We Hang At Dawn So Drink Tonight
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[Intro ]
Em G D Am
Em G D Em
[Verso 1]
Em G
The irons bite and the lanterns low
D Am
The gallows wait on the quay below
Em G
The preacher says we should kneel and pray
D Em
We'll drink instead, 'till the break of day
C G
What's that creaking in the night?
D Em
Just the rope in pale moonlight.
C G
When's it swingin'? Dawn's first light.
D Em
So drink, ye dogs, drink deep tonight.
[Refrão]
Em G
We'll hang at dawn, so drink tonight!
D Am
Fill it up and raise it high!
Em G
If the rope be tight and the drop be slight
D Em
We'll curse the sky as we swing and fly!
Em G
We'll hang at dawn! No fear, no fright!
D Am
So stamp yer boots and brawl and fight!
Em G
For dead men don't need rum nor song!
D Em
So drink tonight for we won't live long!
Interlude
Em G D Am
Em G D Em
[Verso 2]
Em G
The captain's cell is next to mine,
D Am
He's laughing loud and asking for wine!
Em G
Says, "I regret no single sin
D Em
Save spillin' rum on my boot and chin."
C G
Who fears the rope? Not I, not I!
D Em
Who fears the drop? Let cowards cry!
C G
We've kissed the sea and the cannons roar,
D Em
A little fall won't hurt no more!
[Refrão]
Em G
We'll hang at dawn, so drink tonight!
D Am
Fill it up and raise it high!
Em G
If the rope be tight and the drop be slight
D Em
We'll curse the sky as we swing and fly!
Em G
We'll hang at dawn, no fear no fright
D Am
So stamp yer boots and brawl and fight!
Em G
For dead men don't need rum nor song!
D Em
So drink tonight, for we won't live long!
Interlude
Em G D Am
Em G D Em
[Ponte]
Em G
Let kings have crowns and judge's their laws
D Am
We had the wind and we had our flaws!
Em G
We took what we could and gave none back
D Em
And laughed as the world slips off it's track!
[Verso 3]
C G
We'll hang at dawn so drink tonight!
D Am
Spill it down and start to fight!
C G
If hell's below, we'll drink there too
D Em
And teach the devils a trick or two!
C G
We'll hang at dawn, so sing it strong
D Am
Let the harbour hear our drunken song!
Em G
For when we swing in the morning light,
D Em
They'll say we roared through our final night!
[Refrão]
Em G
We'll hang at dawn, so drink tonight!
D Am
Fill it up and raise it high!
Em G
If the rope be tight and the drop be slight
D Am
We'll curse the sky as we swing and fly!
Em G
We'll hang at dawn, no fear no fright
D Am
So stamp yer boots and brawl and fight!
Em G
For dead men don't need rum nor song!
D Em
So drink tonight, for we won't live long!
Outro
Em G D Am
Em G D Em
Em G D Em
How to play We Hang At Dawn So Drink Tonight
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