Chords for The Jolly Rogers - Numbers - Lyrics
Tempo:
161.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Em
B
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[D]
[Em]
Sixty set out from Cambridge, [G] all good men and true,
[D] On a gunship bound for glory [Em] with a young and wild crew.
[C] We'd charge in, make our stand, [G] and we'd see victory,
[C] But when we'd won our first battle, there [B] were only fifty-three.
[Em] More died from infection, [G] despite the surgeon's tricks,
[D] That brought our bold and fearless [Em] crew down to forty-six.
[C] We then sailed away, [G] thinking we had seen the worst,
But [C] we steered her back around [B] when we heard a cannon's burst.
[C] Second fight that day, [G] and our luck was fading fast,
[A] Though we'd stayed [G] afloat, we'd [F] lost most of our main mass.
[C] We were now adrift and [Am] very glad to be alive,
[G] Though I must admit our crew was [Em] now [B] down to thirty-five.
[Em] Most of the food was ruined [G] from the salt sea down below,
[D] But we didn't fear till the [Em] water started running low,
[C] With our bold and hardy crew, [G] just a fortnight out to sea.
[C] The cruel sea had taken [B] twelve, and we were twenty-three.
[Em] Four more days had passed when we [G] caught sight of a gale,
[D] We were sucking rain from the [Em] rags that used to be our sail.
[C] Another week adrift [G] was the worst I'd ever seen,
[C] Our beleaguered crew was now [B] down to just seventeen.
[C] The first mate started screaming [G] and set the deck alight,
[Am] We tried to restrain him, [F] but he had a madman's fight.
[C] When we stopped him, he just [Am] hummed, it'll all be fine,
[Em] But by then our battered crew [B] was no more than nine.
From nine we went to seven, [G] from seven down to three,
[D] That cabin boy, that carpenter, [Em] and the po-son, that was me.
[C] We all sat there on the deck, [G] though none of us could speak,
[C] We should be keeping watch, [B] but we were all too weak.
The cabin boy was curled up in [G] a corner all alone,
[D] The carpenter was muttering [Em] and gnawing on a bone.
[C] I just kept on laughing, cause [G] I knew I'd lost my grip,
[C] As we were taken one by one [B] to the rescue ship.
Never go to sea me boys, [G] never leave the land,
[A] For once you're out to sea, it doesn't [F] matter what you plan.
[C] Your life lies in the mercy of the sea, heartless and cruel,
[G] So you'll stay ashore unless you [B] truly are fooled.
[E] We survived that awful trip, [G] I'm the last one of my crew,
[D] The others locked in their own mines, [Em] their voyage never through.
[C] So listen to me lads, before you [G] take your hellish trip,
Man belongs [A] upon the ground, [Em] not on some goddamn [E] ship.
[Em]
[D]
[Em]
Sixty set out from Cambridge, [G] all good men and true,
[D] On a gunship bound for glory [Em] with a young and wild crew.
[C] We'd charge in, make our stand, [G] and we'd see victory,
[C] But when we'd won our first battle, there [B] were only fifty-three.
[Em] More died from infection, [G] despite the surgeon's tricks,
[D] That brought our bold and fearless [Em] crew down to forty-six.
[C] We then sailed away, [G] thinking we had seen the worst,
But [C] we steered her back around [B] when we heard a cannon's burst.
[C] Second fight that day, [G] and our luck was fading fast,
[A] Though we'd stayed [G] afloat, we'd [F] lost most of our main mass.
[C] We were now adrift and [Am] very glad to be alive,
[G] Though I must admit our crew was [Em] now [B] down to thirty-five.
[Em] Most of the food was ruined [G] from the salt sea down below,
[D] But we didn't fear till the [Em] water started running low,
[C] With our bold and hardy crew, [G] just a fortnight out to sea.
[C] The cruel sea had taken [B] twelve, and we were twenty-three.
[Em] Four more days had passed when we [G] caught sight of a gale,
[D] We were sucking rain from the [Em] rags that used to be our sail.
[C] Another week adrift [G] was the worst I'd ever seen,
[C] Our beleaguered crew was now [B] down to just seventeen.
[C] The first mate started screaming [G] and set the deck alight,
[Am] We tried to restrain him, [F] but he had a madman's fight.
[C] When we stopped him, he just [Am] hummed, it'll all be fine,
[Em] But by then our battered crew [B] was no more than nine.
From nine we went to seven, [G] from seven down to three,
[D] That cabin boy, that carpenter, [Em] and the po-son, that was me.
[C] We all sat there on the deck, [G] though none of us could speak,
[C] We should be keeping watch, [B] but we were all too weak.
The cabin boy was curled up in [G] a corner all alone,
[D] The carpenter was muttering [Em] and gnawing on a bone.
[C] I just kept on laughing, cause [G] I knew I'd lost my grip,
[C] As we were taken one by one [B] to the rescue ship.
Never go to sea me boys, [G] never leave the land,
[A] For once you're out to sea, it doesn't [F] matter what you plan.
[C] Your life lies in the mercy of the sea, heartless and cruel,
[G] So you'll stay ashore unless you [B] truly are fooled.
[E] We survived that awful trip, [G] I'm the last one of my crew,
[D] The others locked in their own mines, [Em] their voyage never through.
[C] So listen to me lads, before you [G] take your hellish trip,
Man belongs [A] upon the ground, [Em] not on some goddamn [E] ship.
[Em]
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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Sixty set out from Cambridge, [G] all good men and true,
_ [D] On a gunship bound for glory [Em] with a young and wild crew.
