Chords for A Pirate Looks At 40
Tempo:
56 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I saw a [D] pirate flag raised at the beginning of the evening.
And these were pirate islands.
Some might [A] say they probably still are.
[Gm] There's a little song that had its [G] origins down here and it's made quite a trip for itself.
[A]
[G]
Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call.
[C] I wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three [G] feet tall.
You've seen it all, you've seen it all.
Watch the men who rode you switch from sail to sting.
[C] And in your valley you can hold the treasures you have [G] ever seen.
Most [Am] of them dream, most [G] of them dream.
Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late.
[C] The cannons don't thunder, there's nothing to plunder.
I'm an over-forty [G] victim of fate.
[A] Driving too late, [G] driving too late.
But I've done a bit of snuggling.
I've won my share of grass.
[C] I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away [G] so fast.
Never [Am] meds last, never [G] meds last.
I have been drunk now for over two weeks.
I started out rattling and I sprung a few [C] leaks.
But I got this thought with me.
I've got to go fishing down the rock [G] bottom again with just [Am] a few friends.
Hello my friends.
Just [G] a few friends.
You got it.
[C]
[G] [Am]
[G]
Well I go for younger women.
I've lived with several a while.
[C] Though I ran away, hell they come back one day and they still can [G] manage a smile.
It just [Am] takes a while, it just [G] takes a while.
Mother, mother ocean.
[D] After all my years I've found [C] my [G] occupational hazard be.
My occupation's just not around.
I feel [A] like I've drowned.
But I won't [G] wear brown.
I feel like I've drowned.
[Bm] Won't you [G] help to sing [C] these [G] songs of freedom?
Cause all I ever [Em] had [G] were dance-dancing songs.
Won't you help to sing [C]
these [G] songs of freedom?
Cause all I ever [Em] had were dance [G]-dancing songs.
Dance-dancing songs.
Dance-dancing songs.
Mother, mother ocean.
[N]
And these were pirate islands.
Some might [A] say they probably still are.
[Gm] There's a little song that had its [G] origins down here and it's made quite a trip for itself.
[A]
[G]
Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call.
[C] I wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three [G] feet tall.
You've seen it all, you've seen it all.
Watch the men who rode you switch from sail to sting.
[C] And in your valley you can hold the treasures you have [G] ever seen.
Most [Am] of them dream, most [G] of them dream.
Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late.
[C] The cannons don't thunder, there's nothing to plunder.
I'm an over-forty [G] victim of fate.
[A] Driving too late, [G] driving too late.
But I've done a bit of snuggling.
I've won my share of grass.
[C] I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away [G] so fast.
Never [Am] meds last, never [G] meds last.
I have been drunk now for over two weeks.
I started out rattling and I sprung a few [C] leaks.
But I got this thought with me.
I've got to go fishing down the rock [G] bottom again with just [Am] a few friends.
Hello my friends.
Just [G] a few friends.
You got it.
[C]
[G] [Am]
[G]
Well I go for younger women.
I've lived with several a while.
[C] Though I ran away, hell they come back one day and they still can [G] manage a smile.
It just [Am] takes a while, it just [G] takes a while.
Mother, mother ocean.
[D] After all my years I've found [C] my [G] occupational hazard be.
My occupation's just not around.
I feel [A] like I've drowned.
But I won't [G] wear brown.
I feel like I've drowned.
[Bm] Won't you [G] help to sing [C] these [G] songs of freedom?
Cause all I ever [Em] had [G] were dance-dancing songs.
Won't you help to sing [C]
these [G] songs of freedom?
Cause all I ever [Em] had were dance [G]-dancing songs.
Dance-dancing songs.
Dance-dancing songs.
Mother, mother ocean.
[N]
Key:
G
C
Am
A
D
G
C
Am
I saw a [D] pirate flag raised at the beginning of the evening.
And these were pirate islands.
Some might [A] say they probably still are.
[Gm] There's a little song that had its [G] origins down here and it's made quite a trip for itself. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call.
[C] I wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three [G] feet tall.
You've seen it all, you've seen it all. _
_ Watch the men who rode you switch from sail to sting.
[C] And in your valley you can hold the treasures you have [G] ever seen.
Most [Am] of them dream, _ most [G] of them dream. _
Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late.
[C] The cannons don't thunder, there's nothing to plunder.
I'm an over-forty [G] victim of fate.
[A] Driving too late, _ [G] driving too late. _
But I've done a bit of snuggling.
I've won my share of grass.
[C] I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away [G] so fast.
Never [Am] meds last, never [G] meds last. _
I have been drunk now for over two weeks.
I started out rattling and I sprung a few [C] leaks.
But I got this thought with me.
I've got to go fishing down the rock [G] bottom again with just [Am] a few friends.
Hello my friends.
Just [G] a few friends.
You got it. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Well I go for younger women.
I've lived with several a while.
[C] Though I ran away, hell they come back one day and they still can [G] manage a smile.
It just [Am] takes a while, it just [G] takes a while. _
_ Mother, mother ocean.
[D] After all my years I've found [C] my [G] occupational hazard be.
My occupation's just not around.
I feel [A] like I've drowned.
But I won't [G] wear brown. _
I feel like I've drowned.
[Bm] Won't you [G] help to sing [C] these [G] songs of freedom?
Cause all I ever [Em] had [G] were dance-dancing songs.
Won't you help to sing [C]
these [G] songs of freedom?
Cause all I ever [Em] had _ were dance [G]-dancing songs.
Dance-dancing songs.
Dance-dancing songs.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Mother, mother ocean. _
_ _ _ _ _ [N]
And these were pirate islands.
Some might [A] say they probably still are.
[Gm] There's a little song that had its [G] origins down here and it's made quite a trip for itself. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call.
[C] I wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three [G] feet tall.
You've seen it all, you've seen it all. _
_ Watch the men who rode you switch from sail to sting.
[C] And in your valley you can hold the treasures you have [G] ever seen.
Most [Am] of them dream, _ most [G] of them dream. _
Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late.
[C] The cannons don't thunder, there's nothing to plunder.
I'm an over-forty [G] victim of fate.
[A] Driving too late, _ [G] driving too late. _
But I've done a bit of snuggling.
I've won my share of grass.
[C] I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away [G] so fast.
Never [Am] meds last, never [G] meds last. _
I have been drunk now for over two weeks.
I started out rattling and I sprung a few [C] leaks.
But I got this thought with me.
I've got to go fishing down the rock [G] bottom again with just [Am] a few friends.
Hello my friends.
Just [G] a few friends.
You got it. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Well I go for younger women.
I've lived with several a while.
[C] Though I ran away, hell they come back one day and they still can [G] manage a smile.
It just [Am] takes a while, it just [G] takes a while. _
_ Mother, mother ocean.
[D] After all my years I've found [C] my [G] occupational hazard be.
My occupation's just not around.
I feel [A] like I've drowned.
But I won't [G] wear brown. _
I feel like I've drowned.
[Bm] Won't you [G] help to sing [C] these [G] songs of freedom?
Cause all I ever [Em] had [G] were dance-dancing songs.
Won't you help to sing [C]
these [G] songs of freedom?
Cause all I ever [Em] had _ were dance [G]-dancing songs.
Dance-dancing songs.
Dance-dancing songs.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Mother, mother ocean. _
_ _ _ _ _ [N]