Mcguinn Roger

Mcguinn Roger - Jolly Roger guitar tab

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From RICKL1@IX.NETCOM.COM Sun May 4 11:24:06 1997

Roger McGuinn Jolly Roger written by Roger McGuinn/Jacques Levy

Dm G Dm

The sun comes up on the Spanish sea our homeland far behind us

G A7

Being hunted by the King's Navy it's sure he'd never find us

Dm C G Dm

Pull away me lads O the Cardiff Rose and hoist the Jolly Roger

Dm G Dm

We brought her into the looward wind and made for the Caribbean

Dm G A7

For thoughts of what it might have been destroys a human being

Dm G Dm

But thoughts about the Spanish gold and learning to desire it

G A7

Can make a man so brash and bold he'll soon become a pirate

Dm C G Dm

Pull away me lads of the Cardiff Rose and hoist the Jolly Roger

Dm G

Now a gleam came into the captain's eyes as he spied an English

Dm

clipper

G A7

She looks the perfect shape and size let's all aboard and strip her

Dm G Dm

We fired a shot across her bow and eased ourselves beside her

G A7

With our keel as close as she'd allow we swung from the deck to ride

her

Dm C G Dm

Pull away me lads of the Cardiff Rose and hoist the Jolly Roger

Dm G Dm

Up she tumbles and starts to pitch and signals for assistance

G A7

We tightened our hold another hitch and ended her resistance

Dm G

Now there's many a day on the Spanish sea I served aboard that

Dm

raider

But we never did nothing more beautifully

G A7

Than the way that we belayed her

Dm C G Dm

Pull away me lads of the Cardiff Rose and hoist the Jolly Roger

Dm G

Her hold was hot as St Elmo's fire her chests were filled with

Dm

treasure

G A7

We took as much as we'd require then took more for our pleasure

Dm

Now there's many a day on the Spanish Main

G Dm

But none I hold so dear

G A7

As the happy day I first became a scurvy buccaneer

Dm C G Dm

Pull away me lads of the Cardif Rose and hoist the Jolly Roger

Copyright @ 1975 Patian Music and Jackelope Publishing Co.(BMI)

From the "Cardiff Rose'' LP Columbia Records 1976

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