Powder Monkey Chords by Coyote Run

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_ Days of old, such stories [Bb] told of boys who went to [Eb] sea.
[Cm] Oh, seven, [Bb] eight, and nine years [Eb] old, they say.
To [Ab] serve upon [Gm] the warring ships, [Ab] their captains and [Cm] their kings.
[Ab] To serve the purpose they still serve [Bb] today.
_ [G] _ [Ab] To serve the [Bb] purpose they still [Cm] serve today. _ _ _ _ _ _
To carry up the powder [Bb] from the magazine [Cm] below.
From a hole too dark [Bb] and crowded for [Eb] a man.
_ Well, [Ab] they call them powder [Gm] monkeys.
[Ab] Every school child [Cm] ought to know.
[Ab] The price it takes to keep a promise [Bb] land.
[G] _ _ [Ab] The price we [Bb] pay to keep a [Cm] promise land. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Ab] Send for the [Bb] powder monkey, [Cm] send him down into the well.
[Ab] Send for the [Eb] powder monkey, [Cm] he'll fetch us [G] a pail of hay.
_ _ [Cm] To keep our [F] cannon burning, [C] he'll fall [Fm] behind the gun. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Won't you [Gm] send for the [Cm] powder monkey, [G] cause [Bb] there's more [Ab] where he came from. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ They come from the city's sidewalk, [Gm] and they come [Bb] from the [Eb] family farm.
[Cm] To trust their [Bb] fragile futures [Eb] to the wind.
_ _ [Ab] They come from the [Gm] land of plenty, [Ab] through the [Cm] evergreens and corn.
[Ab] With more to lose than all the [Bb] angry [G] men.
[Ab] With more to [Bb] lose than all the [Cm] angry men. _ _ _
_ _ _ Was it the hunger of the family?
[Bb] Was it the anger of the [Eb] street?
[Cm] That drove a lonely [Bb] boy to seek [Eb] his door.
_ [Gm] [Ab] Where death was all but [Gm] certain, [Ab] and damnation near [Cm] complete.
[Ab] Save all but the wholly innocent [Bb] ashore.
[G] _ _ [Ab] Save all [Bb] but the wholly innocent [Cm] ashore. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] Send for [Bb] the powder monkey, send [Cm] him down into the well.
[Ab] Send for the [Eb] powder monkey, [Cm] he'll fetch [G] us a pail of hay.
_ [Cm] To keep our [F] cannon burning, [Cm] he'll fall [Fm] behind the gun. _
_ _ _ _ Won't [G] you send [Bb] for the [Cm] powder monkey, [G] cause there's [Bb] more where [Ab] he came from. _
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_ _ _ _ _ From high above the gun deck, [Bb] bring the orders [Eb] of the realm.
To [Cm] roll out a [Bb] battle cadence on [Eb] the drum.
_ [Ab] And slowly [G] into darkness, [Ab] sail the cowards at the [Cm] helm.
And [Ab] they shoot the stars to see [Fm] how far [Bb] they've come. _
[Cm] Look at their [Bb] sons to see how [Cm] far they've come. _
_ _ _ _ _ Days of old, some stories [Bb] told of boys who [Eb] went to sea.
[Cm] All seven, [Bb] eight, and nine years [Eb] old they stayed.
_ [Ab] To serve [Gm] upon the warring [Ab] ships, their [Cm] captains and their kings.
[Ab] To serve the purpose they still [Bb] serve today.
_ [G] _ [Ab] To serve [Bb] the purpose they still serve [Cm] today. _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] Send for the [Bb] powder monkey, [Cm] send him down into the well.
[Ab] [Eb] Send for the powder monkey, [Cm] he'll fetch us [G] a pail of hay.
_ _ [Cm] To keep our cannon [F] burning, [Cm] he'll fall behind [Fm] the gun. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] Send for [Bb] the powder monkey, [Cm] send him down into the well.
[Ab] Send [Eb] for the powder monkey, [Cm] he'll fetch us a pail [G] of hay.
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To keep our cannon [F] burning, [Cm] he'll fall behind [F] the gun.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [G] Won't you [Bb] send for [Cm] the powder monkey, [G] cause there's more [Bb] where he [Cm] came from.
[G] Won't you send [Bb] for the [Cm] powder monkey, [G] cause there's [Bb] more where [Cm] he came from.
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[Bb] _ [Cm] Cause [G] [Bb] there's more [Cm] where he [Ab] came from.
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