Fletcher Christian
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Sometimes I feel like Fletcher Christian
Staring out across the sea
Torn apart by duty's shackles
The twisted tongues of loyalty
Well I sucked hard on every pleasure
Till my head began to spin
He'll choose between the whip and feather
And that is where his crimes begin
Sometimes I feel like Fletcher Christian
In paradise with the tables turned
Yes, and I can feel the tattooist's needle
I feel my neck and ankles burn
Those South Sea isles are cold and barren
But this civil war's been good to me
Well, we took drugs and tore our uniforms
And gave our captain up to the sea
Sometimes I feel like Fletcher Christian
Twisting off the serpent's head
For the mutiny, I'll shoot the big one
Hot and hungry, far from home
Through the sun and sea, my skin is peeling
But it don't make the pictures fade
Those shapes and symbols, I know their meaning
The shameless riches from another world
If I return, they're sure to hang me
So I guess, I'll have to stay
And if I should croak out in the darkness
No one will know I've gone away.
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Readable chord sheet for Fletcher Christian by Mekons
[D]Sometimes I feel like [G]Fletcher Christian Staring out[D] across the [A]sea Torn apart[D] by duty's sh[G]ackles The twisted [D]tongues[A] of loyal[D]ty Well I sucked hard on every [G]pleasure Till my [D]head began to [A]spin He'll choose be[D]tween the whip and [G]feather And that is[D] where[A] his crimes [D]begin Sometimes I [G]feel like Fletcher [D]Christian In para[A]dise with the tables [D]turned Yes, and I can feel the tattooist's [G]needle I feel my [D]neck[A] and ankles [D]burn Those South Sea isles are cold and [G]barren But this civil [D]war's been good to [A]me Well, we took [D]drugs and tore our [G]uniforms And gave our [D]captain[A] up to the [D]sea Sometimes I [G]feel like Fletcher [D]Christian Twisting [A]off the serpent's [D]head For the mutiny, I'll shoot the [G]big one Hot and [D]hungry,[A] far from [D]home Through the sun and sea, my skin is [G]peeling But it don't [D]make the pictures [A]fade Those shapes and [D]symbols, I know their [G]meaning The shameless [D]riches[A] from another [D]world If I return, they're sure to [G]hang me So I [D]guess, I'll have to [A]stay And if I should [D]croak out in the dar[G]kness No one will [D]know[A] I've gone aw[D]ay.