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 [Ab5]you see me now a mere [B5]ghost of a man
I [F#5]once had the heart of a [C#]lion
Com[Ab5]manded my ship between [B5]many a shore
The [F#5]ol? Jolly Roger a-[C#]flyin
[Ab5]Mine was a name that struck [B5]fear into men
And re[F#5]gret into plenty of [C#]lasses
[Ab5]Oh how I wish I could [B5]take back those days
As I [F#5]stare at these empty beer-[C#]glasses
And I [B]think of the times past when [Ebm]I had it all
I [C#]toyed with men?s wives and their [Ab5]daughters
And [B]in my pursuit of this [Ebm]ill-gotten wealth
I [C#]stabbed and I slashed and I [Eb]slaughtered
And for [Ab5]what? The [E5]men that I?ve fought
Are [F#5]matched by the number of [C#]women I?ve bought
And for [Ab5]what? I?ve [E5]killed and I?ve shot
And [F#5]reddened the cold tears of [F#]children with blood
And [Ab5]if I could [F#]go back and [B5]make my a[C#5]mends
I?d [B5]make all those [F#5]mistakes [Ab5]again
I?d kill [B5]every last [F#]one of those [Eb]bastards, my [Ab5]friend
REPEAT INTRO- Ab5 B5 F#5 C#
[Ab5] [B5] [F#] [C#]
[Ab5] [B5] [F#5] [C#]
[Ab5] [B5] [B5] [F#] [Ab5]
My [Ab5]ship was the last sight that [B5]many would see
As we [F#5]narrowed the gap with our [C#]quarry
The [Ab5]sound of the cannons and [B5]splintering wood
Would [F#5]herald our paths into [C#]glory
[Ab5]We seized all the bounty and [B5]scuppered the ship
Our [F#5]hearts hadn?t time for the [C#]wounded
[Ab5]I took my share and the [B5]crew got the rest
And [F#5]on into port we then [C#]bounded
Life [B]has many pleasures, and [Ebm]we had our fill
Of [C#]food and of wenches and [Ab5]beer
When we?d [B]tired of the port or had [Ebm]drunken it dry
The [C#]time to set sail would come [Eb]near
And for [Ab5]what? We [E5]heeded no law
Made [F#5]other men suffer so [C#]we could have more
And for [Ab5]what? We [E5]lived every day
With the [F#5]noose of the hangman a [F#]hair?s breadth away
And [Ab5]if I could [F#]go back and [B5]make my a[C#]mends
I?d [B5]make all those [F#]mistakes a[Ab5]gain
I?d kill [B5]every last [F#]one of those [Eb]bastards, my [Ab5]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 [Ab5]I have seen wonders you?d [B5]never have dreamed
And [F#5]taken my fair share I [C#]must say
[Ab5]Holds full of booty I [B5]happily seized
From [F#5]crews who would not see a [C#]new day
Spanish [Ab5]gold came and went, [B5]gem stones got sold
But I [F#5]knew more lay on the hor[C#]izon
Yet the [Ab5]beer was too good and the [B5]gals were too sweet
And [F#5]now in my old age it?s [C#]gone
These [B]memories were bought with the [Ebm]lives of good men
A [C#]price that I paid without [Ab5]scruple
So [B]many souls suffered so [Ebm]I could get drunk
And [C#]swagger from brothel to [Eb]brothel
And for [Ab5]what? It?s [E5]been many years
Yet the [F#5]screams of the vanquished still [C#]ring in my ears
And for [Ab5]what? I?ve [E5]blood on my hands
I [F#5]wait for my place in the [F#]halls of the damned
And [Ab5]if I could [F#]go back and [B5]make my a[C#]mends
I?d [B5]make all those [F#]mistakes [Ab5]again
I?d kill [B5]every last [F#]one of those [Eb]bastards my [Ab5]friend
i'll be uploading a cover soon as i learn the solo so keep an eye on
www.youtube.com/user/lolololni
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