Intro spoken and only one strum per accord
Em
There's a tattooed man with a cut off hand
G
got tales to tell from a faraway land
Am
without both king and noble man
B Em
in the grand Libery Town
Em
A free port where you'll never see
G
no royal laws authority
Am
where speech is free and so shall be
B Em
in the grand Libery Town
Em
If you enter the docks by the smugglers stairs
G
there be a ship that will take you there
Am
fortune or rank won't matter here
B Em
in the grand Libery Town
G D
Land of the free
Am Em
Liberta–a–li-a
C D
governed by the people of the
G D
Land of the free
Am Em
Liberta–a–li-a
C D Em
governed by the people of the sea
The harlot sits on the high seat throne
the slave in robes with a golden crown
The noble man wears a jester's cap
in the grand Libery Town
The hinges are stolen from the prison door
the gallows are lacking rope and more
The Hangman is armed with a rotten oar
in the grand Libery Town
Land of the free
Liberta–a–li-a
governed by the people of the
Land of the free
Liberta–a–li-a
governed by the people of the sea
half spoken again to x verse and one chorus melody
You don't have to be slaves anymore
Lose the Yard Arm foremast men
Leave that papal cross in the dirt
Throw yer beggar bowl
Stop dancing to the music of your chains
Bid defiance to the powers of Europe that wallow in luxury at yer dispense
Equality is trodden underfoot
I bid you to lawfully make war on all the world
What's mine is yours and yours is mine
sharing gold and bread and wine
no locked doors or greedy swines
in the grand Libery Town
Land of the free
Liberta–a–li-a
governed by the people of the
Land of the free
Liberta–a–li-a
governed by the people of the
Land of the free
Liberta–a–li-a!