Chords for Jimmy Buffett - A Pirate Looks At Forty (Live 1978)
Tempo:
108.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
C
Bm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
It's called, A Pirate Looks at Forty.
[G]
Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call.
[C] Wanted to sail upon your waters, since I was three feet [G] tall.
You've [D] seen it all, [G]
[A] you've seen [G] it all.
Watch the fan erode you, switch from sails to steam.
[C] In your belly you can hold the treasure you have ever [G] seen.
Most of them [Am] dream,
[Bm] [Am] most [G] of them dream.
Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late.
[Bm] [C]
Tandems don't thunder, there's nothing to ponder.
I'm an over-forty [G] victim of fate, arriving [Am] too late,
[Bm] [Am] arriving [G] too late.
I've done a bit of struggling, I've brought my share of grass.
[C]
Made enough money to buy a Miami, but I've pissed it [G] away so fast.
Never [Am] meant to last,
[G] never [Am] meant to [G] last.
I have been drunk now for over two weeks.
Passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks.
[C] But I've got to stop weeping, got to go fishing down the rock bottom [G]
again.
Just keep [Am] praying,
[G] [Am] just keep [G]
praying.
[C]
[G]
[Am]
[Bm] [Am] [G]
I'll go for younger women, live with several a while.
And [C] though I ran them away, hell they'd come back one day if they still could [G] manage a smile.
Just [Am] takes a while,
[Bm] [Am] just takes a [G]
while.
Mother, mother ocean, after all the years I've had.
[C]
Occupational hazard being, my occupation's just [G] not around.
Feed [Am] like I've drowned,
[Bm] [Am] but I won't [G] wear brown.
Feed [Am] like I've drowned, [Bm]
[Am] gonna get [G] drunk uptown.
[Am] [G]
[G]
[E]
[G]
Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call.
[C] Wanted to sail upon your waters, since I was three feet [G] tall.
You've [D] seen it all, [G]
[A] you've seen [G] it all.
Watch the fan erode you, switch from sails to steam.
[C] In your belly you can hold the treasure you have ever [G] seen.
Most of them [Am] dream,
[Bm] [Am] most [G] of them dream.
Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late.
[Bm] [C]
Tandems don't thunder, there's nothing to ponder.
I'm an over-forty [G] victim of fate, arriving [Am] too late,
[Bm] [Am] arriving [G] too late.
I've done a bit of struggling, I've brought my share of grass.
[C]
Made enough money to buy a Miami, but I've pissed it [G] away so fast.
Never [Am] meant to last,
[G] never [Am] meant to [G] last.
I have been drunk now for over two weeks.
Passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks.
[C] But I've got to stop weeping, got to go fishing down the rock bottom [G]
again.
Just keep [Am] praying,
[G] [Am] just keep [G]
praying.
[C]
[G]
[Am]
[Bm] [Am] [G]
I'll go for younger women, live with several a while.
And [C] though I ran them away, hell they'd come back one day if they still could [G] manage a smile.
Just [Am] takes a while,
[Bm] [Am] just takes a [G]
while.
Mother, mother ocean, after all the years I've had.
[C]
Occupational hazard being, my occupation's just [G] not around.
Feed [Am] like I've drowned,
[Bm] [Am] but I won't [G] wear brown.
Feed [Am] like I've drowned, [Bm]
[Am] gonna get [G] drunk uptown.
[Am] [G]
[G]
[E]
Key:
G
Am
C
Bm
D
G
Am
C
_ It's called, A Pirate Looks at Forty.
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_ _ Mother, mother ocean, _ _ _ I have heard you call. _ _
[C] Wanted to sail upon your waters, since I was three feet [G] tall.
You've [D] seen it all, _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] you've seen [G] it all. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Watch the fan erode you, _ _ _ switch from sails to steam.
_ _ [C] In your belly you can hold the treasure you have ever [G] seen. _
Most of them [Am] dream, _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Am] most [G] of them dream.
_ _ _ _ _ _
Yes, I am a pirate, _ two hundred years too late.
_ [Bm] _ [C]
Tandems don't thunder, there's nothing to ponder.
I'm an over-forty [G] victim of fate, arriving [Am] too late, _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Am] arriving [G] too late. _ _ _ _ _
_ I've done a bit of struggling, _ _ I've brought my share of grass.
_ _ [C]
Made enough money to buy a Miami, but I've pissed it [G] away so fast.
Never [Am] meant to last, _
_ _ [G] never [Am] meant to [G] last. _ _ _ _
_ I have been drunk now for over two weeks.
Passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks.
[C] But I've got to stop weeping, got to go fishing down the rock bottom [G]
again.
Just keep [Am] praying, _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] just keep [G]
praying. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I'll go for younger women, _ _ live with several a while.
And [C] though I ran them away, hell they'd come back one day if they still could [G] manage a smile.
Just [Am] takes a while, _ _
[Bm] _ [Am] just takes a [G] _
while. _ _ _ _ _
_ Mother, mother ocean, _ after all the years I've had.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ Occupational hazard being, my occupation's just [G] not around.
Feed [Am] like I've drowned, _ _
[Bm] _ [Am] but I won't [G] wear brown.
_ _ _ _ Feed [Am] like I've drowned, _ _ [Bm] _
[Am] gonna get [G] drunk uptown. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Mother, mother ocean, _ _ _ I have heard you call. _ _
[C] Wanted to sail upon your waters, since I was three feet [G] tall.
You've [D] seen it all, _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] you've seen [G] it all. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Watch the fan erode you, _ _ _ switch from sails to steam.
_ _ [C] In your belly you can hold the treasure you have ever [G] seen. _
Most of them [Am] dream, _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Am] most [G] of them dream.
_ _ _ _ _ _
Yes, I am a pirate, _ two hundred years too late.
_ [Bm] _ [C]
Tandems don't thunder, there's nothing to ponder.
I'm an over-forty [G] victim of fate, arriving [Am] too late, _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Am] arriving [G] too late. _ _ _ _ _
_ I've done a bit of struggling, _ _ I've brought my share of grass.
_ _ [C]
Made enough money to buy a Miami, but I've pissed it [G] away so fast.
Never [Am] meant to last, _
_ _ [G] never [Am] meant to [G] last. _ _ _ _
_ I have been drunk now for over two weeks.
Passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks.
[C] But I've got to stop weeping, got to go fishing down the rock bottom [G]
again.
Just keep [Am] praying, _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] just keep [G]
praying. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I'll go for younger women, _ _ live with several a while.
And [C] though I ran them away, hell they'd come back one day if they still could [G] manage a smile.
Just [Am] takes a while, _ _
[Bm] _ [Am] just takes a [G] _
while. _ _ _ _ _
_ Mother, mother ocean, _ after all the years I've had.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ Occupational hazard being, my occupation's just [G] not around.
Feed [Am] like I've drowned, _ _
[Bm] _ [Am] but I won't [G] wear brown.
_ _ _ _ Feed [Am] like I've drowned, _ _ [Bm] _
[Am] gonna get [G] drunk uptown. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _