Barrett's Privateers - Alestorm
Oh the year was seventeen seventy eight How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now A letter of marque came from the King To the scummiest vessel I'dever seen God Damn them all I was told We'dcruise the seas for American gold We'dfire no guns shed no tears Now I'ma broken man on a Halifax pier The last of Barrett'sprivateers Oh Elcid Barrett cried the town How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now For twenty brave men all fishermen who Would make for him the Antelope'screw God Damn them all I was told We'dcruise the seas for American gold We'dfire no guns shed no tears Now I'ma broken man on a Halifax pier The last of Barrett'sprivateers The Antelope sloop was a sickening sight How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now She'da list to port and her sails in rags And a cook in the scuppers with staggers andjags God Damn them all I was told We'dcruise the seas for American gold We'dfire no guns shed no tears Now I'ma broken man on a Halifax pier The last of Barrett'sprivateers On the King'sbirthday we put to sea How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now We were ninetyonedays to Montego bay Pumping like madmen all the way God Damn them all I was told We'dcruise the seas for American gold We'dfire no guns shed no tears Now I'ma broken man on a Halifax pier The last of Barrett'sprivateers On the ninetysixthday we sailed again How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now When a bloody great Yankee hove in sight With our cracked fourpounderswe made to fight God Damn them all I was told We'dcruise the seas for American gold We'dfire no guns shed no tears Now I'ma broken man on a Halifax pier The last of Barrett'sprivateers The Yankee lay low down with gold How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now She was broad and fat and loose in the stays But to catch her took the Antelope two whole days God Damn them all I was told We'dcruise the seas for American gold We'dfire no guns shed no tears Now I'ma broken man on a Halifax pier The last of Barrett'sprivateers Then at length we stood two cables away How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now Our cracked fourpoundersmade an awful din But with one fat ball the Yank stove us in God Damn them all I was told We'dcruise the seas for American gold We'dfire no guns shed no tears Now I'ma broken man on a Halifax pier The last of Barrett'sprivateers The Antelope shook and pitched on her side How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now Barrett was smashed like a bowl of eggs And the maintruck carried off both me legs God Damn them all I was told We'dcruise the seas for American gold We'dfire no guns shed no tears Now I'ma broken man on a Halifax pier The last of Barrett'sprivateers So here I lay in my twentythirdyear How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now It'sbeen six years since we sailed away And I just made Halifax yesterday God Damn them all I was told We'dcruise the seas for American gold We'dfire no guns shed no tears Now I'ma broken man on a Halifax pier The last of Barrett'sprivateers Guitar score
Barrett's Privateers Artist: Alestorm
Capo: 0
Key: Ab
Difficulty：
Tempo: 109
Time Signature: 4/4
Hot: 102
Creation time: 2023-04-24 Barrett's Privateers Guitar Tab, arranged and transcribed by Chordance, complete with staff notation and numbered musical notation. The song was composed by and performed by Alestorm. This guitar tab is in the key of Ab and is a Beginner version, suitable for players at the Beginner level. A must-learn piece for guitar enthusiasts. Strum the guitar, open the piano, and experience the mood conveyed by Alestorm at that time～
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