Intro:
Dm Am

Lyrics:

Am        Em
Once a privateer
Am                Em
In service to the queen
Am                 C
He raided and he plundered
Bb               C
An outlaw of the sea

Am                   Em
He armed a merchant ship
          Am                  C
That he captured from the french
Bb          C
She then became
Am              Dm
Queen Anne's revenge

Am                    Em
He tied his beard in ribbons
        Am             C
Lit his hair up for a fight
  Bb              C
A pirate like no other
      Am        Dm
An intimidating sight

Am               Em
Just to hear his name
       Am           C
Caused men to be afraid
    Bb                    C             Dm
To cross his sword would mean an early grave

F Gm Dm

Bb           C           Am           Em
Blackbeard, blackbeard, terror of the sea!
Am            C            Dm
You made your mark in history

F Gm Dm

Bb           C           Am         Em       Am7
Blackbeard, blackbeard, raise your colours high!
Am            C           Dm
This is the day that you die

Am           Em
In a bloody battle
         Am           Em
Off the coast of carolin'
   Am                C
He took five musket shots
         Bb           C
And the sword twenty times
   Am             Em
He gave it all he had
   Am             C
Up to the bitter end
 Bb             C              Dm
Then the royal navy took his head

F Gm Dm

Bb           C           Am           Em
Blackbeard, blackbeard, terror of the sea!
Am            C            Dm
You made your mark in history

F Gm Dm

Bb           C           Am         Em       Am7
Blackbeard, blackbeard, raise your colours high!
Am            C           Dm
This is the day that you die

F Gm Dm

Bb           C           Am           Em
Blackbeard, blackbeard, terror of the sea!
Am            C            Dm
You made your mark in history

F Gm

Bb           C           Am         Em       Am7
Blackbeard, blackbeard, raise your colours high!
Am            C           Dm
This is the day that you die