Chords for Carmen Miranda's Ghost 02 - Dawson's Christian

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_ [D#] Jamie Dawson was the captain [F#] of the Christian [D#m] and her crew,
[C#] And he flew and fought the Christian [D#m] in the War of [C#] 82.
_ _ [D#m] Now the Christian was the tightest ship between here and [F#] Charlemagne,
And the crew of Jamie Dawson [D#m] was the same.
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On patrol in [F#] Sector 7, keeping watch on Barber's son,
[C#] They were jumped by three light cruisers, [D#] though they weren't a match [C#] for one.
_ [D#m] As they came to General Quarters and they [F#] sent out the alarm,
[C#] Dawson's crew was sure they'd finally [D#m] fought the barn.
_ _ _ _ No one living saw that battle, though the [F#] fleet was quick to leave,
When [C#] they reached the site they found a scene [D#m] no sane man could [C#] believe. _
[D#m] Dead in space lay three light cruisers, cut to [F#] ribbons all around,
But [C#] no sign of Dawson's Christian could [D#m] be found. _ _
_ _ There are stories of the [F#] Dutchman, the Celestine [D#m] Barnum's bride,
[C#] There are stories of the horseman [D#m] and the lady at [C#] his side.
But [F#] the tale that chills my spirit more because [G] I know [D#m] it's true,
[C#] Is the tale of Jamie Dawson [D#m] and his crew.
_ [C#] Yes, the tale of Dawson's Christian [D#m] and her crew. _ _ _ _
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_ [D#m] _ _ _ _ I was second mate on Harrah's [F#] dream, a freighter on the line,
[C#] We were shipping precious metals [D#m] to the colony [C#] on nine.
[D#m] It was on the second watch of that most [F#] uneventful flight,
[C#] When the pirate ships appeared [D#m] out of the night. _ _
_ _ _ Now to me there was no question, [F#] for they had us four to one,
[C#] And you can't fight dirty [D#m] pirates when your freighter has [C#] no gun.
So [D#m] we stood by to be [F#] boarded by a party in Unseen,
[C#] When another ship appeared [D#] upon our screen.
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_ First we thought it just a pirate, [F#] but the vector was all wrong,
[C#] Then we thought it might be rescue, but [D#m] the signal [C#] wasn't strong.
When [D#m] she did an answer [F#] hailing, we all felt an unknown dread,
For [C#] we saw her shields were up and glowing [D#m] red. _ _ _ _ _
Now the courage of that single ship [F#] is shown by very few,
[C#] But we never knew a ship could fly [D#m] the way the stranger [C#] flew.
_ _ [D#m] Never fearing guns or [F#] numbers like a tiger to its meat,
[C#] The stranger then attacked the [D#m] pirate fleet.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] And the stranger's beams burned brighter than all beams I'd seen before,
[C#] And the stranger's shields were harder [D#m] than the heart [C#] of any whore.
[F#] As the battle ran fever while we watched and shook our [D#m] heads,
[C#] The pirate ships were cut to bloody [D#] [D#m] shreds.
The [C#] pirate ships were cut to bloody [D#m] _
shreds.
_ _ _ _ Just as quickly as it started, [F#] then the fighting was all done,
[C#] For the pirate fleet was shattered [D#m] and the stranger's ship had [C#] won. _
Though [D#m] we tried to call and thank [F#] her, not an answer could [D#m] we [C#] draw,
But she dropped her shields and this is [D#m] what we saw.
_ _ _ _ There were thirty [F#] holes flew through her and a gash along one side,
And [C#] we knew that when it happened that [D#m] no clue were left [C#] _ alive.
[Fm] For [D#m] the markings all said [F#] Christian deep inside us each one knew,
T [C#]'was the tomb of Jamie Dawson [D#m] and his crew. _ _
_ _ _ Now instead [F#] of flying off the stranger then began to fade,
First [C#] the hull and then the [D#m] bulkheads as we [C#] cowered there afraid.
_ _ [D#m] For as the Christian [F#] disappeared the last to slip [D#m] from view,
Were [C#] the bones of Jamie Dawson [D#m] and his crew.
_ [C#] Yes, the bones of Jamie Dawson [D#m] and his crew. _ _ _
_ _ [F#] There are stories of the Dutchman, the Celestine [D#m] Barnum's bride,
There [C#] are stories of the horseman and [D#m] the lady at [C#] his side.
But [F#] the tale that chills [D#m] my spirit [F#] and I swear to [D#m] God it's true,
[C#] Is the tale of Jamie Dawson [D#m] and his crew.
_ [C#] Yes, the tale of Dawson's Christian [D#m] and her crew. _ _ _ _
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