Barrett's Privateers Chords by Jonathan Young  &  Colm R. McGuinness  &  Caleb Hyles  &  Richaadeb  &  Peyton Parrish  &  Annapantsu

[Start]

[Verse]
G7 G                                                             
■  ■ Ohh the year was one thousand seven hundred and seventyeight
             C      G          D   Em
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now ■ 
                                 C   
A letter of marque came from the king
                                  G   
To the scummiest vessel I've ever seen
G7               
God damn them all


[Chorus]
      C         D        C                 D   
I was told we'd sail the seas for American gold
             Em 
We'd fire no gun
        C    
Shed no tears
          Em                          
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
C                     D         
The last of Barrett's Privateers
G                             
Oh Elcid Barrettcried the town
             C      G          D  
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
Em                                 C  
For twenty brave men all fishermen who
                                  G   
Would make for him the Antelope's crew
    G            
God damn them all
      C         D                          C   
I was told we'd sail the seas for American gold
             Em  
We'd fire no guns
        C    
Shed no tears
           Em              C           
Well I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
                      D          G
The last of Barrett's Privateers ■


[Bridge]
                  G7          G              
Oh the Antelope's sloop was a sickening sight
             C      G          D  
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
Em                                       C   
She'd list to the ports and her sails in rags
                                                 G   
The cook in the scuppers with the shakes and the jags
    G            
God damn them all


[Chorus]
      C         D                          C   
I was told we'd sail the seas for American gold
D            Em  
We'd fire no guns
        C    
Shed no tears
          Em              C           
And I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
                      D          G
The last of Barrett's Privateers ■
              G                     
On the King's birthday we put to sea
                               D  
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
Em                        C          
We were ninetyone days to Montego Bay
                                G      
We were pumping like madmen all the way
G                
God damn them all


[Bridge]
  C             D                   C            
I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold
          D      
We'd fire no guns
C            
Shed no tears
Em                                C   
But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
            D         G         
The last of Barrett's Privateers
       G                              
On the ninetysixth day we sailed again
           C        G          D  
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
       G                                
When a bloody great Yankee hove in sight
                                 G            
With our cracked fourpounders we made to fight
    G            
God damn them all


[Chorus]
C               Dsus4               C            
I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold
D                
We'd fire no guns
C            
Shed no tears
Em                            C   
I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
                      G         
The last of Barrett's Privateers
     G                           
That Yankee she lay low with gold
      C             G          D  
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
        Em            C                     
She was broad and fat and loose in the stays
                         G               
But to catch her took us three whole days
              Em 
God damn them all
      G         D                 Em       C   
I was told we'd sail the seas for American gold
D                
We'd fire no guns
Em      C    
Shed no tears
Em                                 C   
Well I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
                      Em        
The last of Barrett's Privateers


[Solo]
C D Em C Em C
■ ■ ■  ■ ■  ■
Em C G
■  ■ ■


[Chorus]
                                      D          
Oh the Antelope shook and she pitched on her side
G                   Dsus4         
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
G                                         
Oh Barrett was smashed like a bowl of eggs
                                    G      
And the main truck carried off both me legs
G                
God damn them all
C                          G                     
I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold
          G     
We'd fire no gun


[Outro]
        C    
Shed no tears
                          G           
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
                      Am7        G
The last of Barrett's Privateers ■


[End]