Chords for Wicked
Tempo:
115.4 bpm
Chords used:
E
Em
G
B
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [Bm]
[Em]
[E] I served on the [G] Charles Affair privateer, [E] but our pay it [D] was weeks [Em] overdue.
The [E] crew's morale was low [G] and the captain was drunk, [E] and sadly [Bm] this was nothing [Em] new.
So [B] while he slept we cut line [Em] and sailed out, they [F#] called it [E] polite mutiny.
[Em] When he awoke we put him in a boat [E] and began our life of piracy.
With a crew of [G] 150 and 46 guns [E] we sailed [B] the [E] Arabian Sea.
We found four pirate ships and [G] enlisted their aid, [E] and each [D] of their [E] captains agreed.
[G] Pilgrims and merchants both [B] used this route when their spices and [E] silks were all sold.
If [Em] our timing was right the ships would be slow, weighed down [B] by all the silver [E] and gold.
[Am] My wicked, wicked [Em] ways and those wicked, wicked days, [F#] when the blood [C] and the gold poured [D] down just like [Em] the rain.
[Am] That wicked, wicked sea [Em] and my most wicked company, when they [Bm] screamed for my head in England, France and Spain.
[E] Our crews they all roared [G] as they saw a great ship, [E] and readied [Bm] as our prize [E] drew near.
With 400 rifles [G] and 40 big [E] guns, ship [B] felt it had [E] nothing to fear.
[G] With our second [B] shot the main mass was lost, they knew they had [E] nowhere to run.
[Em] Firing their rifles the crew swarmed the deck while quickly [Bm] reloading their [E] guns.
A cannon exploded [G] and bodies were thrown, [E] the deck covered [Bm] in carnage [E] and fire.
We pulled alongside [G] and readied to board, her [E] treasure now our one [E] desire.
[G] Standing [B] on deck 30 slave girls were armed [G] and dressed up [B] to look like [E] the crew.
[Em] While down in their [G] hold their brave captain wept, [E] for he knew that his time it was through.
[Am] My wicked, wicked ways and [Em] those wicked, wicked days, when the blood and the gold [D] poured down just [Em] like the rain.
[Am] That wicked, wicked sea [Em] and my most wicked company, [D] when they screamed for my head in England, [Em] France and Spain.
[E] We fought our way down [G] till we got to a hatch [E] that led to [D] the frigate's [E] main hold.
We all stared in [G] wonder at what we had found, [E] a sight just too great to behold.
[G] There were chests overflowing [B] with jewelry and gems and that is just [E] where it began.
[Em] More than one million pounds [G] worth of silver and gold, [E] enough to make kings of each man.
The crew then [G] embarked on an orgy of rape and plunder that lasted [E] five days.
We tortured their [G] crewmen until we had found where [B] each secret hiding [E] place lay.
[G] And in [B] a cabin with walls lined in gold, I found there my favorite [E] prize.
[Em] The emperor's daughter [G] who stared back at me [E] with smoldering charcoal for eyes.
My wicked, wicked ways and those wicked, [Em] wicked days, [Am] when the blood and [Em] the gold poured down just like the rain.
[Am] That wicked, wicked sea [Em] and my most wicked company, [B] when they screamed for my head in England, [Em] France and Spain.
We loaded our [G] ships with all they could hold [E] and left them [D] not even a scrab.
And headed then to the nearest port, our hope to [Bm] outrun [Em] any trance.
[G] One half ton of [B] ivory and the ship [Em] that I loved, [B] bribed us our [E] way onto shore.
[Em] We split up the treasure and went our own ways and with [B] pirates I sailed [E] nevermore.
I built me a palace [Em] and lived like a king, paid [B] for with ill [E]-gotten gold.
The emperor's daughter [Em] and my secret I kept [B] while I [E] comfortably grew old.
[G] My life as a [B] pirate was short, that is true, but my exploits are [E] all known quite well.
For those of you who say [G] that crime doesn't pay, [E] Captain Avery, [B]
that's me, says [Em] like hell.
[A] My wicked, wicked [Em] ways and those wicked, wicked days, when the blood and the gold poured down just like the rain.
[Am] That wicked, wicked [E] sea and my most wicked company, [Bm] when they screamed for my head [Em] in England, France and Spain.
When they [E] screamed for my head in England, France and Spain.
[D] When they screamed [Bm] for my [B] head in England, France and Spain.
