A          D          A                             D
I was pressed into service through no fault of my own
A           D          A                        D
I was dragged from the gutter by nefarious rogues
E F#m            D         E A               F#m   D
I don't like to dwell upon what happened to me
A                     D      A                 D
From the land of the living to the land of the lost
 A                  D      F#m            E            A     D A D
Just a pawn in the system, (woh-oh) got my fingers crossed

A                                 D     A                   D
I've seen skulls, I've seen crossbones As near as I can see you
A                       D           A                 D
I felt the cold cloak of terror the hardened grog got us through……
A            D
Pirate or privateer
  E             D             A      D         A                    D
I am both am I not, in a land unforgiving from the land of the lost
A                    D      F#m       E              A
With my fate in the balance, (woh-oh) and my fingers crossed
A
Well..

E                     F#m
Hang me high, hang me high, boys
D                     A
hang me high, hang me high, boys
E                     F#m
Hang me high, hang me high, boys
D                     A
hang me high, hang me high, boys

[Solo]
E F#m D A   E F#m D A D A F#m D

[Verse]
A                      D        A          D
I have danced with the elements on the South China seas
A                          D           A               D
I've seen gold, I've seen silver, the fruits of our victories
D        D           A         D          A             D         A       D
Guilty or innocent I ask this because, on the steps of the scaffold am I now to be lost
A               D          F#m           E                A
So I make my confession, (woh-oh) with my fingers crossed

E                     F#m         D                     A
Hang me high, hang me high, boys hang me high, hang me high, boys
E                     F#m         D                     A
Hang me high, hang me high, boys, hang me high, hang me high, boys

E                A     F#m  D            A
Fire away, fire away, boys fire away, fire away, boys
E                F#m        D           A
Fire away, fire away, boys fire away, fire away

A
So I make my confession, (oh-oh) with my fingers crossed