Alestorm – Under Blackened Banners (Guitar)

C Tuning (C-F-Bb-Eb-G-C)
Key
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Chords

[Intro] Cm Cm Bb Bb Ab Ab Ab Ab G Bb
Cm           Bb           Ab           G
Oooooooooooh Oooooooooooh Oooooooooooh Oooooooooooh
Cm Ab Eb Bb Ab Ab Bb G Cm Ab Eb Bb Cm Ab Bb Cm [Verse 1]
  Cm                            Bb
Five thousand years ago in the age of dinosaurs

   Ab                               Bb                 G
A single voice of chaos spoke in a tongue not heard before

  Cm                          Bb
Heed my words o denizens of protoplasmic slime

   Ab                             Bb              G
I wield the pirate scepter, this wretched world is mine
[Pre-Chorus]
Ab              Bb              Fm
  And from the slime rose up an army of the damned

       Ab             Bb       G
Black banners in the sky prepared for the command
[Chorus]
             Cm
Raise your hook

             Ab
Raise your sword

             Eb                Bb
Fight the world and face the horde

            Ab
We're the brotherhood of pirates

            Bb            G
We’re the sisters of the sea

          Cm               Ab
Sailing under blackened banners

           Eb                 Bb
Stealing ships and getting hammered

      Ab         Bb
The destiny of piracy

    Cm          Bb  Cm
Belongs to you and me
[Verse 2]
  Cm                      Bb
I am the heart of the conspiracy

                      Ab
A secret forged in mystery

                       G                  Bb
From a time before the oceans spanned the globe

  Cm                           Bb
Beneath the flag of death I conquer

                      Ab
All those who would defy

                       Bb                   G
The storm has come, black banners fill the sky
[Chorus]
             Cm
Raise your hook

             Ab
Raise your sword

             Eb                Bb
Fight the world and face the horde

            Ab
We're the brotherhood of pirates

            Bb            G
We’re the sisters of the sea

          Cm               Ab
Sailing under blackened banners

           Eb                 Bb
Stealing ships and getting hammered

      Ab         Bb
The destiny of piracy

    Cm          Bb  Cm
Belongs to you and me
[Bridge]
        Cm
We are one

        Ab
We are all

        Eb         Bb
We are never gonna fall

        Ab          Bb            Cm            Bb  Cm
To the end of all eternity we’ll stand against the law

C               D                  C
  And now the land lies dead from centuries of war

     Cm            Dm               Gm                      Gm  F Eb Dm Cm
The protoplasmic pirate horde will rise to fight once more
Cm Cm Eb Bb Cm Cm Ab Bb Cm Bb Cm
Cm
   This moment marks not the end of your mortal life

Ab              Eb    Bb                  Cm
   Nor is it the final chapter in your legacy

                                Fm              G
This is the beginning of your transcorporeal existence
[Outro]
             Bm
Raise your hook

             Bb
Raise your sword

             F                C
Fight the world and face the horde

            Bb
We're the brotherhood of pirates

            C            A
We’re the sisters of the sea

          Dm               Bb
Sailing under blackened banners

           F                 C
Stealing ships and getting hammered

       Bbm        C   
Our history, our legacy

       Bbm                C      
The force that sets the spirit free

       Bbm      C    
The destiny of piracy

   Dm           
Belongs to you and me