Chords for The Jolly Rogers - Pirates Evermore: Eight Bells
Tempo:
98.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
Bm
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] This will be your [G] homemade boy, so I trust you'll treat [A] her right.
[Bm] Was how the captain's speech [G] began each voyage's first night.
He smiled, said, it's tradition, but [A] I ask that you refrain.
[Bm] From carving your [A] name in the beam [G] next to her lofty mane.
[Em] The first night I was there, her [F#] mates held me in the air.
[Em] And let me carve my name with theirs to show that I was [G] there.
From boy to man we grew up as [A] across the waves we [Bm] roamed.
As she burned [A] we sobbed like sons [G] who'd lost their childhood home.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Dover, [A] eight bells rang out in Wales.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out in Liverpool [G] and down the Murphy Scales.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Port Royal, [A] eight bells rang out in Boston Town.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out and I saw [G] the night the [A] merry widow [F#m] went down.
[G] [D]
[Bm] As a mere [A] midshipman's maid I'd stare up at that beam.
[Bm] And knew that every [G] name I saw was shared with me [B] a dream.
[G] Some of them so faded [A] just a memory and a scratch.
[Bm] But they grew [A] much clearer [G] with every new batch.
[Em] She made sure we made it [F#] back to the [Em] lands we'd known.
And with the tide we'd all return to the [C#] vessel we called home.
[G] There were parts we could have salvaged [A] but I think we all agreed.
[Bm] That she deserved [A] the honour [G] of our burial at sea.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Dover, [A] eight bells rang out in Wales.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out in Liverpool [G] and down the Murphy Scales.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Port Royal, [A] eight bells rang out in Boston Town.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out and I saw [G] the night the [A] merry widow [Bm] went down.
[G]
[Bm] By the time I was the most son [G] the list was [A] three yards long.
[Bm] Though she had seen so many years [G] she still stood [A] tall and strong.
[G] By name she took her spirit, [A] bold and strong and true.
And [Bm] she raced though [A] end and never [G] failed her brave and loyal crew.
[Em] The ship she never pounded [F#] and her defences never breached.
[Em] No matter her port of [F#] call her goal was always reached.
[G] When we were told her day had [A] come and she had sailed her last.
[Bm] That they would [A] tear her down for [G] scrap we couldn't let that pass.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Dover, [A] eight bells rang out in Wales.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out in Liverpool [G] and down the Murphy Scales.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Port Royal, [A] eight bells rang out in Boston [Bm] Town.
Eight bells rang out and I saw [G] the night the [A] merry widow [F#m] went down.
[G] [A]
[Bm] Through our grief we swore an [G] oath that we'd carry [A] out our plan.
[Bm] And damn the risk we would push [G] on to the strength of [B] our last man.
[G] And as we stared at all the [A] names of those that came before.
[Bm] We cut the [A] line and stole that [G] ship and sailed her out once more.
[Em] Beyond the reef we sailed her and set our [F#] love alight.
We jumped ship and watched her [F#] burn from the shore that night.
[G] As she sank beneath the [A] waves we knew one thing for sure.
[Bm] She made [A] more of a mark on [G] us than we ever did on her.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Dover, [A] eight bells rang out in Wales.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out in Liverpool [G] and down the Murphy Scales.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Port Royal, [A] eight bells rang out in Boston [Bm] Town.
Eight bells rang out and I saw [G] the night the merry widow [D] went down.
Eight bells rang out, [A]
[Bm] [G] eight bells rang out.
[D] [A]
[Bm] [G] The night the [A] merry widow [Bm] went down.
[G]
[Bm] [G] The night the [B] merry widow [Bm] went down.
[G] [B] [Bm]
[N]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] This will be your [G] homemade boy, so I trust you'll treat [A] her right.
[Bm] Was how the captain's speech [G] began each voyage's first night.
He smiled, said, it's tradition, but [A] I ask that you refrain.
[Bm] From carving your [A] name in the beam [G] next to her lofty mane.
[Em] The first night I was there, her [F#] mates held me in the air.
[Em] And let me carve my name with theirs to show that I was [G] there.
From boy to man we grew up as [A] across the waves we [Bm] roamed.
As she burned [A] we sobbed like sons [G] who'd lost their childhood home.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Dover, [A] eight bells rang out in Wales.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out in Liverpool [G] and down the Murphy Scales.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Port Royal, [A] eight bells rang out in Boston Town.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out and I saw [G] the night the [A] merry widow [F#m] went down.
[G] [D]
[Bm] As a mere [A] midshipman's maid I'd stare up at that beam.
[Bm] And knew that every [G] name I saw was shared with me [B] a dream.
[G] Some of them so faded [A] just a memory and a scratch.
[Bm] But they grew [A] much clearer [G] with every new batch.
[Em] She made sure we made it [F#] back to the [Em] lands we'd known.
And with the tide we'd all return to the [C#] vessel we called home.
[G] There were parts we could have salvaged [A] but I think we all agreed.
[Bm] That she deserved [A] the honour [G] of our burial at sea.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Dover, [A] eight bells rang out in Wales.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out in Liverpool [G] and down the Murphy Scales.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Port Royal, [A] eight bells rang out in Boston Town.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out and I saw [G] the night the [A] merry widow [Bm] went down.
[G]
[Bm] By the time I was the most son [G] the list was [A] three yards long.
[Bm] Though she had seen so many years [G] she still stood [A] tall and strong.
[G] By name she took her spirit, [A] bold and strong and true.
And [Bm] she raced though [A] end and never [G] failed her brave and loyal crew.
[Em] The ship she never pounded [F#] and her defences never breached.
[Em] No matter her port of [F#] call her goal was always reached.
[G] When we were told her day had [A] come and she had sailed her last.
[Bm] That they would [A] tear her down for [G] scrap we couldn't let that pass.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Dover, [A] eight bells rang out in Wales.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out in Liverpool [G] and down the Murphy Scales.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Port Royal, [A] eight bells rang out in Boston [Bm] Town.
Eight bells rang out and I saw [G] the night the [A] merry widow [F#m] went down.
[G] [A]
[Bm] Through our grief we swore an [G] oath that we'd carry [A] out our plan.
[Bm] And damn the risk we would push [G] on to the strength of [B] our last man.
[G] And as we stared at all the [A] names of those that came before.
[Bm] We cut the [A] line and stole that [G] ship and sailed her out once more.
[Em] Beyond the reef we sailed her and set our [F#] love alight.
We jumped ship and watched her [F#] burn from the shore that night.
[G] As she sank beneath the [A] waves we knew one thing for sure.
[Bm] She made [A] more of a mark on [G] us than we ever did on her.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Dover, [A] eight bells rang out in Wales.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out in Liverpool [G] and down the Murphy Scales.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Port Royal, [A] eight bells rang out in Boston [Bm] Town.
Eight bells rang out and I saw [G] the night the merry widow [D] went down.
Eight bells rang out, [A]
[Bm] [G] eight bells rang out.
[D] [A]
[Bm] [G] The night the [A] merry widow [Bm] went down.
[G]
[Bm] [G] The night the [B] merry widow [Bm] went down.
[G] [B] [Bm]
[N]
Key:
G
A
Bm
D
Em
G
A
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[Bm] This will be your [G] homemade boy, so I trust you'll treat [A] her right.
[Bm] Was how the captain's speech [G] began each voyage's first night.
He smiled, said, it's tradition, but [A] I ask that you refrain.
[Bm] From carving your [A] name in the beam [G] next to her lofty mane.
[Em] The first night I was there, her [F#] mates held me in the air.
[Em] And let me carve my name with theirs to show that I was [G] there.
From boy to man we grew up as [A] across the waves we [Bm] roamed.
As she burned [A] we sobbed like sons [G] who'd lost their childhood home.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Dover, [A] eight bells rang out in Wales.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out in Liverpool [G] and down the Murphy Scales.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Port Royal, [A] eight bells rang out in Boston Town.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out and I saw [G] the night the [A] merry widow [F#m] went down.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [Bm] As a mere [A] midshipman's maid I'd stare up at that beam.
[Bm] And knew that every [G] name I saw was shared with me [B] a dream.
[G] Some of them so faded [A] just a memory and a scratch.
[Bm] But they grew [A] much clearer [G] with every new batch.
[Em] She made sure we made it [F#] back to the [Em] lands we'd known.
And with the tide we'd all return to the [C#] vessel we called home.
[G] There were parts we could have salvaged [A] but I think we all agreed.
[Bm] That she deserved [A] the honour [G] of our burial at sea.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Dover, [A] eight bells rang out in Wales.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out in Liverpool [G] and down the Murphy Scales.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Port Royal, [A] eight bells rang out in Boston Town.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out and I saw [G] the night the [A] merry widow [Bm] went down.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] By the time I was the most son [G] the list was [A] three yards long.
[Bm] Though she had seen so many years [G] she still stood [A] tall and strong.
[G] By name she took her spirit, [A] bold and strong and true.
And [Bm] she raced though [A] end and never [G] failed her brave and loyal crew.
[Em] The ship she never pounded [F#] and her defences never breached.
[Em] No matter her port of [F#] call her goal was always reached.
[G] When we were told her day had [A] come and she had sailed her last.