[Em]
[E] I served on the [G] Charles Affair privateer, [E] but our pay it [D] was weeks [Em] overdue.
The [E] crew's morale was low [G] and the captain was drunk, [E] and sadly [Bm] this was nothing [Em] new.
So [B] while he slept we cut line [Em] and sailed out, they [F#] called it [E] polite mutiny.
[Em] When he awoke we put him in a boat [E] and began our life of piracy.
With a crew of [G] 150 and 46 guns [E] we sailed [B] the [E] Arabian Sea.
We found four pirate ships and [G] enlisted their aid, [E] and each [D] of their [E] captains agreed.
[G] Pilgrims and merchants both [B] used this route when their spices and [E] silks were all sold.
If [Em] our timing was right the ships would be slow, weighed down [B] by all the silver [E] and gold.
[Am] My wicked, wicked [Em] ways and those wicked, wicked days, [F#] when the blood [C] and the gold poured [D] down just like [Em] the rain.
[Am] That wicked, wicked sea [Em] and my most wicked company, when they [Bm] screamed for my head in England, France and Spain.
[E] Our crews they all roared [G] as they saw a great ship, [E] and readied [Bm] as our prize [E] drew near.
With 400 rifles [G] and 40 big [E] guns, ship [B] felt it had [E] nothing to fear.
[G] With our second [B] shot the main mass was lost, they knew they had [E] nowhere to run.
[Em] Firing their rifles the crew swarmed the deck while quickly [Bm] reloading their [E] guns.
A cannon exploded [G] and bodies were thrown, [E] the deck covered [Bm] in carnage [E] and fire.
We pulled alongside [G] and readied to board, her [E] treasure now our one [E] desire.
[G] Standing [B] on deck 30 slave girls were armed [G] and dressed up [B] to look like [E] the crew.
[Em] While down in their [G] hold their brave captain wept, [E] for he knew that his time it was through.
[Am] My wicked, wicked ways and [Em] those wicked, wicked days, when the blood and the gold [D] poured down just [Em] like the rain.
[Am] That wicked, wicked sea [Em] and my most wicked company, [D] when they screamed for my head in England, [Em] France and Spain.
[E] We fought our way down [G] till we got to a hatch [E] that led to [D] the frigate's [E] main hold.
We all stared in [G] wonder at what we had found, [E] a sight just too great to behold.
[G] There were chests overflowing [B] with jewelry and gems and that is just [E] where it began.
[Em] More than one million pounds [G] worth of silver and gold, [E] enough to make kings of each man.
The crew then [G] embarked on an orgy of rape and plunder that lasted [E] five days.
We tortured their [G] crewmen until we had found where [B] each secret hiding [E] place lay.
[G] And in [B] a cabin with walls lined in gold, I found there my favorite [E] prize.
[Em] The emperor's daughter [G] who stared back at me [E] with smoldering charcoal for eyes.
My wicked, wicked ways and those wicked, [Em] wicked days, [Am] when the blood and [Em] the gold poured down just like the rain.
[Am] That wicked, wicked sea [Em] and my most wicked company, [B] when they screamed for my head in England, [Em] France and Spain.
We loaded our [G] ships with all they could hold [E] and left them [D] not even a scrab.
And headed then to the nearest port, our hope to [Bm] outrun [Em] any trance.
[G] One half ton of [B] ivory and the ship [Em] that I loved, [B] bribed us our [E] way onto shore.
[Em] We split up the treasure and went our own ways and with [B] pirates I sailed [E] nevermore.
I built me a palace [Em] and lived like a king, paid [B] for with ill [E]-gotten gold.
The emperor's daughter [Em] and my secret I kept [B] while I [E] comfortably grew old.
[G] My life as a [B] pirate was short, that is true, but my exploits are [E] all known quite well.
For those of you who say [G] that crime doesn't pay, [E] Captain Avery, [B]
that's me, says [Em] like hell.
[A] My wicked, wicked [Em] ways and those wicked, wicked days, when the blood and the gold poured down just like the rain.
[Am] That wicked, wicked [E] sea and my most wicked company, [Bm] when they screamed for my head [Em] in England, France and Spain.
When they [E] screamed for my head in England, France and Spain.
[D] When they screamed [Bm] for my [B] head in England, France and Spain.
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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[E] I served on the [G] Charles Affair privateer, [E] but our pay it [D] was weeks [Em] overdue.
