Hush Now My Child

Dm C Thirty-four years ago, as a fatherless son, in the ashes of Charles Town I was born C Am Dm My dad gave his life, for his baby and wife, he was shot by Juan de Alarcón Dm C As the Spaniards returned by the end of the year, there I my first memory acquired C Am Dm From my big sister's arms, saw the blazing barn when my mom did perish in the fire Bb F So Hush now my child, put your sorrows aside C Dm For the greater good we must sacrifice Bb F For our free colony, for the trade overseas, C Am Dm for Bourbon, for Spain or for England Dm C Dm Dm C As our town was rebuilt the following year, we witnessed the Englishmen return C Am Dm And my sister was hanged for bedding a man, that had from the Spanish fleet adjourned Dm C Then Nassau was sacked, when the Bourbon attacked and into the woods we did escape, C Am Dm There I met a man who told me his plan how our own fate he thought that we could shape Bb F So Hush now my child, put your sorrows aside C Dm For the greater good we must sacrifice Bb F For our free colony, for the trade overseas, C Am Dm for Bourbon, for Spain or for England Dm C Dm Dm C So I joined a crew called the Flying Gang and we fought for our own sovereignty C Am Dm With my pistol in hand for the sake of the land, I spread terror and death across the seas Dm C In a mighty blockade, we crippled the trade, had the freedom from Europe in our view C Am Dm It'd been long overdue to start something new, from the ashes of tyranny we grew Bb F So Hush now my child, put your sorrows aside C Dm For the greater good we must sacrifice Bb F For our free colony, for the trade overseas, C Am Dm for Bourbon, for Spain or for England Dm C Dm Cm Bb But every night, in my bunk or my bed, a young boy stares into my mind, Bb Gm Cm who's parents I slew, as I righteously drew my cutlass and stabbed them from behind Cm Bb Like so often before, in these times of war, regardless to what end or to what gain Bb Gm Cm Our children still bleed and no matter the cause, our blades and pistols hurt the same Ab Eb So Hush now my child, put your sorrows aside Bb Cm For the greater good we must sacrifice Ab Eb For our free colony, for the trade overseas, Bb Gm Cm for Bourbon, for Spain or for England Ab Eb So Hush now my child, put your sorrows aside Bb Cm For the greater good we must sacrifice Ab Eb For our free colony, for the trade overseas, Bb Gm Cm for Bourbon, for Spain or for England Ab Eb So Hush now my child, put your sorrows aside Bb Cm For the greater good we must sacrifice Ab Eb For our free colony, for the trade overseas, Bb Gm Cm for Bourbon, for Spain or for England