Chords for Luke Kelly Bold Princess Royal
Tempo:
93.6 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Am
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] On the 15th of February [Am] we sailed from the land, [A] On the bold Princess Royal bound for
Newfoundland.
We had fifty brave seamen for ship's [A] company.
[D] As bound from the East boys
to the Westward steered we.
Well we had not been sailing scarcely two or three.
When a man [G] from our
mast [D] headstrands sails he did see.
She come bearing down on us for to see what we [A] wore.
[D] And under his knit in [A] black
collar [D] she wore.
Good Lord cried our captain what shall we do now.
[Am] Here comes [G] the bold pirate [D] crew of us I know.
Oh no cried our chief
mate sadness [A] shall be so.
[D] We will let out our repoin [A] and come.
[D]
Up comes the bold pirate [E] and behold [D] him sigh.
[A] With a loud meeting from [D]
us come
Our captain being of me boys he [A] answered him so.
Chief come from fair London and come heave up your courses and bring your ship to me.
I have [Em] a long letter to send home by you.
I will not heave my courses nor bring my [A] ship to you.
It will be in some harbour not [Am] [D] alongside of you.
Well he chased us two windward to all of London.
He [A] fired [G]
shots after [D] but none made no way.
He fired shots after us but none [Am] could prevail.
[D] And the bold princess royal [A] soon [D] showed them her tale.
Good Lord cried our captain now the pirate is gone.
[A] Go you down to your grog [D] boys go down every.
Go you down to [G] your groggy boys and
[A] continue.
[D] While the bold princess has her rule [A] brave boys [D] never flee.
Newfoundland.
We had fifty brave seamen for ship's [A] company.
[D] As bound from the East boys
to the Westward steered we.
Well we had not been sailing scarcely two or three.
When a man [G] from our
mast [D] headstrands sails he did see.
She come bearing down on us for to see what we [A] wore.
[D] And under his knit in [A] black
collar [D] she wore.
Good Lord cried our captain what shall we do now.
[Am] Here comes [G] the bold pirate [D] crew of us I know.
Oh no cried our chief
mate sadness [A] shall be so.
[D] We will let out our repoin [A] and come.
[D]
Up comes the bold pirate [E] and behold [D] him sigh.
[A] With a loud meeting from [D]
us come
Our captain being of me boys he [A] answered him so.
Chief come from fair London and come heave up your courses and bring your ship to me.
I have [Em] a long letter to send home by you.
I will not heave my courses nor bring my [A] ship to you.
It will be in some harbour not [Am] [D] alongside of you.
Well he chased us two windward to all of London.
He [A] fired [G]
shots after [D] but none made no way.
He fired shots after us but none [Am] could prevail.
[D] And the bold princess royal [A] soon [D] showed them her tale.
Good Lord cried our captain now the pirate is gone.
[A] Go you down to your grog [D] boys go down every.
Go you down to [G] your groggy boys and
[A] continue.
[D] While the bold princess has her rule [A] brave boys [D] never flee.
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_ _ [D] _ On _ _ _ the 15th of February [Am] we sailed from the _ _ land, [A] On the bold Princess Royal bound for _
_ Newfoundland.
We had fifty brave seamen for _ ship's [A] company.
_ _ [D] As bound from the East boys
to the _ Westward steered we. _
Well we had not been sailing scarcely _ two or three.
_ _ When a man [G] from our
mast [D] headstrands sails he did see.
_ She come bearing down on us for to see what we [A] wore. _
_ [D] And under his knit in [A] black
collar [D] she wore.
_ Good Lord cried our captain what shall we do _ now.
_ [Am] Here comes [G] the bold pirate [D] crew of us I know. _
_ Oh no cried our chief
mate sadness [A] shall be so.
_ [D] We will let out our repoin [A] and come.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ Up comes the bold pirate [E] and behold [D] him sigh. _
_ [A] With a loud meeting from [D]
us come _ _ _ _ _ _
Our captain being of me boys he [A] answered him _ so.
_ Chief come from fair London and _ _ _ _ _ _ come heave up your courses and bring your ship to me.
I have [Em] a long letter to send home by you.
_ I will not heave my courses nor bring my [A] ship to you.
It will be in some harbour not [Am] _ [D] alongside of you.
_ _ Well he chased us two windward to all of London.
_ _ He [A] fired [G]
shots after [D] but none made no way. _
_ He fired shots after us but none [Am] could prevail.
_ _ [D] And the bold princess royal [A] soon [D] showed them her tale.
_ _ Good Lord cried our captain now the _ pirate is gone.
_ [A] Go you down to your grog [D] boys go down every.
_ _ _ Go you down to [G] your groggy boys and _ _
[A] _ _ continue.
[D] While the bold princess has her rule [A] brave boys [D] never flee. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Newfoundland.
We had fifty brave seamen for _ ship's [A] company.
_ _ [D] As bound from the East boys
to the _ Westward steered we. _
Well we had not been sailing scarcely _ two or three.
_ _ When a man [G] from our
mast [D] headstrands sails he did see.
_ She come bearing down on us for to see what we [A] wore. _
_ [D] And under his knit in [A] black
collar [D] she wore.
_ Good Lord cried our captain what shall we do _ now.
_ [Am] Here comes [G] the bold pirate [D] crew of us I know. _
_ Oh no cried our chief
mate sadness [A] shall be so.
_ [D] We will let out our repoin [A] and come.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ Up comes the bold pirate [E] and behold [D] him sigh. _
_ [A] With a loud meeting from [D]
us come _ _ _ _ _ _
Our captain being of me boys he [A] answered him _ so.
_ Chief come from fair London and _ _ _ _ _ _ come heave up your courses and bring your ship to me.
I have [Em] a long letter to send home by you.
_ I will not heave my courses nor bring my [A] ship to you.
It will be in some harbour not [Am] _ [D] alongside of you.
_ _ Well he chased us two windward to all of London.
_ _ He [A] fired [G]
shots after [D] but none made no way. _
_ He fired shots after us but none [Am] could prevail.
_ _ [D] And the bold princess royal [A] soon [D] showed them her tale.
_ _ Good Lord cried our captain now the _ pirate is gone.
_ [A] Go you down to your grog [D] boys go down every.
_ _ _ Go you down to [G] your groggy boys and _ _
[A] _ _ continue.
[D] While the bold princess has her rule [A] brave boys [D] never flee. _ _ _ _ _ _ _