Intro:
Dm (xx0231@1)            
Gather weary traveller
Gm (355333@1)             DmI (xx0231@1)have a tale to tell
Gm (355333@1)         
It might just save your life
         Abut (x02220@1)only if you listen well
    Dmfor (xx0231@1)There before the breakers 
    Gm (355333@1)            Aand (x02220@1)just around the way
A(strum once)
There's a sign
A(strum once)
That says beware
    A     Gm F E      Dm (play variations of dm moving up the fret Board)
THE BEAST OF PIRATE'S BAY

Verse1
DmSome (xx0231@1)say he's a guppi
Gma (355333@1)kid threw in the sea
   Dmhe (xx0231@1)ate so many sailors 
         Anow (x02220@1)he's bigger than a tree
     Dmhis (xx0231@1)teeth as sharp as scissors
     Gmhis (355333@1)claws they are like knives
    A (x02220@1)               Aand (x02220@1)if you think he's ugly
         A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1)    Dm (xx0231@1) 
wait til you see his insides!

chorus:
DmOh (xx0231@1)dont you sail 

and dont you row
Gmcertainly (355333@1)dont you swim
      Dmcause (xx0231@1)if you aren't careful
           Ayou'll (x02220@1)end up inside of him
DmHe'll (xx0231@1)eat you up and spit you out
GmYou (355333@1)better stay away
A (x02220@1)                AHead (x02220@1)the sign that says beware
    A (x02220@1)   GmF  E (022100@1)  Dmthe (xx0231@1)beast of pirates bay

Verse 2

Chorus

verse 3

chorus

verse 4

chorus

(Sad bit):
DmWell (xx0231@1)now the tavern's empty 
         Gm (355333@1)         Dmand (xx0231@1)it's only you and me.
    Dm (xx0231@1)             
and if you care i'd like to share 
    Gm (355333@1)              Ahow (x02220@1)this song came to be
   Dm (xx0231@1)
so come a little closer
       Gm (355333@1)            AIf (x02220@1)you really want to know.
    A (x02220@1)          A (x02220@1)Thi very sad and woefull tale 
  A (x02220@1)    GmF    E (022100@1)happened so long ago...
Dm (xx0231@1)                                Gm (355333@1)             Dmwell (xx0231@1)i was just a little boy when i came to pirate's bay
    Gm (355333@1)                              Aand (x02220@1)there i found a creature that was very much dismayed
       Dm (xx0231@1)                            Gm (355333@1)               Awith (x02220@1)a harpoon in his dorsel fin and a hook stuck in it's side
      A (x02220@1)              A (x02220@1)             A (x02220@1)  GmF  E (022100@1) Dm\this (xx0231@1)mighty whale was in such pain we both began to cry 
   Dm (xx0231@1)         DmI (xx0231@1)PUSHED and I shoved!
    Gm (355333@1)          Abut (x02220@1)he wouldnt give way.
 DmInto (xx0231@1)the deeper waters
        Gm (355333@1)            Aoff (x02220@1)our shallow pirates bay
    Dm (xx0231@1)         
all i could do to help him
       Gm (355333@1)        Awas (x02220@1)to keep people away.
     Aso (x02220@1)i wrote a sign 
     Athat (x02220@1)said beware
    A (x02220@1)   GmF  E (022100@1)  Dmthe (xx0231@1)beast of pirates bay!
NC
WHAT DID IT SAY?
Dmdont (xx0231@1)you sail and dont you row
Gmcertainly (355333@1)dont you swim
Dm (xx0231@1)                                  Gm (355333@1)         Acause (x02220@1)if you arent careful you'll end up inside of him
Dm (xx0231@1)        
he'll eat you up he'll spit you out
Gmyou (355333@1)better stay away
A (x02220@1)                AHEED (x02220@1)THE SIGN THAT SAYS BEWARE
     A#HELL (x1333x@1)I SHOULD KNOW I PUT IT THERE
A (x02220@1)                AHEED (x02220@1)THE SIGN THAT SAYS BEWARE
      ATHE (x02220@1)BEAST
GmOF (355333@1)F (133211@1)EPI-RATE'S (022100@1)
Dm (xx0231@1)
BAY!
 ending: Dm (strum) A(hit once) Dm(hit once)

The timing is the trouble with this, as with all voltaire songs. I think this is 
accurate. if not correct it. but dont correct it into a different key cos thats just pedantic.