Alestorm – Henry Martin (Guitar)

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[Intro] Em [Verse 1]
      Em                     B         Em
There were three brothers in merry Scotland

             Am              G      B
In merry Scotland there were three

    Em                                      Am         G          B
And they did cast lots which of them should go, should go, should go

Em       G          D           Em
And turn robber all on the salt sea
[Instrumental] Em [Verse 2]
    Em                      B     Em
The lot, it fell first upon Henry Martin

                Am     G       B
The youngest of all the three

     Em                                    Am            G             B
That he should turn robber all on the salt sea, the salt sea, the salt sea

Em         G            D            Em
For to maintain his two brothers and he
[Verse 3]
     Em                         B             Em
They had not been sailing but a long winter's night

                Am             G     B
And a part of a short winter's day

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When he espied a stout lofty ship, lofty ship, lofty ship

Em     G            D               Em
Come a-bibbing down on him straight way
[Verse 4]
    Em                B        Em
"Hello, hello", cried Henry Martin

                Am      G       B
"What makes you sail so nigh?"

       Em                                       Am          G            B
"I'm a rich merchant ship bound for fair London Town London Town, London Town"

Em       G             D           Em
Will you please for to let me pass by?
[Verse 5]
    Em                B        Em
"Oh no, oh no", cried Henry Martin

                Am          G    B
"This thing, it never could be

    Em                                   Am            G             B
For I have turned robber all on the salt sea, the salt sea, the salt sea

Em         G           D            Em
For to maintain my two brothers and me
[Verse 6]
     Em                          B          Em
Then broadside and broadside and at it they went

              Am       G       B
For fully two hours or three

     Em                                  Am              G               B
'Til Henry Martin gave to them the death shot, the death shot, the death shot

Em  G               D           Em
And straight to the bottom went she
[Instrumental] Em G D Em Em [Verse 7]
    Em                B           Em
Bad news, bad news to old England came

            Am          G     B
Bad news to fair London Town

        Em                                 Am         G          B
There's been a rich vessel and she's cast away, cast away, cast away

Em  G          D         Em
And all of her merry men drowned