| Am | Am | Am | D | Am | Am | E | Am |
| _______ |
| Verse 1 (very fast strumming) |
| ^^^^^^^ |
| D | |
| So the | years rolled by and several died |
| G | D | |
| And left us somewhat | reel | in' |
| D | |
| Johnny strummed his Tommy gun |
| A | D | |
| Left blastin' through the | ceil | ing |
| D | |
| So | what became of rebels |
| Who sang for you and me? |
| D | G | |
| Grapplin' with their | demons |
| A | D | |
| In the | search for liber | ty |
| _______ |
| Verse 2 |
| ^^^^^^^ |
| D | |
| Suffers who suffer all |
| G | D | |
| Can swim upon the | des | ert |
| D | |
| Where | avarice have ravaged all |
| A | D | |
| In spite of good | intent | ions |
| D | |
| Don't | fill your mouth with gluttony |
| For pride will surely swell |
| D| G| |
| But nothing's unforgiven |
| A| D| |
| in the four corners of hell |
| ______ |
| Chorus |
| ^^^^^^ |
| D | G | |
| Sail away where no | ball and chain |
| D | A | |
| Can | keep us from the | roarin' waves |
| D | G | |
| To | gether undi | vided |
| A | D | |
| but for | ever we'll be | free |
| D | G | |
| So | sail away a | board our rig |
| D | A | |
| The | moon is full and | so are we |
| D | G | |
| We're | seven drunken | pirates |
| A | D | |
| We're the | seven deadly | sins |
| D | G | |
| We're | seven drunken | pirates |
| A D| |
| We're the seven deadly sins |
| _________ |
| Interlude |
| ^^^^^^^^^ |
| Am | Am | Am | D | Am | Am | E | Am |
| _______ |
| Verse 3 |
| ^^^^^^^ |
| D | |
| Envy and its evil twin |
| G | D | |
| It crept in bed with | slan | der |
| D | |
| Idiots they gave advice |
| A | D | |
| But sloth it gave no | ans | wer |
| D | |
| Anger kills the human soul |
| With butter tales of lust |
| D| G| |
| While Pavlov's Dogs keep chewin' |
| A| D| |
| On the legs they never trust |
| ______ |
| Chorus |
| ^^^^^^ |
| D | G | |
| Sail away where no | ball and chain |
| D | A | |
| Can | keep us from the | roarin' waves |
| D | G | |
| To | gether undi | vided |
| A | D | |
| but for | ever we'll be | free |
| D | G | |
| So | sail away a | board our rig |
| D | A | |
| The | moon is full and | so are we |
| D | G | |
| We're | seven drunken | pirates |
| A | D | |
| We're the | seven deadly | sins |
| D | G | |
| We're | seven drunken | pirates |
| A D| |
| We're the seven deadly sins |
| _________ |
| Interlude |
| ^^^^^^^^^ |
| Am | Am | Am | D | Am | Am | E | |
| x2 |
| ______ |
| Bridge |
| ^^^^^^ |
| F | C | |
| But It's the | only life we'll | know |
| Em | Am | |
| Blagards to the | bone |
| C | |
| So don't | wreck yourself |
| G | |
| Take an | honest grip |
| F | C | |
| For there's more | tales beyond the | shore |
| D~~ let ring |
| in the following interlude, just a D| chord |
| _______ |
| Verse 4 (without guitar at first) |
| ^^^^^^^ |
| Ah the years rolled by and several died |
| And left us somewhat reelin' |
| In and out came crawlin' out |
| And spewed upon the ceiling |
| So what became of rebels |
| That sang for you and me |
| D| G| |
| Grapplin' with their demons |
| A| D| |
| In the search for liberty |
| __________ |
| Out-Chorus |
| ^^^^^^^^^^ |
| D | G | |
| Sail away where no | ball and chain |
| D | A | |
| Can | keep us from the | roarin' waves |
| D | G | |
| To | gether undi | vided |
| A | D | |
| but for | ever we'll be | free |
| D | G | |
| So | sail away a | board our rig |
| D | A | |
| The | moon is full and | so are we |
| D | G | |
| We're | seven drunken | pirates |
| A | D | |
| We're the | seven deadly | sins |
| D | G | |
| Sail away where no | ball and chain |
| D | A | |
| Can | keep us from the | roarin' waves |
| D | G | |
| To | gether undi | vided |
| A | D | |
| but for | ever we'll be | free |
| D | G | |
| So | sail away a | board our rig |
| D | A | |
| The | moon is full and | so are we |
| D | G | |
| We're | seven drunken | pirates |
| A | D | |
| We're the | seven deadly | sins |
| D | G | |
| We're | seven drunken | pirates |
| A | D | |
| We're the | seven deadly | sins |
| D | G | |
| We're | seven drunken | pirates |
| A| D| |
| We're the seven deadly sins |
| so that's it! Quite easy to play but still a great song! |
| please comment for corrections! thanks |