Barrett's Privateers Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
Oh, the [G]year was 1778
HOW I WISH I [C]WAS IN
[G]SHERBROOKE [D]NOW!
A [G]letter of [D]marque came [G]from the king
To the [C]scummiest vessel I'd [G]ever seen
God [C]damn [G]them all! I was

[Verse 2]
[C]
told we'd [D]cruise the
[Em]seas for [G]American [D]gold
We'd fire no [G]guns-shed no no [C]tears
Now I'm a [G]broken [C]man on a Hal[G]ifax [Em]pier
The [C]last of [D]Barrett's Privateers
[G]

[Verse 3]
Oh, El[C]cid Barrett [D]cried the town
[G]HOW I WISH I WAS[C] IN
[G]SHERBROOKE [D]NOW!
For [G]twenty brave [D]men all [G]fishermen who
would make for [C]him the [G]Antelope's crew
God [C]damn [G]them all! I was

[Verse 4]
[C]
told we'd [D]cruise the
[Em]seas for [G]American [D]gold
We'd fire no [G]guns-shed no no [C]tears
Now I'm a [G]broken [C]man on a Hal[G]ifax [Em]pier
The [C]last of [D]Barrett's Privat[G]eers

[Verse 5]
The [G]Antelope sloop was a
[D]sickening [G]sight
HOW I WISH I [C]WAS IN
[G]SHERBROOKE [D]NOW!
She'd a [G]list to the [D]port
and her [G]sails in rags
And the cook in [C]scuppers with the
[G]staggers and the jags

[Verse 6]
God damn them all! I [C]was
told we'd [D]cruise the
[Em]seas for [G]American [D]gold
We'd fire no [G]guns-shed no no [C]tears
Now I'm a [G]broken [C]man on a Hal[G]ifax [Em]pier
The [C]last of [D]Barrett's Privat[G]eers

[Interlude 1]
[Bb][C][D][Bb]
[C][G][Bb][C][D][C][Bb]
[G][F][D]

[Verse 7]
On the [G]King's birthday we put to sea
HOW I WISH I [C]WAS IN [G]SHERBROOKE [D]NOW!
We [G]were [D]91 days to Mon[G]tego Bay
Pumping like [C]madmen [G]all the way

[Verse 8]
God damn them all! I [C]was
told we'd [D]cruise the
[Em]seas for [G]American [D]gold
We'd fire no [G]guns-shed no no [C]tears
Now I'm a [G]broken [C]man on a Hal[G]ifax [Em]pier
The [C]last of [D]Barrett's [G]Privateers

[Verse 9]
[G]On the [C]96th day [D]we sailed again
[G]HOW I WISH I WAS[C] IN
[G]SHERBROOKE [D]NOW!
When a [G]bloody [D]great Yan
kee [G]hove in sight
With our cracked four [C]pounders
we [G]made to fight
God [C]damn [G]them all! I was

[Verse 10]
[C]
told we'd [D]cruise the
[Em]seas for [G]American [D]gold
We'd fire no [G]guns-shed no no [C]tears
Now I'm a [G]broken [C]man on a [G]Halifax [Em]pier
The [C]last of [D]Barrett's Privat[G]eers

[Verse 11]
[G]The Yankee [C]lay low [D]down with gold
[G]HOW I WISH I WAS[C] IN
[D]SHERBROOKE NOW!
She was [G]broad and [D]fat and
[G]loose in the stays
But to catch her took the
[C]Antelope [G]two whole days
God [C]damn [G]them all! I was

[Verse 12]
[C]
told we'd [D]cruise the
[Em]seas for [G]American [D]gold
We'd fire no [G]guns-shed no no [C]tears
Now I'm a [G]broken [C]man on a Hal[G]ifax [Em]pier
The [C]last of [D]Barrett's Privateer[G]s

[Verse 13]
"Ladies and gentlemen,
Mister Heri [Eb]Joensen"

[Verse 14]
[F]Then[C][D]
[Eb][F][C]
[Eb][F][C][Bb]
[Eb][F]
[G]at [D]length[G] we stood two cables[D] away
[G]HOW I WISH I WAS[C] IN
[G]SHERBROOKE [D]NOW!
Our [G]cracked four [D]pounders
made an [G]awful din
But with one fat [C]ball the Yank [G]stove us in

[Verse 15]
God damn them all! I [C]was
told we'd [D]cruise the
[Em]seas for [G]American [D]gold
We'd fire no [G]guns-shed no no [C]tears
Now I'm a [G]broken [C]man on a [G]Halifax [Em]pier
The [C]last of [D]Barrett's Privateers

[Verse 16]
[G]The Antelope sho[C]ok and
[D]pitched on her [G]side
HOW I WISH I [C]WAS IN
[G]SHERBROOKE [D]NOW!
[G]Barrett was [D]smashed like
a [G]bowl of eggs
And the Main[C]truck carried
off [G]both me legs

[Verse 17]
God damn them all! I [C]was
told we'd [D]cruise the
[Em]seas for [G]American [D]gold
We'd fire no [G]guns-shed no no [C]tears
Now I'm a [G]broken [C]man on a Hal[G]ifax [Em]pier
The [C]last of [D]Barrett's Privat[G]eers

[Verse 18]
So [G]here [C]I lay [D]in my [G]23rd year
HOW I WISH I [C]WAS IN
[D]SHERBROOKE NOW!
It's been 6 years since we
[G]sailed away
And I just made [C]Halifax [G]yesterday
God [C]damn [G]them all! I was

[Verse 19]
[C]
told we'd [D]cruise the
[Em]seas for [G]American [D]gold
We'd fire no [G]guns-shed no no [C]tears
Now I'm a [G]broken [C]man [G]on a Halifax [Em]pier
The [C]last of [D]Barrett's Privateer[G]s