Barrett's Privateers Chords by Jonathan Young & Colm R. McGuinness & Caleb Hyles & Richaadeb & Peyton Parrish & Annapantsu
- Key: G
- BPM: 75
- Capo: no capo
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BARRETT'S PRIVATEERS ACORDES
[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]