Pirate Song
AlestormVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Though you see me now a mere ghost of a man
I once had the heart of a lion
Commanded my ship between many a shore
The ol Jolly Roger a-flyin
Mine was a name that struck fear into men
And regret into plenty of lasses
Oh how I wish I could take back those days
As I stare at these empty beer-glasses
And I think of the times past when I had it all
I toyed with mens wives and their daughters
And in my pursuit of this ill-gotten wealth
I stabbed and I slashed and I slaughtered
And for what? The men that Ive fought
Are matched by the number of women Ive bought
And for what? Ive killed and Ive shot
And reddened the cold tears of children with blood
And if I could go back and make my amends
Id make all those mistakes again
Id kill every last one of those bastards, my friend
REPEAT INTRO-
My ship was the last sight that many would see
As we narrowed the gap with our quarry
The sound of the cannons and splintering wood
Would herald our paths into glory
We seized all the bounty and scuppered the ship
Our hearts hadnt time for the wounded
I took my share and the crew got the rest
And on into port we then bounded
Life has many pleasures, and we had our fill
Of food and of wenches and beer
When wed tired of the port or had drunken it dry
The time to set sail would come near
And for what? We heeded no law
Made other men suffer so we could have more
And for what? We lived every day
With the noose of the hangman a hairs breadth away
And if I could go back and make my amends
Id make all those mistakes again
Id kill every last one of those bastards, my friend
ACCORDIAN PART (in single notes NOT CHORDS)
(RH= right hand LH= left hand __= hold note)
RH-
LH-
RH-
LH-
RH-
LH-
RH-
LH- _______________ _______________
GTR/KYBD/GTR/KYBD
(CHORDS)
REPEAT ACCORDIAN PART
Oh I have seen wonders youd never have dreamed
And taken my fair share I must say
Holds full of booty I happily seized
From crews who would not see a new day
Spanish gold came and went, gem stones got sold
But I knew more lay on the horizon
Yet the beer was too good and the gals were too sweet
And now in my old age its gone
These memories were bought with the lives of good men
A price that I paid without scruple
So many souls suffered so I could get drunk
And swagger from brothel to brothel
And for what? Its been many years
Yet the screams of the vanquished still ring in my ears
And for what? Ive blood on my hands
I wait for my place in the halls of the damned
And if I could go back and make my amends
Id make all those mistakes again
Id kill every last one of those bastards my friend
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Readable chord sheet for Pirate Song by Alestorm
[Ab5] [B5] [F#5] [C#]
[Ab5] [B5] [F#] [C#]
[Ab5] [B5] [F#5] [C#]
[Ab5] [B5] [B5] [F#] [Ab5]
Though [Ab5]you see me now a mere [B5]ghost of a man
I [F#5]once had the heart of a [C#]lion
Com[Ab5]manded my ship between [B5]many a shore
The [F#5]ol Jolly Roger a-[C#]flyin
[Ab5]Mine was a name that struck [B5]fear into men
And re[F#5]gret into plenty of [C#]lasses
[Ab5]Oh how I wish I could [B5]take back those days
As I [F#5]stare at these empty beer-[C#]glasses
And I [B]think of the times past when [Ebm]I had it all
I [C#]toyed with mens wives and their [Ab5]daughters
And [B]in my pursuit of this [Ebm]ill-gotten wealth
I [C#]stabbed and I slashed and I [Eb]slaughtered
And for [Ab5]what? The [E5]men that Ive fought
Are [F#5]matched by the number of [C#]women Ive bought
And for [Ab5]what? Ive [E5]killed and Ive shot
And [F#5]reddened the cold tears of [F#]children with blood
And [Ab5]if I could [F#]go back and [B5]make my a[C#5]mends
Id [B5]make all those [F#5]mistakes [Ab5]again
Id kill [B5]every last [F#]one of those [Eb]bastards, my [Ab5]friend
REPEAT INTRO- [Ab5] [B5] [F#5] [C#]
[Ab5] [B5] [F#] [C#]
[Ab5] [B5] [F#5] [C#]
[Ab5] [B5] [B5] [F#] [Ab5]
My [Ab5]ship was the last sight that [B5]many would see
As we [F#5]narrowed the gap with our [C#]quarry
The [Ab5]sound of the cannons and [B5]splintering wood
Would [F#5]herald our paths into [C#]glory
[Ab5]We seized all the bounty and [B5]scuppered the ship
Our [F#5]hearts hadnt time for the [C#]wounded
[Ab5]I took my share and the [B5]crew got the rest
And [F#5]on into port we then [C#]bounded
Life [B]has many pleasures, and [Ebm]we had our fill
Of [C#]food and of wenches and [Ab5]beer
When wed [B]tired of the port or had [Ebm]drunken it dry
The [C#]time to set sail would come [Eb]near
And for [Ab5]what? We [E5]heeded no law
Made [F#5]other men suffer so [C#]we could have more
And for [Ab5]what? We [E5]lived every day
With the [F#5]noose of the hangman a [F#]hairs breadth away
And [Ab5]if I could [F#]go back and [B5]make my a[C#]mends
Id [B5]make all those [F#]mistakes a[Ab5]gain
Id kill [B5]every last [F#]one of those [Eb]bastards, my [Ab5]friend
ACCORDIAN PART (in single notes NOT CHORDS)
(RH= right hand LH= left hand __= hold note)
RH- [C#] [Eb] [E] [Eb] [C#] [Eb] [C#] [B]
LH- [C#] [C#] [C#] [C#] [C#] [C#] [C#] [C#]
RH- [C#] [Eb] [E] [Eb] [E] [F#] [E] [Eb]
LH- [C#] [C#] [C#] [C#] [C#] [B] [B] [B]
RH- [C#] [Eb] [E] [Eb] [C#] [Eb] [C#] [B]
LH- [C#] [C#] [C#] [C#] [C#] [C#] [C#] [C#]
RH- [E] [B] [E] [Ab] [F#] [E] [F#] [C#] [F#] [Bb] [Ab] [F#]
LH- [E]_______________ [F#]_______________
GTR/KYBD/GTR/KYBD
(CHORDS)
[Ab5] [B5] [F#5] [C#]
[Ab5] [B5] [F#5] [C#]
[Ab5] [B5] [F#5] [C#]
[Ab5] [B5] [F#5] [C#]
REPEAT ACCORDIAN PART
Oh [Ab5]I have seen wonders youd [B5]never have dreamed
And [F#5]taken my fair share I [C#]must say
[Ab5]Holds full of booty I [B5]happily seized
From [F#5]crews who would not see a [C#]new day
Spanish [Ab5]gold came and went, [B5]gem stones got sold
But I [F#5]knew more lay on the hor[C#]izon
Yet the [Ab5]beer was too good and the [B5]gals were too sweet
And [F#5]now in my old age its [C#]gone
These [B]memories were bought with the [Ebm]lives of good men
A [C#]price that I paid without [Ab5]scruple
So [B]many souls suffered so [Ebm]I could get drunk
And [C#]swagger from brothel to [Eb]brothel
And for [Ab5]what? Its [E5]been many years
Yet the [F#5]screams of the vanquished still [C#]ring in my ears
And for [Ab5]what? Ive [E5]blood on my hands
I [F#5]wait for my place in the [F#]halls of the damned
And [Ab5]if I could [F#]go back and [B5]make my a[C#]mends
Id [B5]make all those [F#]mistakes [Ab5]again
Id kill [B5]every last [F#]one of those [Eb]bastards my [Ab5]friend