Chords for The Longest Johns ~ The Last Bristolian Pirate at The Barrel Thornbury
Tempo:
161.95 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
B
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Oh, I used to be a [C] farmer, and I made a living [Em] fine.
I had a little stretch of land along the western line.
[N] The times were hard and though I tried, the money wasn't there.
And bankers came and took my land and told me, fair is fair.
I looked for every kind of job and the answer always, no.
Hi you now, they'd always laugh, we'd just let twenty go.
The government, [C] they promised me a measly little sum.
But I've got too much [A] pride to end up just another [D] bum.
[Gbm]
[Abm] And I said, [Eb] who gives a damn, if all the [C] jobs are gone.
I'm going to be a [Gm] pirate [A] on the River [D] [A]
[F] Severn.
[Bb]
[Ebm] [Em] Hey, [B] and it's a he, ho, hi ho, coming down the plains.
Stealing weeds and [D]
[A] barging along, and I'm crazy.
[F] And it's a ho, hey, hi, [D] hey, farmers for your doors.
[Db] When you see the [D] car, they've offered you [Am] on the Severn's [Ebm] high shore.
You think the [B] other farmers would know that I'm a bard.
But just the other day I [Gb] saw a suspect in charge.
[G] I snuck up right behind them, and they were none the wiser.
I ran their boat and sank it, and I stole the [Ab] fertilizer.
[Em] A jury just died of red wicks, and the mighty [Bm] killer.
Farmers put so much [Eb] fear in their stomachs, so I took [F] a whipper.
Cause they [B] know this tractor cac is hiding in the bay.
I'll come to break your [Bb] neck and call them sailor for [Db] fame.
Hey, [N] and it's a he, ho, hi, ho, coming down the plains.
Stealing weeds and [Gbm] barging along, and I'm crazy.
And it's a ho, hey, hi, hey, [D] farmers for your doors.
[Gbm] When you see the car, they've offered you on the Severn's [G] high shore.
[B] Well, this is the Josh, he chased me, he was always at my throat.
But he followed on the shoreline, but he [E] didn't own a boat.
But got back to our coming, and the tractor [G] lost his job.
And now he sails with us, and we [B] call him Salty Josh.
I'm from a sweet little soil, [Em] stone bones, and pleasant company.
I'll never pay [Abm] my income tax, or screw the VAT.
Sailing down my [Em] storm, a reelin' error of the seas.
If you [C] wanna get the test, go boys, you [A] gotta get by me.
[N]
And it's a he, ho, hi, [G] ho, coming down the plains.
Stealing [D] weeds and barging [A] along, and I'm crazy.
And it's a [Gbm] ho, hey, hi, hey, farmers for your [G] doors.
When you see the car, [D] they've offered you on the Severn's high [B] shore.
Well, pirate life's appealing, [Cm] but you don't just find it here.
I hear that [E] up in Yorkshire, I've found the [B] Buccaneers.
They roam around the Yorkshire Nails, [G] this is a ballet.
And you're bound to lose your plaque if you have [N] to pass the rate.
Well, winter is a-coming, and the chill is in the breeze.
My pirate days are over, and the rivers start to freeze.
Well, I'll [Gb] be back in springtime, and now I've got to fly.
[Ab] I hear there's lots of [A] blundering down in the Isle of Wight.
[N] And it's a he, ho, hi, ho, coming [B] down the plains.
Stealing weeds and barging along, and I'm [A] crazy.
[D] And it's a ho, hey, hi, hey, farmers for your doors.
When you see the Jolly Roger [B] on the Severn's mighty shores.
And it's a he, ho, hi, [Bm] ho, coming down the plains.
Stealing weeds and barging [Eb] along, and I'm crazy.
And it's a ho, hey, hi, hey, [G] farmers for your doors.
When you see [D] the Jolly Roger on the Severn's mighty shores.
When you [G] see the Jolly [D] Roger,
[G] [Ebm] on the [G] Severn's mighty shores.
Hey!
[N]
I had a little stretch of land along the western line.
[N] The times were hard and though I tried, the money wasn't there.
And bankers came and took my land and told me, fair is fair.
I looked for every kind of job and the answer always, no.
Hi you now, they'd always laugh, we'd just let twenty go.
The government, [C] they promised me a measly little sum.
But I've got too much [A] pride to end up just another [D] bum.
[Gbm]
[Abm] And I said, [Eb] who gives a damn, if all the [C] jobs are gone.
I'm going to be a [Gm] pirate [A] on the River [D] [A]
[F] Severn.
[Bb]
[Ebm] [Em] Hey, [B] and it's a he, ho, hi ho, coming down the plains.
Stealing weeds and [D]
[A] barging along, and I'm crazy.
[F] And it's a ho, hey, hi, [D] hey, farmers for your doors.
[Db] When you see the [D] car, they've offered you [Am] on the Severn's [Ebm] high shore.
You think the [B] other farmers would know that I'm a bard.
But just the other day I [Gb] saw a suspect in charge.
[G] I snuck up right behind them, and they were none the wiser.
I ran their boat and sank it, and I stole the [Ab] fertilizer.
