Blackbeards Song chords by Horrible Histories

• Capo on 3rd
• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Eb

Intro:
| C             | G7            | C      G      | C***          |

Verse 1:
C                    G
When I was a nipper, I boarded a clipper,
C                            G***        G*
sailed the seas as a goods importer, Oh!
C                        G
Edward Teach is my name, but I earned my fame
   C               G             C*   C*   C*    C*
as Blackbeard, the pirate of the wa - ter, Oh!

Pre-chorus 1:
F           F#dim7 C/G    E/G#   Am
Was a jolly chap,  with a jaunty cap,
D                        G***
always gave my crew good quarter, Oh!
C                      G
But I'm best known for blood and guts and gore,
      C                G             C*    C*   C*
and a viscous reign of murdering and slaughter, Oh!

Chorus 1:
F               C                  Cm-5
Best known for, blood and guts and gore,
      G7                             G7*   C*   C*
and a viscous reign of murdering and slaughter, Oh!

Verse 2:
C                       G
Left my home in Bristol with a sword and pistol,
C                          G***            G*
bid a fond farewell to ol' Blighty, Oh!
C                      G
What my enemies feared was my thik black beard,
C              G               C***          C*
which I always enjoyed setting light to, Oh!

Pre-chorus 2:
F            F#dim7      C/G       E/G#   Am
Once I had a thing for a captive's lovely ring,
     D                         G
that shone like a jewel in the nighty-oh!
C                       G
When the man said 'no', I just said 'oh,'
    C              G              C*  C* C*
and chopped of his hand and said 'righty-oh!'

Chorus 2:
F              C        Cm-5
Man said 'No.' He said 'Oh,'
G7                            G7* C* C*
chopped of his hand and said 'righty-oh!'

[Interlude]
G7

Bridge:
E     Am      E        Am
Oh, I love to sail the ocean,
D       G           D       G
with my flag that inspired emotion,
E        Am      E       Am        D
With its smiling pile of skull and bones,
         G             D                 G
smashing hearts with a violent, stabbing motion.
E     Am        E      Am
And I love to escape detection
D      G      D        G
and to win my crew's affection,
E         Am         E           Am
which was nothing to do with the twelve guns
   D           G              D      G
he wore on his belt that were for protection.

Pre-chorus 3:
F             F#dim7 C/G   E/G#    Am
I was awfully nice,  I had the odd vice,
        D                     G
which occasionally cause a commotion.
    C                           G
The thing that I'd do was shoot members of my crew,
C              G             C*   C*   C*
if they didn't show enough devo - tion.

Chorus 3:
     F                      C              Cm-5
The thing he'd do was shoot members of the crew,
G7                           G7*  C*    C*
if they didn't show enough devo - tion.

Verse 4:
C                     G
Once when very Irate, I shot my first mate,
C                         G***              G*
Israel Hands for a bit of pleasure, Oh!
C                       G
And when my debts grew, killed half of my crew,
C              G            C***             C*
to increase my share of the treasure, Oh!

Pre-chorus 4:
    F          F#dim7          C/G E/G    Am
Was doing well then, seemed to run out of men,
   D                         G
my captives boarded at their leisure, Oh!
C                  G
Smote me dead then cut of my head,
       C               G             C
and displayed it on my mast for good measure, Oh!

[End-Chorus]
F               C               Cm-5
Smote him dead, chopped off his head,
   G7                             G* C*    C*
displayed it on the mast for good measure, Oh!