Chords for Dawson's Christian

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] Jamie Dawson was the captain [C] of the Christian and her crew, and he [G] flew and fought the Christian
[Am] in the War [G] of 82. _
Now the [Am] Christian was the finest [C] between here and Charlemagne, and [G] the crew of Jamie Dawson
was the [Am] same.
_ _ _ _ On patrol in Sector 7, [C] keepin' watch on Barbara's son, [G] they were jumped by three light cruisers
[Am] though they were no [G] match for one.
_ [Am] As they came to General [C] Quarters and they sent out the alarm, [G] Jamie must have known
they finally [Am] bought the bomb. _ _ _
_ _ Now they see that Jamie Dawson [C] was no man to cut and run, [G] and they say that when he
fought he [Am] had the fury [G] of a son.
_ [Am] They say he made his [C] bargains, the power of the night, [G] but he sold his soul to win his [Am] final _ _ fight. _ _
No one living saw that battle, [C] though the flick was quick to leave, [G] but at the sight
they found a [Am] scene no sane man [G] would believe.
_ [Am] Three light cruisers cut to ribbons, [C] wreckage scattered all around, [G] but no trace of Dawson's
Christian [A] in the ground.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] There are stories [Am] of the Dutchman, [C] the Celestine [Am] Byrne of [G] Sprague, there are stories of the
horseman [Am] and the lady [G] at his _ side, [C] but the tale that [Am] makes my blood run [C] cold the more
[Am] because it's true _ [G] is the tale of Jamie Dawson [Am] and his crew.
_ [G] It's the tale of Dawson's Christian [Am] and the crew.
_ _ _ _ I was second mate on Harrah's [C] dream, freighter of the line, [G] running loads of precious metals
[A] to the colony [G] on nine.
[A] I was standing second watch of [C] that most uneventful flight [G] when the pirate ships appeared out
[Am] of the _ night.
_ _ _ Well I thought our fate was settled, [C] for they had us four to one, [G] and you can't fight bloody
pirates [Am] when your freighter [G] has no gun.
[Am] So we stood by to be boarded [C] by a party yet unseen [G] when another ship appeared upon [Am] our screen. _ _ _
_ _ First I thought she was a pirate, [C] but the vector was all wrong, [G] then I thought the fleet
had found us, [Am] the signal [G] wasn't strong.
_ [Am] And our hailing brought no answer, [C] and I felt a sudden dread, [G] for the stranger's shields
were of [A] unblowing red. _ _ _ _
Now the courage [Am] of that single [C] ship shone by very few, [G] and I thought none but a [Am] madman
would fly her [G] as she flew.
She was [Am] outgunned, she was outnumbered, [C] but cheer came from our lips [G] when she swung to
fire on the [Am] pirate _ _ ships.
_ _ [C] And the stranger's beams [Am] burned brighter than [C] all beams I'd [Am] seen before, [G] and the stranger's
shields were harder [Am] than the harper [G] many bore. _
[C] And the battle ran [Am] deeper [C] as we watched and [Am] shook our heads, [G] the pirate ships she cut
to [Am] bloody _ [N] shreds. _ _ _ _ _
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