The [E] crew's morale was low [G] and the captain was drunk, [E] and sadly [Bm] this was nothing [Em] new.
_ _ So [B] while he slept we cut line [Em] and sailed out, they [F#] called it [E] polite mutiny.
_ _ [Em] When he awoke we put him in a boat [E] and began our life of piracy.
_ With a crew of [G] 150 and 46 guns [E] we sailed [B] the [E] Arabian Sea.
We found four pirate ships and [G] enlisted their aid, [E] and each [D] of their [E] captains agreed.
_ _ [G] Pilgrims and merchants both [B] used this route when their spices and [E] silks were all sold.
If [Em] our timing was right the ships would be slow, weighed down [B] by all the silver [E] and gold. _
[Am] My wicked, wicked [Em] ways and those wicked, wicked days, [F#] when the blood [C] and the gold poured [D] down just like [Em] the rain.
[Am] That wicked, wicked sea [Em] and my most wicked company, when they [Bm] screamed for my head in England, France and Spain.
[E] Our _ _ _ crews they all roared [G] as they saw a great ship, [E] and readied [Bm] as our prize [E] drew near.
With 400 rifles [G] and 40 big [E] guns, ship [B] felt it had [E] nothing to fear.
[G] With our second [B] shot the main mass was lost, they knew they had [E] nowhere to _ run.
[Em] Firing their rifles the crew swarmed the deck while quickly [Bm] reloading their [E] guns. _
A cannon exploded [G] and bodies were thrown, [E] the deck covered [Bm] in carnage [E] and fire. _
We pulled alongside [G] and readied to board, her [E] treasure now our one [E] desire.
_ [G] Standing [B] on deck 30 slave girls were armed [G] and dressed up [B] to look like [E] the crew.
_ [Em] While down in their [G] hold their brave captain wept, [E] for he knew that his time it was through.
_ [Am] My wicked, wicked ways and [Em] those wicked, wicked days, when the blood and the gold [D] poured down just [Em] like the rain.
[Am] That wicked, wicked sea [Em] and my most wicked company, [D] when they screamed for my head in England, [Em] France and Spain. _ _ _ _ _
[E] We fought our way down [G] till we got to a hatch [E] that led to [D] the frigate's [E] main hold. _ _
We all stared in [G] wonder at what we had found, [E] a sight just too great to behold.
_ [G] There were chests overflowing [B] with jewelry and gems and that is just [E] where it began.
_ [Em] More than one million pounds [G] worth of silver and gold, [E] enough to make kings of each man.
_ The crew then [G] embarked on an orgy of rape and plunder that lasted [E] five days.
We tortured their [G] crewmen until we had found where [B] each secret hiding [E] place lay.
_ _ [G] And in [B] a cabin with walls lined in gold, I found there my favorite [E] prize.
_ [Em] The emperor's daughter [G] who stared back at me [E] with smoldering charcoal for eyes.
My wicked, wicked ways and those wicked, [Em] wicked days, [Am] when the blood and [Em] the gold poured down just like the rain.
[Am] That wicked, wicked sea [Em] and my most wicked company, [B] when they screamed for my head in England, [Em] France and Spain. _
_ We loaded our [G] ships with all they could hold [E] and left them [D] not even a scrab.
_ And headed then to the nearest port, our hope to [Bm] outrun [Em] any trance.
[G] One half ton of [B] ivory and the ship [Em] that I loved, [B] bribed us our [E] way onto shore. _ _
[Em] We split up the treasure and went our own ways and with [B] pirates I sailed [E] nevermore.
_ I built me a palace [Em] and lived like a king, paid [B] for with ill [E]-gotten gold.
The emperor's daughter [Em] and my secret I kept [B] while I [E] comfortably grew old.
_ [G] My life as a [B] pirate was short, that is true, but my exploits are [E] all known quite well.
For those of you who say [G] that crime doesn't pay, [E] Captain Avery, _ [B]
that's me, says [Em] like hell. _ _
_ _ [A] My wicked, wicked [Em] ways and those wicked, wicked days, when the blood and the gold poured down just like the rain.
[Am] That wicked, wicked [E] sea and my most wicked company, [Bm] when they screamed for my head [Em] in England, France and Spain.
When they [E] screamed for my head in England, France and Spain.
[D] When they screamed [Bm] for my _ [B] head in England, France and Spain. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[E] I served on the [G] Charles Affair privateer, [E] but our pay it [D] was weeks [Em] overdue.