[Em] A jury just died of red wicks, and the mighty [Bm] killer.
Farmers put so much [Eb] fear in their stomachs, so I took [F] a whipper.
Cause they [B] know this tractor cac is hiding in the bay.
I'll come to break your [Bb] neck and call them sailor for [Db] fame.
Hey, [N] and it's a he, ho, hi, ho, coming down the plains.
Stealing weeds and [Gbm] barging along, and I'm crazy.
And it's a ho, hey, hi, hey, [D] farmers for your doors.
[Gbm] When you see the car, they've offered you on the Severn's [G] high shore.
[B] Well, this is the Josh, he chased me, he was always at my throat.
But he followed on the shoreline, but he [E] didn't own a boat.
But got back to our coming, and the tractor [G] lost his job.
And now he sails with us, and we [B] call him Salty Josh.
I'm from a sweet little soil, [Em] stone bones, and pleasant company.
I'll never pay [Abm] my income tax, or screw the VAT.
Sailing down my [Em] storm, a reelin' error of the seas.
If you [C] wanna get the test, go boys, you [A] gotta get by me.
[N]
And it's a he, ho, hi, [G] ho, coming down the plains.
Stealing [D] weeds and barging [A] along, and I'm crazy.
And it's a [Gbm] ho, hey, hi, hey, farmers for your [G] doors.
When you see the car, [D] they've offered you on the Severn's high [B] shore.
Well, pirate life's appealing, [Cm] but you don't just find it here.
I hear that [E] up in Yorkshire, I've found the [B] Buccaneers.
They roam around the Yorkshire Nails, [G] this is a ballet.
And you're bound to lose your plaque if you have [N] to pass the rate.
Well, winter is a-coming, and the chill is in the breeze.
My pirate days are over, and the rivers start to freeze.
Well, I'll [Gb] be back in springtime, and now I've got to fly.
[Ab] I hear there's lots of [A] blundering down in the Isle of Wight.
[N] And it's a he, ho, hi, ho, coming [B] down the plains.
Stealing weeds and barging along, and I'm [A] crazy.
[D] And it's a ho, hey, hi, hey, farmers for your doors.
When you see the Jolly Roger [B] on the Severn's mighty shores.
And it's a he, ho, hi, [Bm] ho, coming down the plains.
Stealing weeds and barging [Eb] along, and I'm crazy.
And it's a ho, hey, hi, hey, [G] farmers for your doors.
When you see [D] the Jolly Roger on the Severn's mighty shores.
When you [G] see the Jolly [D] Roger,
[G] [Ebm] on the [G] Severn's mighty shores.
Hey!
[N]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, I used to be a [C] farmer, and I made a living [Em] fine.
I had a little stretch of land along the western line.
[N] The times were hard and though I tried, the money wasn't there.
And bankers came and took my land and told me, fair is fair.
I looked for every kind of job and the answer always, no.
Hi you now, they'd always laugh, we'd just let twenty go.
The government, [C] they promised me a measly little sum.
But I've got too much [A] pride to end up just another [D] _ bum.
[Gbm] _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ And I said, [Eb] who gives a damn, if all the [C] jobs are gone.
I'm going to be a [Gm] pirate [A] on the River _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ Severn.
[Bb] _
_ [Ebm] [Em] Hey, [B] and it's a he, ho, hi ho, coming down the plains.
Stealing weeds and [D]
[A] barging along, and I'm crazy.
[F] And it's a ho, hey, hi, [D] hey, farmers for your doors.
[Db] When you see the [D] car, they've offered you [Am] on the Severn's [Ebm] high shore.
You think the [B] other farmers would know that I'm a bard.
But just the other day I [Gb] saw a suspect in charge.
[G] I snuck up right behind them, and they were none the wiser.
I ran their boat and sank it, and I stole the [Ab] fertilizer.
[Em] A jury just died of red wicks, and the mighty [Bm] killer.
Farmers put so much [Eb] fear in their stomachs, so I took [F] a whipper.
Cause they [B] know this tractor cac is hiding in the bay.
I'll come to break your [Bb] neck and call them sailor for [Db] fame.
Hey, _ [N] and it's a he, ho, hi, ho, coming down the plains.
Stealing weeds and [Gbm] barging along, and I'm crazy.
And it's a ho, hey, hi, hey, [D] farmers for your doors.
[Gbm] When you see the car, they've offered you on the Severn's [G] high shore.
[B] Well, this is the Josh, he chased me, he was always at my throat.
But he followed on the shoreline, but he [E] didn't own a boat.
But got back to our coming, and the tractor [G] lost his job.
And now he sails with us, and we [B] call him Salty Josh.
I'm from a sweet little soil, [Em] stone bones, and pleasant company.
I'll never pay [Abm] my income tax, or screw the VAT.
Sailing down my [Em] storm, a reelin' error of the seas.
If you [C] wanna get the test, go boys, you [A] gotta get by me.
_ _ [N]
And it's a he, ho, hi, [G] ho, coming down the plains.
Stealing [D] weeds and barging [A] along, and I'm crazy.
And it's a [Gbm] ho, hey, hi, hey, farmers for your [G] doors.
