Biography:
Alestorm is a multi-national power metal band originally from Perth, Scotland. Their music is characterized by a pirate theme, and as a result they have been dubbed a "pirate metal" band by many critics and their fanbase.
After signing to Napalm Records in 2007, their debut album Captain Morgan's Revenge, was released on 25 January 2008. Black Sails at Midnight, the band's second album, was released on 27 May 2009. The band's third album, Back Through Time, was released on 3 June 2011.
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Other songs:
- Keelhauled
- Scraping The Barrel
- Wenches And Mead
- You Are A Pirate
- 1741 The Battle Of Cartagena
- Alestorm
- Captain Morgans Revenge
- Drink
- Fucked With An Anchor
- Hangover
- Magnetic North
- Man The Pumps
- Mead From Hell
- Mexico
- Nancy The Tavern Wench
- No Grave But The Sea
- Of Treasure
- Over The Seas
- Pegleg Potion
- Pirate Song
- Rage Of The Penta Hook
- Shipwrecked
- The Sunkn Norwegian
- To The End Of The World
- Treasure Island
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
B B Am Em B B Am Em B B Am Em B B Am Em
D Am F C D Am F C D Am F C F C C D
[Verse]
D C G G C D
Countless years ago while lost in barren seas
D C G G C D
There whispered murmurs of a bloody mutiny
D C G G C D
We took up arms and slain the officers of rank
D C G G C Am
And with swords drawn made the captain walk the plank
[Pre-Chorus]
Am Em
And as he fell down to the depths
G D
He swore a deadly curse
Am Em
"As sure as hell's my final fate
G D
You'll all soon die, or worse"
Am Em
Now as we stand before the gallows
G D
Waiting for the end
Am Em C D Em
I'll say these final words my friend
[Chorus]
C G D
At sunrise we'll all dance the hempen jig
Em C G D
So raise up your pint of rum and take another swig
Em C G D
The curse of Captain Morgan has led us to this fate
Em C G D
So have no fear, and don't look back, the afterlife awaits
[Interlude]
Am Am G G Am Am G G D
[Verse]
D C G G C D
We returned to port with sorrow in our chests
D C G G C D
An evil shadow followed us on every quest
D C G G C D
Never to feel joy again was our fate
D C G G C Am
Only misery and death, fear and burning hate
[Pre-Chorus]
Am Em
We broke the law, betrayed the code
G D
Now time is running out
Am Em
An unforgivable offence
G D
Of that there is no doubt
Am Em
Now as we stand before the gallows
G D
Waiting for the end
Am C C D Em
I'll say these final words my friend
[Chorus]
C G D
At sunrise we'll all dance the hempen jig
Em C G D
So raise up your pint of rum and take another swig
Em C G D
The curse of Captain Morgan has led us to this fate
Em C G D
So have no fear, and don't look back, the afterlife awaits
[Instrumental]
Chords repeated several times are meant for the length they are played.
C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D C C Em Em D D G G F D Em Em D D G G F D Em Em D D Em Em G B Em Em
B B B D B B B D D C D D C D D C D D B B A B B A B B B B D C D D C D D G D D G D
[Bridge]
Strum once each chord
D C
Many years have passed now
F C
Yet the curse still lives on
D Am
And now we rot in a black prison cell
F Em
Waiting for our true calling in hell
[Pre-Chorus]
Am Em
But for the lives we leave behind
G D
Don't shed a tear, don't cry
Am Em
The only way to break this curse
G D
Is for us all to die
Am Em
Now as we stand before the gallows
G D
Waiting for the end
Am Em
I'll say these final words my friend
[Instrumental]
same rythm as the chorus
C C D D C C G D C C G D C Em
[Chorus]
C G D
At sunrise we'll all dance the hempen jig
Em C G D
So raise up your pint of rum and take another swig
Em C G D
The curse of Captain Morgan has led us to this fate
Em C G D Em
So have no fear, and don't look back, the afterlife awaits
C G D
At sunrise we'll all dance the hempen jig
Em C G D
So raise up your pint of rum and take another swig
Em C G D
The curse of Captain Morgan has led us to this fate
Em C G D
So have no fear, and don't look back, the afterlife awaits
[Outro]
C D Em Em
B B Am Em B B Am Em B B Am Em B B Am Em
D Am F C D Am F C D Am F C F C C D
[Verse]
D C G G C D
Countless years ago while lost in barren seas
D C G G C D
There whispered murmurs of a bloody mutiny
D C G G C D
We took up arms and slain the officers of rank
D C G G C Am
And with swords drawn made the captain walk the plank
[Pre-Chorus]
Am Em
And as he fell down to the depths
G D
He swore a deadly curse
Am Em
"As sure as hell's my final fate
G D
You'll all soon die, or worse"
Am Em
Now as we stand before the gallows
G D
Waiting for the end
Am Em C D Em
I'll say these final words my friend
[Chorus]
C G D
At sunrise we'll all dance the hempen jig
Em C G D
So raise up your pint of rum and take another swig
Em C G D
The curse of Captain Morgan has led us to this fate
Em C G D
So have no fear, and don't look back, the afterlife awaits
[Interlude]
Am Am G G Am Am G G D
[Verse]
D C G G C D
We returned to port with sorrow in our chests
D C G G C D
An evil shadow followed us on every quest
D C G G C D
Never to feel joy again was our fate
D C G G C Am
Only misery and death, fear and burning hate
[Pre-Chorus]
Am Em
We broke the law, betrayed the code
G D
Now time is running out
Am Em
An unforgivable offence
G D
Of that there is no doubt
Am Em
Now as we stand before the gallows
G D
Waiting for the end
Am C C D Em
I'll say these final words my friend
[Chorus]
C G D
At sunrise we'll all dance the hempen jig
Em C G D
So raise up your pint of rum and take another swig
Em C G D
The curse of Captain Morgan has led us to this fate
Em C G D
So have no fear, and don't look back, the afterlife awaits
[Instrumental]
Chords repeated several times are meant for the length they are played.
C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D C C Em Em D D G G F D Em Em D D G G F D Em Em D D Em Em G B Em Em
B B B D B B B D D C D D C D D C D D B B A B B A B B B B D C D D C D D G D D G D
[Bridge]
Strum once each chord
D C
Many years have passed now
F C
Yet the curse still lives on
D Am
And now we rot in a black prison cell
F Em
Waiting for our true calling in hell
[Pre-Chorus]
Am Em
But for the lives we leave behind
G D
Don't shed a tear, don't cry
Am Em
The only way to break this curse
G D
Is for us all to die
Am Em
Now as we stand before the gallows
G D
Waiting for the end
Am Em
I'll say these final words my friend
[Instrumental]
same rythm as the chorus
C C D D C C G D C C G D C Em
[Chorus]
C G D
At sunrise we'll all dance the hempen jig
Em C G D
So raise up your pint of rum and take another swig
Em C G D
The curse of Captain Morgan has led us to this fate
Em C G D Em
So have no fear, and don't look back, the afterlife awaits
C G D
At sunrise we'll all dance the hempen jig
Em C G D
So raise up your pint of rum and take another swig
Em C G D
The curse of Captain Morgan has led us to this fate
Em C G D
So have no fear, and don't look back, the afterlife awaits
[Outro]
C D Em Em
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