Jim Jones at Botany Bay - Australian Folk Song Tabbed by: Snaar100 Tuning: Standard or 1/2 step down, but still sound beautiful in e standard Em D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-----0---------------0-------------------0---------------------0-----------| F#|-------------0-----------------0--------------------0--------------------0-| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|--------0h2--------------Oh2-----------------0h2-------------------0h2-----| D#|--0---------------0------------------0---------------------0---------------| G Am Em D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---0------------0-------------1------------0-------------------------------| F#|---------0------------0------------2---------------0-----------------------| C#|--------------------------------2------------------------------------------| G#|------2------------2-------0------------------0h2--------------------------| D#|-3------------3--------------------------0---------------------------------| C G Am Em D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---1-----------0---------------1-------------0---------------0-------------| F#|--------0------------0--------------2----------------0----------------0----| C#|------2--------------------------2-----------------------------------------| G#|--3---------------2--------0--------------------0h2-------------0h2--------| D#|-------------3----------------------------0---------------0----------------| C G Am Em D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---1-----------0---------------1-------------0---------------0-------------| F#|--------0------------0--------------2----------------0----------------0----| C#|------2--------------------------2-----------------------------------------| G#|--3---------------2--------0--------------------0h2-------------0h2--------| D#|-------------3----------------------------0---------------0----------------| Am Em Am Em D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-----1--------------0-------------1--------------0---------------0---------| F#|----------2----------------0-------------2--------------0----------------0-| C#|--------2-----------------------------2------------------------------------| G#|-0--------------------0h2-------0------------------0h2--------------0h2----| D#|----------------0-----------------------------0---------------0------------| Em G Am Em Oh listen for a moment lads and hear me tell my tale C G Am Em How o'er the sea from England's shore I was compelled to sail C G Am Em The jury says he guilty sir and the hanging judge says he Am Em Am Em For life Jim Jones I'm sending you across the stormy sea G Am Em And take my tip before you ship to join the iron gang C G Am Em Don't be too gay at Botany Bay or else you'll surely hang C G Am Em Or else you'll surely hang he says and after that Jim Jones Am Em Am Em It's high upon the gallows tree the crows will pick your bones G Am Em You'll have no chance for mischief there remember what I say C G Am Em They'll flog the poaching out of you out there at Botany Bay C G Am Em The waves were high upon the sea the wind blew up in gales Am Em Am Em I'd rather have drowned in misery than come to New South Wales G Am Em The winds blew high upon the sea and the pirates came along C G Am Em But the soldiers on our convict ship were full five hundred strong C G Am Em They opened fire and somehow drove that pirate ship away Am Em Am Em I'd rather joined that pirate ship than come to Botany Bay G Am Em For night and day the irons clang and like poor galley slaves C G Am Em We toil and toil and when we die must fill dishonored graves C G Am Em But bye and bye I'll break my chains into the bush I'll go Am Em Am Em And join the bold bushrangers there Jack Donahoo and Co G Am Em And some dark night when everything is silent in this town C G Am Em I'll kill the tyrants one by one and shoot the floggers down C G Am Em I'll give the law a little shock remember what I say Am Em Am Em They'll yet regret they sent Jim Jones in chains to Botany Bay ************************************ | h Hammer-on ************************************