A D A D I was pressed into service through no fault of my own A D A D I was dragged from the gutter by nefarious rogues E F#m D E A F#m D I don't like to dwell upon what happened to me A D A D From the land of the living to the land of the lost A D F#m E A D A D Just a pawn in the system, (woh-oh) got my fingers crossed A D A D I've seen skulls, I've seen crossbones As near as I can see you A D A D I felt the cold cloak of terror the hardened grog got us through…… A D Pirate or privateer E D A D A D I am both am I not, in a land unforgiving from the land of the lost A D F#m E A With my fate in the balance, (woh-oh) and my fingers crossed A Well.. E F#m Hang me high, hang me high, boys D A hang me high, hang me high, boys E F#m Hang me high, hang me high, boys D A hang me high, hang me high, boys [Solo] E F#m D A E F#m D A D A F#m D [Verse] A D A D I have danced with the elements on the South China seas A D A D I've seen gold, I've seen silver, the fruits of our victories D D A D A D A D Guilty or innocent I ask this because, on the steps of the scaffold am I now to be lost A D F#m E A So I make my confession, (woh-oh) with my fingers crossed E F#m D A Hang me high, hang me high, boys hang me high, hang me high, boys E F#m D A Hang me high, hang me high, boys, hang me high, hang me high, boys E A F#m D A Fire away, fire away, boys fire away, fire away, boys E F#m D A Fire away, fire away, boys fire away, fire away A So I make my confession, (oh-oh) with my fingers crossed