Barretts Privateers Chords

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Oh the Cyear was seventeen-Gseventy-Ceight

How I Cwish I Fwas in CSherbrooke Gnow.

A Cletter of Gmarque came Cfrom the Cking

To the Cscummiest vessel I'd Gever Fseen

GodGdamn them Call

CI was Ftold

We'd Ccruse the Fseas for AmCerican Fgold

We'd Gfire no Cguns

GShed no Ftears

I'm a Cbroken Fman on a CHalifax Fpier

The Flast of FBarrett's GprivaCteers

Oh CEuclid Barrett Gcried the Ctown

How I Cwish I Fwas in CSherbrooke Gnow

For Ctwenty brave Gmen, all Cfishermen, Cwho

Would Cmake for him the GAntelope's Fcrew

GodGdamn them Call

CI was Ftold

We'd Ccruse the Fseas for AmCerican Fgold

We'd Gfire no Cguns

GShed no Ftears

I'm a Cbroken Fman on a CHalifax Fpier

The Flast of FBarrett's GprivaCteers

The CAntelope sloop was a Gsickening Csight

How I Cwish I Fwas in CSherbrooke Gnow

She'd a-Clist to the port and her Gsails in Crags

And the Ccook in the Cscuppers with the Gstaggers and Fjags

GodGdamn them Call

CI was Ftold

We'd Ccruse the Fseas for AmCerican Fgold

We'd Gfire no Cguns

GShed no Ftears

I'm a Cbroken Fman on a CHalifax Fpier

The Flast of FBarrett's GprivaCteers

On the Cking's birthday we Gput to Csea

How I Cwish I Fwas in CSherbrooke Gnow

We were Cninty-one days toG MontegoC Bay

CPumping like Cmadmen Gall the Fway

GodGdamn them Call

CI was Ftold

We'd Ccruse the Fseas for AmCerican Fgold

We'd Gfire no Cguns

GShed no Ftears

I'm a Cbroken Fman on a CHalifax Fpier

The Flast of FBarrett's GprivaCteers

On the Cninethy-sixth day we Gsailed aCgain

How I Cwish I Fwas in CSherbrooke Gnow

When a Cbloody great Yankee Ghove in Csight

With our Ccracked four-Cpounders, we Gmade to Ffight

GodGdamn them Call

CI was Ftold

We'd Ccruse the Fseas for AmCerican Fgold

We'd Gfire no Cguns

GShed no Ftears

I'm a Cbroken Fman on a CHalifax Fpier

The Flast of FBarrett's GprivaCteers

The CYankee lay low Gdown with Cgold

How I Cwish I Fwas in CSherbrooke Gnow

She was Cbroad and fat and Gloose with Cstays

But to Ccatch her took the CAntelope Gtwo whole Fdays

GodGdamn them Call

CI was Ftold

We'd Ccruse the Fseas for AmCerican Fgold

We'd Gfire no Cguns

GShed no Ftears

I'm a Cbroken Fman on a CHalifax Fpier

The Flast of FBarrett's GprivaCteers

Then at Clength we stood two Gcables aCway

How I Cwish I Fwas in CSherbrooke Gnow

Our Ccracked four-pounders made an Gaweful Cdin

But with Cone fat Cball the Yank Gstove us Fin

GodGdamn them Call

CI was Ftold

We'd Ccruse the Fseas for AmCerican Fgold

We'd Gfire no Cguns

GShed no Ftears

I'm a Cbroken Fman on a CHalifax Fpier

The Flast of FBarrett's GprivaCteers

The CAntelope shook and Gpitched on her Cside

How I Cwish I Fwas in CSherbrooke Gnow

CBarrett was Csmashed like a Gbowl of Ceggs

And the Cmain truck Ccarried off Gboth me Flegs

GodGdamn them Call

CI was Ftold

We'd Ccruse the Fseas for AmCerican Fgold

We'd Gfire no Cguns

GShed no Ftears

I'm a Cbroken Fman on a CHalifax Fpier

The Flast of FBarrett's GprivaCteers

So Chere I lay in the Gtwenty-third Cyear

How I Cwish I Fwas in CSherbrooke Gnow

It's Cbeen six Cyears since we Gsailed Caway

And I Cjust made CHalifax GyesterFday

GodGdamn them Call

CI was Ftold

We'd Ccruse the Fseas for AmCerican Fgold

We'd Gfire no Cguns

GShed no Ftears

I'm a Cbroken Fman on a CHalifax Fpier

The Flast of FBarrett's GprivaCteers

Slowly:

CI'm a bFroken manC on a HaFlifax pier (hold it)

The Flast of FBarrett's GprivaCteeeeeerrrrssss (go wild on the C)