Chords for Barrett's Privateers - Kimber's Men

Oh, the [Eb] year was _ _ 1778, I wish I was in Sherbrooke now.
[G] A letter from my King was going to be sent to lie by the sea,
but damn [E] them all.
I was told we'd cruise [Gb] the sea for an [Ab] American gold,
but by no means [Gb] shed no [Db] _ tears.
And I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier,
[Ab] the last of Barrett's _ _ _ privateers.
Oh, I'll [Cm] be barred and grinded [Eb] down,
I wish I was in Sherbrooke now.
But when they made [C] an office, _ [Ab] wouldn't make [Bb] for it,
the antelope flew, god damn them all.
I was [N] told we'd cruise the sea for an American gold,
but by no means shed no _ tears.
And I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier,
[G] the last of Barrett's [Gb] _
_ privateers.
[Db] _ Well, the antelope flew, but the sinking ensign,
I wish I [Ab] was in Sherbrooke now.
[E] In a little bit of [Eb] fun, to the sound of the ranks,
the [C] _ _ [F] magazine [Ab] jack got low.
I was [C] told we'd cruise the [Bb] sea for an American gold,
but by no means [Db] shed no _ _ tears.
And I'm a broken man on a [Eb] Halifax pier,
the [G] last of Barrett's _ _ [N] privateers.
On the King's birthday, we booked a seat,
I wish I was in [Eb] Sherbrooke _ now.
We were 91 days to [C] Otego Bay,
bumpy like Batman all the way,
god [Ab] damn them all.
I was told we'd cruise [N] the sea for an American gold,
but by no means shed [C] no _ tears.
And I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier,
the last of [Ab] Barrett's _ _ privateers.
On the 93rd day, we sailed again,
I wish I was in [Cm] Sherbrooke _ now.
[Db] When a bloody great [Ab] Yankee hovered in sight,
the Black Rampall bound us with a major fight,
god damn them all.
I was told we'd cruise the sea [Db] for an American gold,
but [Bb] by no means shed no _ [Ab] tears.
And I'm a broken man on a Halifax [Gb] pier,
the last of [Ab] Barrett's _ _ _ privateers.
Well, [C] the Yankee lay low [Bb] down in [Ab] gold,
I wish I was in [Eb] Sherbrooke _ now.
He would run back to Duluth in state,
but the gangsters began to loathe him all,
god damn [Ab] them all.
I was told we'd cruise the [Gb] sea for an American gold,
but [Gbm] by no means shed [Ebm] no _ _ tears.
And [Db] I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier,
the [Ab] last of Barrett's _ _ _ privateers.
[Eb] Well, at last we lay two cables away,
I wish I was in [Eb] Sherbrooke now.
A rank [G]-and-file bound us in an awful [Bb] dimmer,
one fat [Eb] folly, and still we're in,
god damn them [N] all.
I was told we'd cruise the sea for an American gold,
but by no means shed no [Db] _
tears.
And I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier,
the [Eb] last of Barrett's [Ab] _
_ privateers.
Well, the Yankee low, choking, pinched on spite,
I wish I was in Sherbrooke now.
[Ab] And it was smashed like a boulder,
the waves and the mead shook,
god damn the population,
god damn them all.
I [Eb] was told we'd cruise the sea for an American gold,
but by no means shed no [Db] tears.
_ And I'm a [Eb] broken man on a Halifax pier,
the last of [Ab] _ Barrett's _ _ [D] privateers.
Well, here I lay [F] in May 23rd,
in a hotel [Dbm] in Sherbrooke now.
[C] It's been 60 years since we sailed away,
and I just made out of bank [Bb] yesterday,
god damn them all.
I was told [G] we'd cruise the sea for [N] an American gold,
but by no means shed no _ _ [Db] tears.
And I'm a broken man on a [G] Halifax pier,
the [Eb] last of _ Barrett's _ [Ab] _ _ privateers. _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _