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Tales Of The Phantom Ship by Lennie Gallant
Tales Of The Phantom Ship
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
[Intro]
Am F x2
[Verse 1]
Am
On a night as black as a Raven's feather
Am
Thunder clap like a slap of leather
G Em G Am
And the wind whips through the black spruce on the shore
Am
The waves are pounding on the beaches harder
Am
As the last of the fishermen reach safe harbour
G Em G Am
And the wind turns cold, cuts through the cord
[Verse 2]
Am
Out on the wild Northumberland Strait
Am
A ball of fire slips o'er the waves
G Em G Am
Those who watch can't believe their eyes
Am
There's a burst of flame and flash of light
Am
There on the tide is a frightening sight
G Em G Am
As the tall ship in flames lights up the sky
[Chorus]
C G
Tales of the Phantom Ship,
F G Am
From truck to keel in flames
C G
She sails the wild Northumberland Strait,
F G Am
No one knows her name
C G
Tales of the Phantom Ship,
F G Am
It's the ship of fire they cry
C G
Hard against the wind she sails,
F G Am
No one can say why
[Instrumental]
Am F
Am F
[Verse 3]
Am
Some say she's a three-master square rigger
Am
Five-hundred tons, maybe a bit bigger
G Em G Am
With fire in every rope and spar and sail
Am
Out of the east though the wind blows west
Am
She plows the strait on an unknown quest
G Em G Am
Over the waves with the strength of a full-force gale
[Verse 4]
Am
Of why she appears none can know
Am
Some say it's nothing but a moon-lit glow
G Em G Am
But those who've see her swear they tell no lies
Am
They tell how her bow suddenly drops down
Am
As in depths of the strait she's bound
G Em G Am
And the wind goes wild with wailing, chilling cries
[Chorus]
C G
Tales of the Phantom Ship,
F G Am
From truck to keel in flames
C G
She sails the wild Northumberland Strait,
F G Am
No one knows her name
C G
Tales of the Phantom Ship,
F G Am
It's the ship of fire they cry
C G
Hard against the wind she sails,
F G Am
No one can say why
[Instrumental]
Am F x4
[Verse 5]
Am
Some say she's an immigrant ship of old
Am
Highland Scots whose land was stole
G Em G Am
And lost at sea while seeking the new land
Am
Or a ghostly American Privateer
Am
That plundered innocent harbors here
G Em G Am
Cursed to sail the strait, forever damned
[Verse 6]
Am
But an old man sang a song to me
Am
Six hundred Acadians drowned at sea
G Em G Am
Deported long ago from St. John's Isle
Am
He says they sail this choppy strait
Am
Through time and time they navigate
G Em G Am
Searching for the means to end their long exile
[Chorus]
C G
Tales of the Phantom Ship,
F G Am
From truck to keel in flames
C G
She sails the wild Northumberland Strait,
F G Am
No one knows her name
C G
Tales of the Phantom Ship,
F G Am
It's the ship of fire they cry
C G
Hard against the wind she sails,
F G Am
No one can say why
C G
Tales of the Phantom Ship,
F G Am
From truck to keel in flames
C G
She sails the wild Northumberland Strait,
F G Am
No one knows her name
C G
She sails the wild Northumberland Strait,
When will she sail again?
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