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High Barbary

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[Intro]
Bm    A  Bm      D
Bm  A  G  F#m  Bm  D  Em7  Bm
[Verse]
There were two lofty ships from Aold England Bmcome
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed Dwe
One Bmwas the Prince of ALuther and the Gother Prince of F#mWales
All a-Bmcruising down the Dcoast of the Em7High BarbaBmry
[Verse]
"Aloft there! Aloft there!", our Abully bosun Bmcried
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed Dwe
Look aBmhead, look aAstern, look to Gweather and aF#mlee
All a-Bmcruising down the Dcoast of the Em7High BarbaBmry
[Verse]
"There's naught upon our stern, sir, there's Anaught upon our Bmlee"
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed Dwe
"But there's a Bmlofty ship to Awindward and she's Gsailing fast and F#mfree"
All a-Bmcruising down the Dcoast of the Em7High BarbaBmry
[Verse]
"Then hail her! Oh, hail her!", our Agallant captain Bmcried
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed Dwe
"Are Bmyou a man-of-Awar or a Gprivateer?" cried F#mhe
All a-Bmcruising down the Dcoast of the Em7High BarbaBmry
[Verse]
"Oh no, I'm not a man-o'-war nor Aprivateer", cried Bmhe
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed Dwe
"But BmI'm a salty Apirate all a-Glooking for my F#mfee"
All a-Bmcruising down the Dcoast of the Em7High BarbaBmry
[Verse]
Then broadside and broadside, a Along time they Bmlay
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed Dwe
'Til at Bmlast the Prince of ALuther shot the Gpirates' mast aF#mway
All a-Bmcruising down the Dcoast of the Em7High BarbaBmry
[Verse]
With cutlass and gun, well, we Afought for hours Bmthree
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed Dwe
The Bmship it was their Acoffin and their Ggrave it was the F#msea
All a-Bmcruising down the Dcoast of the Em7High BarbaBmry
[Verse]
"Oh quarter! Oh, quarter!", those Apirates they did Bmcry
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed Dwe
But the Bmquarter that we Agive 'em was to Gsink 'em in the F#msea
All a-Bmcruising down the Dcoast of the Em7High BarbaBmry
[Verse]
There were two lofty ships from Aold England Bmcome
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed Dwe
One Bmwas the Prince of ALuther and the Gother Prince of F#mWales
All a-Bmcruising down the Dcoast of the Em7High BarbaBmry

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High Barbary

by Gordon Bok

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Em7

[Intro]

Bm A Bm D

Bm A G F#m Bm D Em7 Bm

[Verse]

A Bm

There were two lofty ships from old England come

Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we

Bm A G F#m

One was the Prince of Luther and the other Prince of Wales

Bm D Em7 Bm

All a-cruising down the coast of the High Barbary

[Verse]

A Bm

"Aloft there! Aloft there!", our bully bosun cried

Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we

Bm A G F#m

Look ahead, look astern, look to weather and alee

Bm D Em7 Bm

All a-cruising down the coast of the High Barbary

[Verse]

A Bm

"There's naught upon our stern, sir, there's naught upon our lee"

Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we

Bm A G F#m

"But there's a lofty ship to windward and she's sailing fast and free"

Bm D Em7 Bm

All a-cruising down the coast of the High Barbary

[Verse]

A Bm

"Then hail her! Oh, hail her!", our gallant captain cried

Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we

Bm A G F#m

"Are you a man-of-war or a privateer?" cried he

Bm D Em7 Bm

All a-cruising down the coast of the High Barbary

[Verse]

A Bm

"Oh no, I'm not a man-o'-war nor privateer", cried he

Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we

Bm A G F#m

"But I'm a salty pirate all a-looking for my fee"

Bm D Em7 Bm

All a-cruising down the coast of the High Barbary

[Verse]

A Bm

Then broadside and broadside, a long time they lay

Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we

Bm A G F#m

'Til at last the Prince of Luther shot the pirates' mast away

Bm D Em7 Bm

All a-cruising down the coast of the High Barbary

[Verse]

A Bm

With cutlass and gun, well, we fought for hours three

Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we

Bm A G F#m

The ship it was their coffin and their grave it was the sea

Bm D Em7 Bm

All a-cruising down the coast of the High Barbary

[Verse]

A Bm

"Oh quarter! Oh, quarter!", those pirates they did cry

Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we

Bm A G F#m

But the quarter that we give 'em was to sink 'em in the sea

Bm D Em7 Bm

All a-cruising down the coast of the High Barbary

[Verse]

A Bm

There were two lofty ships from old England come

Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we

Bm A G F#m

One was the Prince of Luther and the other Prince of Wales

Bm D Em7 Bm

All a-cruising down the coast of the High Barbary

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