Alestorm - Pirate song
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PIRATE SONG- ALESTORM
(Black Sails at Midnight)
worked out by ear so might not be exactly 100% but the least it could be is 99%.
everything here sounds right but might not be exactly correct. i wrote this for
keyboard but it would proably be the same for guitar, as most of it is just power chords anyway.
INTRO- Ab5 B5 F#5 C#
Ab5 B5 F# C#
Ab5 B5 F#5 C#
Ab5 B5 B5 F# Ab5
Though Ab5you see me now a mere B5ghost of a man
I F#5once had the heart of a C#lion
ComAb5manded my ship between B5many a shore
The F#5ol’ Jolly Roger C#a-flyin
Ab5Mine was a name that struck B5fear into men
And reF#5gret into plenty of C#lasses
Ab5Oh how I wish I could B5take back those days
As I F#5stare at these empty beer-C#glasses
And I Bthink of the times past when EbmI had it all
I C#toyed with men’s wives and theiAb5r daughters
And Bin my pursuit of this Ebmill-gotten wealth
I C#stabbed and I slashed and I Ebslaughtered
And for Ab5what? The E5men that I’ve fought
Are F#5matched by the number of C#women I’ve bought
And for Ab5what? I’vE5e killed and I’ve shot
And F#5reddened the cold tears of F#children with blood
And Ab5if I could F#go back and B5make my aC#5mends
I’B5d make all thosF#5e mistakeAb5s again
I’d kilB5l every lasF#t one of thosEbe bastards, mAb5y friend
REPEAT INTRO- Ab5 B5 F#5 C#
Ab5 B5 F# C#
Ab5 B5 F#5 C#
Ab5 B5 B5 F# Ab5
My Ab5ship was the last sight that B5many would see
As we F#5narrowed the gap with our C#quarry
The Ab5sound of the cannons and B5splintering wood
Would F#5herald our paths into C#glory
Ab5We seized all the bounty and B5scuppered the ship
Our F#5hearts hadn’t time for thC#e wounded
Ab5I took my share and the B5crew got the rest
And F#5on into port we then C#bounded
Life Bhas many pleasures, and Ebmwe had our fill
Of C#food and of wenches and Ab5beer
When we’Bd tired of the port or haEbmd drunken it dry
The C#time to set sail would come Ebnear
And for Ab5what? We E5heeded no law
Made F#5other men suffer so C#we could have more
And for Ab5what? We E5lived every day
With the F#5noose of the hangman a F#hair’s breadth away
And Ab5if I could F#go back and B5make my aC#mends
I’B5d make all thosF#e mistakesAb5 again
I’d kilB5l every lasF#t one of thosEbe bastards, mAb5y friend
SOLOS:
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#_______________
MAIN SOLO- 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 Ab5I have seen wonders you’B5d never have dreamed
And F#5taken my fair share I C#must say
Ab5Holds full of booty I B5happily seized
From F#5crews who would not see a C#new day
Spanish Ab5gold came and went, B5gem stones got sold
But I F#5knew more lay on the horC#izon
Yet the Ab5beer was too good and the B5gals were too sweet
And F#5now in my old age it’C#s gone
These Bmemories were bought with the Ebmlives of good men
A C#price that I paid without Ab5scruple
So Bmany souls suffered so EbmI could get drunk
And C#swagger from brothel to Ebbrothel
And for Ab5what? It’E5s been many years
Yet the F#5screams of the vanquished still C#ring in my ears
And for Ab5what? I’vE5e blood on my hands
I F#5wait for my place in the F#halls of the damned
And Ab5if I could F#go back and B5make my aC#mends
I’B5d make all thosF#e mistakeAb5s again
I’d kilB5l every lasF#t one of thosEbe bastards mAb5y friend
i'll be uploading a cover soon as i learn the solo so keep an eye on
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