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Chris de Burgh - The Escape From his album: Moonfleet & Other Stories (2010) Comment for any corrections and please rate Intro: Em D G Bm Em
And sEmo it began The story how Elzevir would look after John as hDis own sEmon And the smAmugglers betrayed on Moonfleet Bay By MEmaskew looking now at DElzevir's gEmun
Then a shGot rang out in the mDorning light MEmaskew fell a hBole between his eyes But it was hEmis own men who brAmought him down And they Balso got poor JEmohn, oh, they Dalso shot poor JEmohn
COoGoh, it's a dDangerous wEmorld boys COoGoh, with the smDuggling crEmew COoGoh, it's a dDangerous lEmife boys WhEmen you're rDunning from the RevenEmue WhEmen you're rDunning from the RevenEmue
And sEmo to escape it came now for Elzevir to pick up the boy And cDarry him awEmay For he cAmould not walk with a bullet in the leg And they mEmade for the safety of the PDurbeck cEmave
T'was thGere that John would rDead one night The wEmords in the locket by cBandlelight For the BEmible verses hAmeld the key to BlBackbeard's hidden trEmeasure At the bDottom of a Castle wEmell
COoGoh, it's a dDangerous wEmorld boys COoGoh, in a smDuggler's lEmife COoGoh, in the DDays of our Emage boys ThEmat's where the sDecret of the treasure lEmies ThEmat's where the sDecret of the treasure lEmies
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ThEmat's where the sDecret of the treasure lEmies ThEmat's where the sDecret of the treasure lEmies
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Oh, we're gDoing to be rich boys The trAeasure we will find BlEmackbeard's bones are dBmancing here tonight Yes, we're gBmoing to be rich boys, the trAeasure we will fBmind At fBmourscore feet deep, well, NAorth is where it lBmies