Misc Musicals – The Pirates Of Penzance - Oh Better Far To Live And Die (Guitar)
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'Oh Better Far To Live And Die'
From Gilbert & Sullivan's
'The Pirates Of Penzance'
[Intro]
C F C G7 G C Am C G C
[Verse 1]
C G Oh, better far to live and die Am7 Adim G7 Under the brave black flag I fly, C G Than play a sanctimonious part Em B7 Em With a pirate head and a pirate heart
B7 Em B7 Em
B7 Em Away to the cheating world go you,
B7 Em B7 Em
B7 Em Where pirates all are well to do A9 G A7 D7 But I'll be true to the song I sing G Ddim C G D7 G And live and die a pirate king!
[Chorus]
G G7 C F C For I am a pirate king! G7 G C Am And it is, it is a glorious thing G D7 G7 To be a pirate king! C For I am a pirate king! F C (You are! Hurrah for the pirate king!) G7 G C Am And it is, it is a glorious thing C G C To be a pirate king! G7 C (It is, hurrah for the pirate king, Am7 C G7 C hurrah for the pirate king!)
[Verse 2]
C G When I sally forth to seek my prey Am7 Adim G7 I help myself in a royal way C G I sink a few more ships, it's true, Em B7 Em Than a well-bred monarch ought to do!
B7 Em B7 Em
B7 Em But many a king on a first-class throne,
B7 Em B7 Em
B7 Em If he wants to call his crown his own, A9 G A7 D7 Must manage somehow to get through G Ddim C G D7 G More dirty work than ever I do!
[Chorus]
G G7 C F C For I am a pirate king! G7 G C Am And it is, it is a glorious thing G D7 G7 To be a pirate king! C For I am a pirate king! F C (You are! Hurrah for the pirate king!) G7 G C Am And it is, it is a glorious thing C G C To be a pirate king! G7 C (It is, hurrah for the pirate king, Am7 C G7 C hurrah for the pirate king!)
[Outro]
C Am7 C G7 C