[Bm] That they would [A] tear her down for [G] scrap we couldn't let that pass.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Dover, [A] eight bells rang out in Wales.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out in Liverpool [G] and down the Murphy Scales.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Port Royal, [A] eight bells rang out in Boston [Bm] Town.
Eight bells rang out and I saw [G] the night the [A] merry widow [F#m] went down.
_ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] Through our grief we swore an [G] oath that we'd carry [A] out our plan.
[Bm] And damn the risk we would push [G] on to the strength of [B] our last man.
[G] And as we stared at all the [A] names of those that came before.
[Bm] We cut the [A] line and stole that [G] ship and sailed her out once more.
[Em] Beyond the reef we sailed her and set our [F#] love alight.
We jumped ship and watched her [F#] burn from the shore that night.
[G] As she sank beneath the [A] waves we knew one thing for sure.
[Bm] She made [A] more of a mark on [G] us than we ever did on her.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Dover, [A] eight bells rang out in Wales.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out in Liverpool [G] and down the Murphy Scales.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Port Royal, [A] eight bells rang out in Boston [Bm] Town.
Eight bells rang out and I saw [G] the night the merry widow [D] went down.
Eight bells rang out, [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] eight bells rang out.
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] The night the [A] merry widow [Bm] went down.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] The night the [B] merry widow [Bm] went down.
_ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[Bm] This will be your [G] homemade boy, so I trust you'll treat [A] her right.
[Bm] Was how the captain's speech [G] began each voyage's first night.
He smiled, said, it's tradition, but [A] I ask that you refrain.
[Bm] From carving your [A] name in the beam [G] next to her lofty mane.
[Em] The first night I was there, her [F#] mates held me in the air.
[Em] And let me carve my name with theirs to show that I was [G] there.
From boy to man we grew up as [A] across the waves we [Bm] roamed.
As she burned [A] we sobbed like sons [G] who'd lost their childhood home.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Dover, [A] eight bells rang out in Wales.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out in Liverpool [G] and down the Murphy Scales.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Port Royal, [A] eight bells rang out in Boston Town.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out and I saw [G] the night the [A] merry widow [F#m] went down.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [Bm] As a mere [A] midshipman's maid I'd stare up at that beam.
[Bm] And knew that every [G] name I saw was shared with me [B] a dream.
[G] Some of them so faded [A] just a memory and a scratch.
[Bm] But they grew [A] much clearer [G] with every new batch.
[Em] She made sure we made it [F#] back to the [Em] lands we'd known.
And with the tide we'd all return to the [C#] vessel we called home.
[G] There were parts we could have salvaged [A] but I think we all agreed.
[Bm] That she deserved [A] the honour [G] of our burial at sea.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Dover, [A] eight bells rang out in Wales.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out in Liverpool [G] and down the Murphy Scales.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Port Royal, [A] eight bells rang out in Boston Town.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out and I saw [G] the night the [A] merry widow [Bm] went down.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] By the time I was the most son [G] the list was [A] three yards long.
[Bm] Though she had seen so many years [G] she still stood [A] tall and strong.
[G] By name she took her spirit, [A] bold and strong and true.
And [Bm] she raced though [A] end and never [G] failed her brave and loyal crew.
[Em] The ship she never pounded [F#] and her defences never breached.
[Em] No matter her port of [F#] call her goal was always reached.
[G] When we were told her day had [A] come and she had sailed her last.
[Bm] That they would [A] tear her down for [G] scrap we couldn't let that pass.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Dover, [A] eight bells rang out in Wales.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out in Liverpool [G] and down the Murphy Scales.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Port Royal, [A] eight bells rang out in Boston [Bm] Town.
Eight bells rang out and I saw [G] the night the [A] merry widow [F#m] went down.
_ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] Through our grief we swore an [G] oath that we'd carry [A] out our plan.
[Bm] And damn the risk we would push [G] on to the strength of [B] our last man.
[G] And as we stared at all the [A] names of those that came before.
[Bm] We cut the [A] line and stole that [G] ship and sailed her out once more.
[Em] Beyond the reef we sailed her and set our [F#] love alight.
We jumped ship and watched her [F#] burn from the shore that night.
[G] As she sank beneath the [A] waves we knew one thing for sure.
[Bm] She made [A] more of a mark on [G] us than we ever did on her.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Dover, [A] eight bells rang out in Wales.
[Bm] Eight bells rang out in Liverpool [G] and down the Murphy Scales.
[D] Eight bells rang out in Port Royal, [A] eight bells rang out in Boston [Bm] Town.
Eight bells rang out and I saw [G] the night the merry widow [D] went down.
Eight bells rang out, [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] eight bells rang out.
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] The night the [A] merry widow [Bm] went down.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] The night the [B] merry widow [Bm] went down.
_ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _