Originally From: Barrie McCombs - Modified by Daniel Sadler C (x32010@1) * G (320003@1) COh, (x32010@1)the year was seventeen seventy-eight * F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) (*) How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) * A letter of marque came from the king * * G (320003@1) FTo (133211@1)the scummiest vessel I'd ever seen G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) * FGod (133211@1)damn them all, I was told, C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FWe'd (133211@1)cruise the seas for A-merican gold G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) (*) We'd fire no guns, shed no tears C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FBut (133211@1)I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier * * G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)last of Barrett's Priva-teers C (x32010@1) * G (320003@1) CWell, (x32010@1)Elcid Barrett cried the town * F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) (*) How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) * For twenty brave men, all fishermen, who * * G (320003@1) FWould (133211@1)make for him the Antelope's crew G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) * FGod (133211@1)damn them all, I was told, C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FWe'd (133211@1)cruise the seas for A-merican gold G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) (*) We'd fire no guns, shed no tears C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FBut (133211@1)I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier * * G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)last of Barrett's Priva-teers C (x32010@1) * G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)Antelope sloop was a sickening sight * F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) (*) How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) * She'd a list to the port and her sails in rags * * G (320003@1) FAnd (133211@1)the cook in the scuppers with the staggers and jags G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) * FGod (133211@1)damn them all, I was told, C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FWe'd (133211@1)cruise the seas for A-merican gold G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) (*) We'd fire no guns, shed no tears C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FBut (133211@1)I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier * * G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)last of Barrett's Priva-teers C (x32010@1) * G (320003@1) COn (x32010@1)the King's birth-day we put to sea * F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) (*) How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) * We were ninety-one days to Mon-tego Bay * * G (320003@1) FPumping (133211@1)like madmen all the way G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) * FGod (133211@1)damn them all, I was told, C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FWe'd (133211@1)cruise the seas for A-merican gold G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) (*) We'd fire no guns, shed no tears C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FBut (133211@1)I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier * * G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)last of Barrett's Priva-teers C (x32010@1) * G (320003@1) COn (x32010@1)the ninety-sixth day we sailed a-gain * F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) (*) How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) * When a bloody great Yankee hove in sight * * G (320003@1) CWith (x32010@1)our cracked four-pounders, we made to fight G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) * FGod (133211@1)damn them all, I was told, C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FWe'd (133211@1)cruise the seas for A-merican gold G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) (*) We'd fire no guns, shed no tears C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FBut (133211@1)I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier * * G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)last of Barrett's Priva-teers C (x32010@1) * G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)Yankee lay low down with gold * F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) (*) How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) * She was broad and fat and loose in stays * * G (320003@1) CBut (x32010@1)to catch her took the Antelope two whole days G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) * FGod (133211@1)damn them all, I was told, C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FWe'd (133211@1)cruise the seas for A-merican gold G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) (*) We'd fire no guns, shed no tears C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FBut (133211@1)I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier * * G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)last of Barrett's Priva-teers C (x32010@1) * G (320003@1) CThen (x32010@1)at length we stood two cables a-way * F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) (*) How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) * Our cracked four-pounders made an awful din * * G (320003@1) CBut (x32010@1)with one fat ball the Yank stove us in G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) * FGod (133211@1)damn them all, I was told, C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FWe'd (133211@1)cruise the seas for A-merican gold G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) (*) We'd fire no guns, shed no tears C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FBut (133211@1)I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier * * G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)last of Barrett's Priva-teers C (x32010@1) * G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)Antelope shook and pitched on her side * F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) (*) How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) * Barrett was smashed like a bowl of eggs * * G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)the main-truck carried off both me legs G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) * FGod (133211@1)damn them all, I was told, C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FWe'd (133211@1)cruise the seas for A-merican gold G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) (*) We'd fire no guns, shed no tears C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FBut (133211@1)I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier * * G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)last of Barrett's Priva-teers C (x32010@1) * G (320003@1) CSo (x32010@1)here I lay in me twenty-third year * F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) (*) How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) * It's been six years since we sailed a-way * * G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)I just made Halifax yester-day G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) * FGod (133211@1)damn them all, I was told, C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FWe'd (133211@1)cruise the seas for A-merican gold G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) (*) We'd fire no guns, shed no tears C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FBut (133211@1)I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier * * G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)last of Barrett's Priva-teers SYMBOLS: - Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord - Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure - Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
