Chords for Mother Ocean

Tempo:
120.3 bpm
Chords used:

G

Am

C

Bm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mother Ocean chords
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Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call,
[C] Wanted to sail upon your waters, Since I was three [G] feet tall.
You've seen [Am] it all, [G]
[Am] you've seen [G] it all.
Watch the men who rode you, Switched from sails to steam,
[C] In your belly you hold the treasures, You have ever [G] seen.
Most of them [Am] dream,
[Bm] [A] most of [G] them dream.
Yes, I am a [G] pirate, Two hundred years too late,
The [C] cannons don't thunder, There's nothing to plunder,
I'm an over-boarded victim of [G] fate, Arriving [Am] too late,
[Am] arriving [G] too late.
I've done a bit of smuggling, I've run my share of grass,
[C] I made enough money to buy Miami, But I pissed it away so [G] fast.
Never [Am] meant to last, [Bm] [Am] never meant [G] to last,
And I have been drunk now for over two weeks, I passed out and I ratted and I sprung a fuse,
[C] But I've got to stop, I've got to go fishing down the rock bottom [G] again,
With just a few friends, [A] with just a [G] few friends.
[C]
[G] [Am]
[Bm] [Am]
[G]
I go to younger women, Live with several of the wives,
Though [C] I ran away, think I'll come back one day, Still could manage [G] to smile,
Just [Am] takes a while, [Bm] [Am] just [G] takes a while.
Mother, mother ocean, After all my years I've found,
[C] Occupational hazard be, Occupation's just not [G] around,
I feel like I've [Am]
gone [G] [Am] ahead [G] of time, I feel like [Am] I've
[G] gone [A] ahead of time.
[Am] [G]
[Am]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
Am
2311
C
3211
Bm
13421112
A
1231
G
2131
Am
2311
C
3211
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Learn the basic chords of Jimmy Buffett - A Pirate Looks At Forty chords, with this master sequence: C, G, C, G, Am and G. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 60 BPM and then match the original tempo of 120 BPM. Considering the song's key of G Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ Mother, mother ocean, _ _ _ I have heard you call, _
_ _ [C] Wanted to sail upon your waters, Since I was three [G] feet tall.
You've seen [Am] it all, _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] you've seen [G] it all. _
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Watch the men who rode you, _ _ _ Switched from sails to steam,
_ _ [C] In your belly you hold the treasures, You have ever [G] seen.
Most of them [Am] dream, _ _
_ [Bm] _ [A] most of [G] them dream. _ _ _ _ _
_ Yes, I am a [G] pirate, _ _ Two hundred years too late,
_ The [C] cannons don't thunder, There's nothing to plunder,
I'm an over-boarded victim of [G] fate, Arriving [Am] too late, _
_ _ _ _ [Am] arriving [G] too late. _ _ _ _
_ I've done a bit of smuggling, _ _ I've run my share of grass, _
[C] I made enough money to buy _ Miami, But I pissed it away so [G] fast.
Never [Am] meant to last, _ _ [Bm] _ [Am] never meant [G] to last, _ _ _ _
_ And I have been drunk now for over two weeks, I passed out and I ratted and I sprung a fuse,
[C] But I've got to stop, I've got to go fishing down the rock bottom [G] again,
With just a few friends, _ _ _ _ [A] with just a [G] few friends. _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I go to younger women, _ _ Live with several of the wives,
Though [C] I ran away, think I'll come back one day, _ Still could manage [G] to smile,
_ Just [Am] takes a while, _ _ [Bm] _ [Am] just [G] takes a while. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Mother, mother ocean, _ After all my years I've found, _ _
[C] _ _ Occupational hazard be, _ _ Occupation's just not [G] around,
I feel like I've [Am]
gone _ [G] _ _ [Am] ahead [G] of time, _ I _ feel like [Am] _ I've _
[G] _ gone [A] ahead of time.
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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
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This song was composed by Jimmy Buffett.

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