_ _ [C] We'd charge in, make our stand, [G] and we'd see victory,
_ _ [C] But when we'd won our first battle, there [B] were only fifty-three.
_ _ [Em] More died from infection, _ _ [G] despite the _ surgeon's tricks,
_ [D] That brought our bold and fearless [Em] crew down to forty-six.
_ [C] We then sailed away, [G] thinking we had seen the worst,
But [C] we steered her back around [B] when we heard a cannon's burst.
[C] _ Second fight that day, [G] and our luck was fading fast,
_ [A] Though we'd stayed [G] afloat, we'd [F] lost most of our main mass.
[C] We were now adrift and [Am] very glad to be _ alive,
[G] Though I must admit our crew was [Em] now [B] down to thirty-five.
_ _ [Em] _ Most of the food was ruined [G] from the salt sea down below,
[D] But we didn't fear till the [Em] water started running low,
_ [C] With our bold and hardy crew, [G] just a fortnight out to sea.
_ [C] The cruel sea had taken [B] twelve, and we were twenty-three.
_ _ [Em] _ Four more days had passed when we [G] caught sight of a gale,
[D] We were sucking rain from the [Em] rags that used to be our sail.
_ [C] _ Another week adrift [G] was the worst I'd ever seen,
[C] Our beleaguered crew was now [B] down to just _ seventeen.
_ _ [C] The first mate started screaming [G] and set the deck alight,
[Am] We tried to _ restrain him, [F] but he had a madman's fight.
_ [C] When we stopped him, he just [Am] hummed, it'll all be fine,
_ [Em] But by then our battered crew [B] was no more than nine.
From nine we went to seven, _ [G] from seven down to three,
_ [D] That cabin boy, that carpenter, [Em] and the po-son, that was me.
_ _ [C] We all sat there on the deck, [G] though none of us could speak,
_ [C] We should be keeping watch, [B] but we were all too weak.
The cabin boy was curled up in [G] a corner all alone,
_ [D] The carpenter was muttering [Em] and gnawing on a bone.
_ _ [C] I just kept on laughing, cause [G] I knew I'd lost my grip,
_ [C] As we were taken one by one [B] to the rescue _ ship.
_ Never go to sea me boys, [G] never leave the land,
[A] For once you're out to sea, it doesn't [F] matter what you plan.
_ _ [C] Your life lies in the mercy of the sea, heartless and cruel,
_ [G] So you'll stay ashore unless you [B] truly are _ fooled.
[E] We _ survived that awful trip, [G] I'm the last one of my crew,
_ _ [D] The others locked in their own mines, [Em] their voyage never through.
_ _ [C] So listen to me lads, before you [G] take your hellish trip,
_ _ _ Man belongs [A] upon the ground, [Em] not on some goddamn [E] ship. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Sixty set out from Cambridge, [G] all good men and true,
_ [D] On a gunship bound for glory [Em] with a young and wild crew.
_ _ [C] We'd charge in, make our stand, [G] and we'd see victory,
_ _ [C] But when we'd won our first battle, there [B] were only fifty-three.
_ _ [Em] More died from infection, _ _ [G] despite the _ surgeon's tricks,
_ [D] That brought our bold and fearless [Em] crew down to forty-six.
_ [C] We then sailed away, [G] thinking we had seen the worst,
But [C] we steered her back around [B] when we heard a cannon's burst.
[C] _ Second fight that day, [G] and our luck was fading fast,
_ [A] Though we'd stayed [G] afloat, we'd [F] lost most of our main mass.
[C] We were now adrift and [Am] very glad to be _ alive,
[G] Though I must admit our crew was [Em] now [B] down to thirty-five.
_ _ [Em] _ Most of the food was ruined [G] from the salt sea down below,
[D] But we didn't fear till the [Em] water started running low,
_ [C] With our bold and hardy crew, [G] just a fortnight out to sea.
_ [C] The cruel sea had taken [B] twelve, and we were twenty-three.
_ _ [Em] _ Four more days had passed when we [G] caught sight of a gale,
[D] We were sucking rain from the [Em] rags that used to be our sail.
_ [C] _ Another week adrift [G] was the worst I'd ever seen,
[C] Our beleaguered crew was now [B] down to just _ seventeen.
_ _ [C] The first mate started screaming [G] and set the deck alight,
[Am] We tried to _ restrain him, [F] but he had a madman's fight.
_ [C] When we stopped him, he just [Am] hummed, it'll all be fine,
_ [Em] But by then our battered crew [B] was no more than nine.
From nine we went to seven, _ [G] from seven down to three,
_ [D] That cabin boy, that carpenter, [Em] and the po-son, that was me.
_ _ [C] We all sat there on the deck, [G] though none of us could speak,
_ [C] We should be keeping watch, [B] but we were all too weak.
The cabin boy was curled up in [G] a corner all alone,
_ [D] The carpenter was muttering [Em] and gnawing on a bone.
_ _ [C] I just kept on laughing, cause [G] I knew I'd lost my grip,
_ [C] As we were taken one by one [B] to the rescue _ ship.
_ Never go to sea me boys, [G] never leave the land,
[A] For once you're out to sea, it doesn't [F] matter what you plan.
_ _ [C] Your life lies in the mercy of the sea, heartless and cruel,
_ [G] So you'll stay ashore unless you [B] truly are _ fooled.
[E] We _ survived that awful trip, [G] I'm the last one of my crew,
_ _ [D] The others locked in their own mines, [Em] their voyage never through.
_ _ [C] So listen to me lads, before you [G] take your hellish trip,
_ _ _ Man belongs [A] upon the ground, [Em] not on some goddamn [E] ship. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _