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We were buccaneers chords by
Hoyt Axton
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Key: A major
Verse 1
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F
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Am
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It was somewhere off in
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Africa
D
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C
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On a dark and stormy night
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A lightning burned our sails away
D
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No harbor was in sight

Our captain was from
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Liverpool, our crew from
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Forty
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Jails
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Our ship was made of ebony, with
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Chinese sailing sails

Our gunners fired jade cannonballs,
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from handmade guns of gold
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Our swords were made of silver,
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our hearts black as coal
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We threw the skull and crossbones,
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lived on fire and fear
C
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We took and gave no quarter,
D
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we were
C
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D
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Buccaneers
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We fought with ships from many shores,
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lived and died as men
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Some had seen the face of
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God, been once free of sin
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We flew the skull and crossbones,

lived on fire and fear
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We took and gave no quarter,
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we were buccaneers, ooooh

God knows our lives were lonely,
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with rare and simple songs
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The sharks and other demon
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s would have us be for long

And even when we thought of love,
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we knew it could not be
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The best that we could hope
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for was a burial at sea
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And it was somewhere off of
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Africa, on a dark and a stormy night
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The lightning burned our sails away,
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no harbor was in sight
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We threw the skull and crossbones,

lived on fire and fear
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We took and gave no quarter,
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we were

Buccaneers
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We threw the skull and crossbones,

lived on fire and fear
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C
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We took and gave no quarter,
D
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we were
C
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Buccaneers

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Chords
  • G

  • F

  • Am

  • D

  • C

  • Em

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of We were buccaneers by Hoyt axton is A major.

The primary chords used in We were buccaneers are A, G, Bm, E, D, F#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, G, Bm, E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of We were buccaneers is approximately 140 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of We were buccaneers using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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