The [E] crew's morale was low [G] and the captain was drunk, [E] and sadly [Bm] this was nothing [Em] new.
_ _ So [B] while he slept we cut line [Em] and sailed out, they [F#] called it [E] polite mutiny.
_ _ [Em] When he awoke we put him in a boat [E] and began our life of piracy.
_ With a crew of [G] 150 and 46 guns [E] we sailed [B] the [E] Arabian Sea.
We found four pirate ships and [G] enlisted their aid, [E] and each [D] of their [E] captains agreed.
_ _ [G] Pilgrims and merchants both [B] used this route when their spices and [E] silks were all sold.
If [Em] our timing was right the ships would be slow, weighed down [B] by all the silver [E] and gold. _
[Am] My wicked, wicked [Em] ways and those wicked, wicked days, [F#] when the blood [C] and the gold poured [D] down just like [Em] the rain.
[Am] That wicked, wicked sea [Em] and my most wicked company, when they [Bm] screamed for my head in England, France and Spain.
[E] Our _ _ _ crews they all roared [G] as they saw a great ship, [E] and readied [Bm] as our prize [E] drew near.
With 400 rifles [G] and 40 big [E] guns, ship [B] felt it had [E] nothing to fear.
[G] With our second [B] shot the main mass was lost, they knew they had [E] nowhere to _ run.
[Em] Firing their rifles the crew swarmed the deck while quickly [Bm] reloading their [E] guns. _
A cannon exploded [G] and bodies were thrown, [E] the deck covered [Bm] in carnage [E] and fire. _
We pulled alongside [G] and readied to board, her [E] treasure now our one [E] desire.
_ [G] Standing [B] on deck 30 slave girls were armed [G] and dressed up [B] to look like [E] the crew.
_ [Em] While down in their [G] hold their brave captain wept, [E] for he knew that his time it was through.
_ [Am] My wicked, wicked ways and [Em] those wicked, wicked days, when the blood and the gold [D] poured down just [Em] like the rain.
[Am] That wicked, wicked sea [Em] and my most wicked company, [D] when they screamed for my head in England, [Em] France and Spain. _ _ _ _ _
[E] We fought our way down [G] till we got to a hatch [E] that led to [D] the frigate's [E] main hold. _ _
We all stared in [G] wonder at what we had found, [E] a sight just too great to behold.
_ [G] There were chests overflowing [B] with jewelry and gems and that is just [E] where it began.
_ [Em] More than one million pounds [G] worth of silver and gold, [E] enough to make kings of each man.
_ The crew then [G] embarked on an orgy of rape and plunder that lasted [E] five days.
We tortured their [G] crewmen until we had found where [B] each secret hiding [E] place lay.
_ _ [G] And in [B] a cabin with walls lined in gold, I found there my favorite [E] prize.
_ [Em] The emperor's daughter [G] who stared back at me [E] with smoldering charcoal for eyes.
My wicked, wicked ways and those wicked, [Em] wicked days, [Am] when the blood and [Em] the gold poured down just like the rain.
[Am] That wicked, wicked sea [Em] and my most wicked company, [B] when they screamed for my head in England, [Em] France and Spain. _
_ We loaded our [G] ships with all they could hold [E] and left them [D] not even a scrab.
_ And headed then to the nearest port, our hope to [Bm] outrun [Em] any trance.
[G] One half ton of [B] ivory and the ship [Em] that I loved, [B] bribed us our [E] way onto shore. _ _
[Em] We split up the treasure and went our own ways and with [B] pirates I sailed [E] nevermore.
_ I built me a palace [Em] and lived like a king, paid [B] for with ill [E]-gotten gold.
The emperor's daughter [Em] and my secret I kept [B] while I [E] comfortably grew old.
_ [G] My life as a [B] pirate was short, that is true, but my exploits are [E] all known quite well.
For those of you who say [G] that crime doesn't pay, [E] Captain Avery, _ [B]
that's me, says [Em] like hell. _ _
_ _ [A] My wicked, wicked [Em] ways and those wicked, wicked days, when the blood and the gold poured down just like the rain.
[Am] That wicked, wicked [E] sea and my most wicked company, [Bm] when they screamed for my head [Em] in England, France and Spain.
When they [E] screamed for my head in England, France and Spain.
[D] When they screamed [Bm] for my _ [B] head in England, France and Spain. _ _ _ _ _