The Story Of Benjamin Darling Part 1

[C#m]On a brig loaded with timber headed for the north Maine coast,
They took on some ro[Abm]ugh seas.
[C#m]The captain and his slave fought back the heavy waves,
But they were threate[Abm]ning to break her [A]up so bad[E]ly.      [B]

[C#m]See two days before they left the outer banks,
And made good time up to Bos[Abm]ton.
[C#m]But just north of Essex the sky grew dark,
He missed his mark he was mak[Abm]ing,
And lif[B]e can change so fas[E]t.

The ca[B]ptain had seen many a d[A]ay,
When t[B]he winds blew and the waters ra[A]ged.
But it[B] was just a part of the life he m[A]ade for himself,
Runnin[A]g the coast of New Engla[E]nd.

The sh[C#m]ip heaved and cracked,
Threw the men on their backs as the water came ru[Abm]shing in.
The cap[C#m]tain fought hard yet.
He yelled above the splintering wreck, I have done you [Abm]wrong son.
[A]I should be forsaken f[E]or what I have d[B]one.

[A]But Ben reached a timber to stay a[C#m]float.
[A]He grabbed the captain's braided [C#m]coat.
[A]He swam him to the nearest shore.
[A]Dragged him up 'til he couldn't pull no more,
[A]And left him breathin', yeah lef[C#m]t him breath[B]in' [E]dry.
[B]The captain said in a[A]ll my days,
[B]I have never seen anybody s[A]ave the very [B]person who kept him [A]enslaved.
[A]God damn it Ben, you should have your f[E]reedom
For what you have do[B]ne.

[C#m]Heyyyy[Abm]y        [C#m] Heyyyy[Abm]y
And I s[A]hould be fo[E]rsaken for what I have [B]done.

[C#m]Somewhere off the Maine coast,
At the mouth of the New Meadows River there's an i[Abm]sland,
Where a maroon[C#m]ed man lived out his life quietly under tied and sky.
Never forgetti[Abm]ng when the se[B]a rose up so [E]high.

[B]The captain said in all my da[A]ys,
I have never s[B]een anybody s[A]ave the very p[B]erson who kept him en[A]slaved.
[A]God damn it Ben, you should have your fre[E]edom
For what you have done.[B]

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