Ye Banished Privateers - Sticks and stones

I ^Emused to be a beggar man, ^Dliving on the streets, ^Ambeggin' all the ^Cbetter men, to ^Bhelp me get a meal. But ^Emhere's the thing with better men, ^Dthey're best at being mean. So ^CI got fed with sticks and stones, that broke me ^Bbones.

So ^EmI became a wicker man, to ^Dlearn an honest trade, ^Amasking all the ^Cbetter men to ^Bbuy what I had made. But ^Emhere's the thing with better men, they're ^Dgood at being cheap So ^CI got payed in kicks and spits, and ^Bsticks and stones that broke me bones.

^EmSick of the receiving end, I ^Ddonned the headsman's hood, ^AmRum drunk and with ^Csword in hand, some ^Bjustice serve I would. But ^Emhere's the thing with better men, they ^Dnever lie quite still, So ^CI got served with rotten eggs, and ^Bkicks and spits, and ^Bsticks and stones, that broke me bones.

Then ^EmI become a mariner, in the ^Dnavy I enrolled ^AmI learned from ranking ^Cbetter men, to ^Bdo as I've been told. But ^Emhere's the thing with better men, it's ^Dhard to make them pleased, So ^Call I got was chains and rope and ^Brotten eggs, and ^Bkicks and spits, and ^Bsticks and stones, that broke me bones.

^EmI begged, I worked, I fought so hard To ^Dkeep my conscience clean But ^Amthere is always ^Cbetter men ^BWho will treat you mean ^EmHowever hard you try my friend You'll ^Dalways fall out short And ^Call you get is broken hope, and ^Bchains and rope, and ^Brotten eggs, and ^Bkicks and spits, and ^Bsticks and stones, that will break your bones!

^EmAaa^Daa^Amaaa^Caa^B..^Em. ^{D C B}Go to hell!

So ^Emnow I am a buccaneer that ^Dsail the seven seas, ^Ampreying on them ^Cbetter men for ^Briches I can seize. And ^Emif they think they're better still, I ^Dbring them to their knees, Then ^CI give them a taste of the old ^Bkeel and plank, and ^Bchains and rope, and ^Brotten eggs, and ^Bkicks and spits, and ^Bsticks and stones, that will break their bones!

^EmAaa^Daa^Amaaa^Caa^B..^Em. ^D Then ^CI give them a taste of the old ^Bkeel and plank, and ^Bchains and rope, and ^Brotten eggs, and ^Bkicks and spits, and ^Bsticks and stones, that will break their bones! Em