Time Flyes When Youre Havin Rum chords

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[Dm]

No [Dm]future was there in London for a [C]poor man’s son like [Dm]me
So I left my home and went to seek my [G]fortune on the [A]sea
I [Dm]signed aboard a merchant ship bound [C]for the West [Dm]Indies
And six weeks out we tacked into the [G]winds of [Dm]pyracy

There [Dm]were sails on the horizon, and we [C]tried to make a [Dm]run
And when we saw that black flag, then our [G]runnin’ it was [A]done
And [Dm]when those pyrates boarded us, they [C]told us one by [Dm]one
"You can die or join our crew, me boys, time [G]flyes when you’re havin’ [D]rum!”

[CHORUS]
Time [Dm]flyes when you’re havin’ rum, me boys, time [C]flyes when you’re havin’ [D]rum
When you’re sailin’ under the black flag, and you’re [G]firin’ all your [A]guns
When [Dm]you take a Spanish treasure ship, you [C]divide by the rule of [D]thumb
The voyage’ll be over soon enough, time [G]flyes when you’re havin’ [D]rum

With a [Dm]pistol to my forehead, then my [C]choice was all too [D]clear
I took leave of that merchant ship and [G]became a [A]buccaneer
And [Dm]though they spared my life, I think that [C]if the truth be [Dm]told
I joined them for the promise of [G]adventure, rum, and[D] gold

The [Dm]quartermaster handed me a [C]cutlass and a [D]gun
And as I signed their articles, the cap[G]tain told me, "[A]Son,
Us [Dm]gentlemen o’ fortune live life [C]fast ’n’ on the[Dm] run
So step right up and takes your share, time [G]flyes when you’re havin’ [D]rum!”

[CHORUS]
Time [Dm]flyes when you’re havin’ rum, me boys, time [C]flyes when you’re havin’ [D]rum
When you’re sailin’ under the black flag, and you’re [G]firin’ all your [A]guns
When [Dm]you take a Spanish treasure ship, you [C]divide by the rule of [D]thumb
The voyage’ll be over soon enough, time [G]flyes when you’re havin’ [D]rum

For [Dm]two long years I sailed with them [C]around the Spanish [Dm]Main
And we captured ships from Portugal, from [G]England, France, and [A]Spain
And [Dm]we took what we could and we gave none back, for [C]that’s the pyrates’ [D]code
And the wake we left in the Caribbean S[G]ea ran red with [D]blood

Now the [Dm]admiralty in London sent a [C]fleet to hunt us [D]down
And a traitor in Port Royale told them [G]where we could be [A]found
They [Dm]surrounded us in Nassau, the captain [C]shouted, "Let ’em [D]come!
The fight’ll be over soon enough, times [G]flyes when you’re havin’ [D]rum!”

[CHORUS]
Time [Dm]flyes when you’re havin’ rum, me boys, time [C]flyes when you’re havin’ [D]rum
When you’re sailin’ under the black flag, and you’re [G]firin’ all your [A]guns
When [Dm]you take a Spanish treasure ship, you [C]divide by the rule of [D]thumb
The voyage’ll be over soon enough, time [G]flyes when you’re havin’ [D]rum

We [Dm]ran the red flag up and then we [C]readied all our [Dm]guns
No quarter would we give, and in [G]return expected [A]none
We [Dm]got off one good broadside but [C]outnumbered 10 to [D]1
They took out half our crew and then our [G]pyrating [D]was done

They t[Dm]ook us back to London town [C]under key and [D]lock
And the hangman’s noose was swingin’ at the [G]Execution [A]Dock
The [Dm]captain turned ’n’ said to me, "We [C]had fine sailin’, [D]son,
The voyage it was over all too soon, time [G]flyes when you’re havin’ [D]rum!”

[CHORUS]
Time [Dm]flyes when you’re havin’ rum, me boys, time [C]flyes when you’re havin’ [D]rum
When you’re sailin’ under the black flag, and you’re [G]firin’ all your [A]guns
When [Dm]you take a Spanish treasure ship, you [C]divide by the rule of [D]thumb
The voyage’ll be over soon enough, time [G]flyes when you’re havin’ [D]rum

(Slower)
Now as you l[Dm]isten to this tale, by now, I’m [C]sure you have [D]surmised
That I slipped the hangman’s cable and [G]escaped him with my [A]life
But [Dm]how I got away, well that’s a[C]nother story, [D]son

(Faster)
My voyages they aren’t over yet, time [G]flyes when you’re havin’ [D]rum!

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Time [Dm]flyes when you’re havin’ rum, me boys, time [C]flyes when you’re havin’ [D]rum
When you’re sailin’ under the black flag, and you’re [G]firin’ all your [A]guns
When [Dm]you take a Spanish treasure ship, you [C]divide by the rule of [D]thumb
The voyage’ll be over soon enough, time [G]flyes when you’re havin’ [D]rum