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Brad Johner - The Last Saskatchewan Pirate (Chord)
Submitter: brett2311 (4) on 10/3/03 4 comments
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     C                         F      G       C
Well I used to be a farmer and I made a living fine
  F            C                G
I had a little stretch of land along the CP line
        C                                    F     G      C
But the times went by and though I tried the money wasn't there
        F                C                G               C
And bankers came and took my land and told me fair is fair
  Am                               D
I looked for every kind of job the answer always no,
Am                                    G
Hire you now they'd always laugh, we just let twenty go
    Am                             D
The government, they promised me a measly little sum
    Am                                G
But I've got too much pride to end up just another bum

BRIDGE:
F                                                         C
Then I thought who gives a damn if all the jobs are gone,
D                            G
I'm gonna be a pirate on the River Saskatchewan

CHORUS:
             C               C           F      G        C
cause it's a Heave!  (Ho!) High!  (Ho!)  Coming down the plains
F                  C          G
Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains
           C            C              F       G        C
And it's a Ho!  (Hey!)  High!  (Hey!)  Farmers bar your doors
         F             C          G               C
When you see the Jolly Rogger on Regina's mighty shores



Well you'd think the local farmers would know that I'm at large
But just the other day I found an unprotected barge
I snuck up right behind them and they were none the wiser
I rammed the ship and sank it, and I stole their fertilizer
A bridge outside of Moose Jaw spans the mighty river
Farmers cross in so much fear their stomachs are a quiver
Cause they know that Tractor Jack is hiding in the bay
I'll jump the bridge and knock 'em cold and sail off with the hay

CHORUS


Well Mounty Bob, he chased me, he was always at my throat
He'd follow on the shore line cause he didn't own a boat
But cutbacks were a comin' so the Mountie lost his job
and now he's sailin' with me and we call him "Salty Bob"
A swinging sword a scum 'n bones and pleasant company
I never pay my income tax, and screw the GST (Screw It!)
Prince Albert down to Saskatoon, the terror of the sea,
If you want to reach the Co-Op boy, you gotta get by me

Chorus

Well pirate life's appealing, but you don't just find it here
I've heard that in Alberta there's a band of buckeneers
They roam the Athabasca, and sail to Fort McKay
And you're gonna loose your Stetson and if you have to pass their way
Well winter is a comin' and the chill is in the breeze
My pirate days are over once the river starts to freeze
I'll be back in springtime, but now I have to go
I hear there's lots of plundering down in New Mexico

CHORUS Twice

When you see the jolly roger on Regina's mighty shore 
 Comments (click here to add a non-facebook comment)
This is a great song and a great tab, unfortunately it's not by Brad Johner, it's performed by The Arrogant Worms.
-longblacktrain | 4/1/2004
Believe it or not songs can be recorded by more than one artist.
-brett2311 | 11/26/2004
I saw Brad play in my old school gym and had to make the trek back to my hometown. It was a great show! More tabs/chords from Brad please.
-musicmixstudio2 | 6/2/2005
Wicked song!!! Brad Johner does play it for those of you who think he doesn't..... but it is also played by the arrogant worms. Brad Johner's just sounds better.
-bmatwie | 11/13/2005
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