire no guns, shed no tears

Am

C

Am

But I'm a broken man on

C

F

a Halifax pier

Dm

Am

C

The last of Barrett's Privateers

G

On the ninety- sixth

Verse 9

Am

C

day we sailed again

F

G

How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now

C

G

When a bloody great Yankee

hove in sight

C

With our cracked four- pounders

Am

we made to fight

C

God damn them all

Verse 10

C

Am

G

I was told we'd cruise the seas

C

Am

for American gold

C

G

C

G

We'd fire no guns, shed no tears

F

G

C

F

Am

But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier

F

Dm

Am

C

The last of Barrett's Privateers

Am

How the Yankee

Verse 11

lay low

C

down with gold

Am

How I wish I was in

D

Dm

Sherbrooke now

Am

She was broad and fat

G

C

and loose in stays

Am

G

But to catch her took the

Am

Antelope two whole days

C

God damn them all

Verse 12

C

Am

G

I was told we'd cruise the

Am

C

seas for American gold

Am

C

G

Am

F

We'd fire no guns, shed no tears

C

Am

C

F

But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier

Dm

Am

C

The last of Barrett's Privateers

G

Then at length we

Verse 13

stood

C

two cables away

F

G

How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now

C

G

Our cracked four- pounders

C

made an awful din

G

C

G

But with one fat ball the Yank stove us in

C

God damn them all

Verse 14

C

Am

G

I was told we'd cruise the

Am

C

F

seas for American gold

C

G

Am

F

We'd fire no guns, shed no tears

Am

C

Am

But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier

Dm

Am

C

The last of Barrett's Privateers

G

The Antelope

Verse 15

shook and

C

pitched on her side

G

How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now

C

Barrett was smashed like a bowl of eggs

Am

C

And the main truck car

ried off both me legs

Verse 16

C

God damn them all

Am

G

I was told we'd cruise the seas

C

Am

for American gold

C

G

Am

We'd fire no guns, shed no tears

C

Am

C

F

But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier

Am

F

C

The last of Barrett's Privateers

Verse 17

C

Dm

G

So here I lay in my twenty- third year

C

Am

G

How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now

It's been six years since we sailed away

G

And I just made Halifax yesterday

Verse 18

C

God damn them all

Am

G

I was told we'd cruise the seas

C

G

C

for American gold

F

G

F

We'd fire no guns, shed no tears

C

F

But I'm a broken man

C

F

Am

on a Halifax pier

F

Dm

Am

C

G

C

The last of Barrett's Pri vateers

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