When you see the car, [D] they've offered you on the Severn's high [B] shore.
Well, pirate life's appealing, [Cm] but you don't just find it here.
I hear that [E] up in Yorkshire, I've found the [B] Buccaneers.
They roam around the Yorkshire Nails, [G] this is a ballet.
And you're bound to lose your plaque if you have [N] to pass the rate.
Well, winter is a-coming, and the chill is in the breeze.
My pirate days are over, and the rivers start to freeze.
Well, I'll [Gb] be back in springtime, and now I've got to fly.
[Ab] I hear there's lots of [A] blundering down in the Isle of Wight. _
[N] And it's a he, ho, hi, ho, coming [B] down the plains.
Stealing weeds and barging along, and I'm [A] crazy.
[D] And it's a ho, hey, hi, hey, farmers for your doors.
When you see the Jolly Roger [B] on the Severn's mighty shores.
And it's a he, ho, hi, [Bm] ho, coming down the plains.
Stealing weeds and barging [Eb] along, and I'm crazy.
And it's a ho, hey, hi, hey, [G] farmers for your doors.
When you see [D] the Jolly Roger on the Severn's mighty shores.
When you [G] see the Jolly [D] Roger, _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Ebm] on the [G] Severn's mighty shores.
Hey!
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, I used to be a [C] farmer, and I made a living [Em] fine.
I had a little stretch of land along the western line.
[N] The times were hard and though I tried, the money wasn't there.
And bankers came and took my land and told me, fair is fair.
I looked for every kind of job and the answer always, no.
Hi you now, they'd always laugh, we'd just let twenty go.
The government, [C] they promised me a measly little sum.
But I've got too much [A] pride to end up just another [D] _ bum.
[Gbm] _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ And I said, [Eb] who gives a damn, if all the [C] jobs are gone.
I'm going to be a [Gm] pirate [A] on the River _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ Severn.
[Bb] _
_ [Ebm] [Em] Hey, [B] and it's a he, ho, hi ho, coming down the plains.
Stealing weeds and [D]
[A] barging along, and I'm crazy.
[F] And it's a ho, hey, hi, [D] hey, farmers for your doors.
[Db] When you see the [D] car, they've offered you [Am] on the Severn's [Ebm] high shore.
You think the [B] other farmers would know that I'm a bard.
But just the other day I [Gb] saw a suspect in charge.
[G] I snuck up right behind them, and they were none the wiser.
I ran their boat and sank it, and I stole the [Ab] fertilizer.
[Em] A jury just died of red wicks, and the mighty [Bm] killer.
Farmers put so much [Eb] fear in their stomachs, so I took [F] a whipper.
Cause they [B] know this tractor cac is hiding in the bay.
I'll come to break your [Bb] neck and call them sailor for [Db] fame.
Hey, _ [N] and it's a he, ho, hi, ho, coming down the plains.
Stealing weeds and [Gbm] barging along, and I'm crazy.
And it's a ho, hey, hi, hey, [D] farmers for your doors.
[Gbm] When you see the car, they've offered you on the Severn's [G] high shore.
[B] Well, this is the Josh, he chased me, he was always at my throat.
But he followed on the shoreline, but he [E] didn't own a boat.
But got back to our coming, and the tractor [G] lost his job.
And now he sails with us, and we [B] call him Salty Josh.
I'm from a sweet little soil, [Em] stone bones, and pleasant company.
I'll never pay [Abm] my income tax, or screw the VAT.
Sailing down my [Em] storm, a reelin' error of the seas.
If you [C] wanna get the test, go boys, you [A] gotta get by me.
_ _ [N]
And it's a he, ho, hi, [G] ho, coming down the plains.
Stealing [D] weeds and barging [A] along, and I'm crazy.
And it's a [Gbm] ho, hey, hi, hey, farmers for your [G] doors.
When you see the car, [D] they've offered you on the Severn's high [B] shore.
Well, pirate life's appealing, [Cm] but you don't just find it here.
I hear that [E] up in Yorkshire, I've found the [B] Buccaneers.
They roam around the Yorkshire Nails, [G] this is a ballet.
And you're bound to lose your plaque if you have [N] to pass the rate.
Well, winter is a-coming, and the chill is in the breeze.
My pirate days are over, and the rivers start to freeze.
Well, I'll [Gb] be back in springtime, and now I've got to fly.
[Ab] I hear there's lots of [A] blundering down in the Isle of Wight. _
[N] And it's a he, ho, hi, ho, coming [B] down the plains.
Stealing weeds and barging along, and I'm [A] crazy.
[D] And it's a ho, hey, hi, hey, farmers for your doors.
When you see the Jolly Roger [B] on the Severn's mighty shores.
And it's a he, ho, hi, [Bm] ho, coming down the plains.
Stealing weeds and barging [Eb] along, and I'm crazy.
And it's a ho, hey, hi, hey, [G] farmers for your doors.
When you see [D] the Jolly Roger on the Severn's mighty shores.
When you [G] see the Jolly [D] Roger, _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Ebm] on the [G] Severn's mighty shores.
Hey!
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _