Chords for Pirates For Sail - Tyme Flyes When You're Havin' Rum

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No future was there in London [C] for a poor man's son [Dm] like me
So I left my home and I went [G] to seek my fortune [A] on the sea
[Dm] I signed aboard a merchant [G] ship bound for the [Dm] West Indies and six weeks out we tacked into the winds of piracy _
[D] There were sails on the horizon and [C] we tried to make [Dm] a run and when we saw that black flag
[G] Then our run and [A] it was done [Dm] and when those pirates [C] boarded us
They told [Dm] us one by one you can die or join our crew me [G] boys time [Dm] flies when you're having rum
Time flies when you're having [G] rum me boys time flies when you're [Dm] having rum
When you're standing under the black [G] flag and you're [A] firing all your guns
[Dm] When you take a Spanish treasure [G] ship you're divided by [Dm] the rule of thumb
The voyage will be over soon enough time flies when you're having rum
With a pistol to my [C] forehead and my choice was all [Dm] too clear
I took leave of that merchant [G] ship and became a [A] buccaneer
[Dm] And though they spared my [C] life I think that if the truth [Dm] be told
I joined them for the promise [Em] of adventure [Dm] rum and gold
_ The quartermaster handed [G] me a cutlass [Dm] and a gun
And as I signed their [G] articles the captain [A] told me son
[Dm] Us gentlemen of fortune [C] live life fast and [Dm] on the run
So step right up and take your share [G] time flies [D] when you're having rum
Time flies when you're having rum [C] me boys time flies when you're having [Dm] rum
When you're sailing under the black [G] flag and you're firing all your [A] guns
[Dm] When you take a Spanish treasure [G] ship you're divided by the [Dm] rule of thumb
The voyage will be over soon enough time flies when you're having rum
For two long years I sailed [C] with them around [Dm] the Spanish main
And we captured ships from [G] Portugal, from England, [E] France and Spain
[Dm] And we took what we could and we gave none [C] back for that's the [Dm] pirates code
And the wake we left in the Caribbean Sea ran red with blood _
Now the Admiralty in London [C] sent a fleet to [Dm] hunt us down
And a trader in Port Royal [G] told them where we [A] could be found
[Dm] They surrounded us and asked [C] all the captain [Dm] shouted let them come
The fight will be over soon [Em] enough time flies when [D] you're having rum
Time flies when you're having [Dm] rum me [C] boys time flies when [Dm] you're having rum
When you're sailing under the black flag [G] and you're firing [A] all your guns
[Dm] When you take a Spanish treasure [C] ship you're divided by the [Dm] rule of thumb
The voyage will be over soon enough time flies when you're having [D] rum
We ran the red flag up [C] and then we readied [Dm] all our guns
No quarter would we give and [G] in return [A] expected none
[Dm] We got off one good [G] broadside but [Dm] outnumbered ten to one
They took out half our crew [Em] and then our [A] pirating was [Dm] done
They took us back to London [G] town under [Dm] key and lock
[D] And the hangman's noose was swinging at [G] the [A] execution dock
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The captain turned and said to [C] me we had fine [D] sailing [Dm] son
The voyage it was over [G] all too soon time flies [D] when you're having rum
Time flies when you're having rum [C] me boys time flies [Dm] when you're having rum
When you're sailing under the black flag and [G] you're firing [A] all your guns
[Dm] When you take a Spanish treasure [C] ship you're divided by [Dm] the rule of thumb
The voyage will be over soon enough time [A] flies when you're having [Dm] rum _
Now [D] _ _ as you listen to this [A] tale by now [C] I'm sure you have [D] surmised
That I slipped the hangman's cable [G] and escaped [A] him with my life
[Dm] But how I got away well [C] that's another [D] story son
_ My voyages they aren't [G] over yet time flies [D] when you're having rum
Time flies when you're having rum me boys [C] time flies when [Dm] you're having rum
When you're sailing under the black flag [G] and you're firing [A] all your guns
[Dm] When you take a Spanish treasure [C] ship you're divided by the [Dm] rule of thumb
The voyage will be over soon enough [D] time flies when you're having rum
Time flies when you're having rum [G] me boys time flies when you're having [Dm] rum
When you're sailing under the black [G] flag and you're firing [A] all your guns
[D] When you take a Spanish treasure [C] ship you're divided by the [Dm] rule of thumb
The voyage will be over soon enough time [G] flies [A] when you're having rum
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