The Villain Curry Shaw chords by 
Declan O'rourke 
N/A
Key: E major•
Verse 1
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A
In 1849, from Newry County down,
B
We set sail on the Hannah,
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Nova Scotia bound.
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Our loved ones left behind,
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the land our fathers knew,
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Ravaged by the famine,
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E
starved by England's cruel.
Our Captain Currie Shaw,
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the pasty little sod,
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Through cruel deeds
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he quickly earned the ire
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of all on board,
But three weeks out to sea,
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the winter's grip still tied.
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At 4 a .m. on the freezing night
of April 29th,
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E
the Hannah struck ice.
When a sailor brought the news,
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the Hannah would go down.
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Young Shaw addressed the passengers
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who feared that they would drown
He stood on deck
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A
and spoke with arms raised overhead
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Keep calm everyone
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E
and I will save you all is what he boldly said
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But the coward and too cruel,
A
as we watched in dismay,
B
Then commandeered the only
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E
lifeboat there on Hollo way,
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Swip ing with his sword
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A
B
at anyone who tried to stop him.
Shaw then vanished,
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E
leaving us to die
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You vil lain, Currie Shaw,
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C#m
your name forever draw
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B
The curse and spit of decent men,
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E
you lowest of the low
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A frantic race began
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among the crew and men
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To lower people down
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unto the ice flows as she leant
Some refused to leave,
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terrified with fear
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They were swallowed in
that dreadful hour,
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E
The Hannah disap peared.
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You vil lain, curry show,
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C#m
Your name forever dwell,
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B
Among the greatest cow ards that
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De served a place in hell
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The brave John Murphy dove
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Into the freezing wet
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And plucked his infant rose
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And my young Barney from their deaths
He placed them on a flow
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But turned to see his own twin boys
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Float off into the darkness
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Never seen again alive
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You villain, Currie Shaw,
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you could have saved them all
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I hope your boat got swal lowed
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by a great whale's bloody jaw
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You villain, Currie Shaw,
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your name forever dwell
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B
As captain of the cow ards
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on the lifeboat down to hell.
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE A B C#m
E
A
B
C#m
Capo: 2
Transpose: 0
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