Chords for Muppet Treasure Island OST,T6 "A Professional Pirate"
Tempo:
115.4 bpm
Chords used:
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Em
C
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [D] [Em] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [D] [Em] [D] [G] When I was just a lad looking for my [D] true vocation,
My [F#] father said, [G] now son, this [C#m] choice deserves [D] deliberation.
[B] Though you could be [Em] a doctor, [D] or perhaps a [G] financier,
[C] My boy, why [G] not consider [D] a more challenging [G] [B] career?
[Em] Hey ho ho, you'll produce the [G] foreign chores,
And you'll keep your mind [D] [C] [G] abuzz at the working outdoors.
[Am] True friendship and [Em] adventure are what [E] we can't live [D] without.
[G] And when you're a professional [C] pirate, [D] that's what the [G] job's about.
[B] [Em] Upstage, lads!
This is my only number.
[D] [G] Now take Sir Francis Drake.
The Spanish all [D] despise him,
[F#] But to the British [G] he's a [A] hero, and they [D] idolize him.
[B] It's how you [Em] look at [D] buccaneers that makes them bad [G] or good,
[C] And I see [G] us as members [D] of a noble [G] [B] brotherhood.
[Em] Hey ho ho, [D] we're on the [G] road for now,
And before we [D] lose our tempers [C] we will [D] always [G] have to tell [Am] you,
On occasion there may [Em] be someone you [E] have to [D] execute.
[G] But [Am] when [G] you're a professional [C] pirate, you [G] don't have to wear [B] a suit.
[Em] What?
I could have been a surgeon.
I [D] like taking things apart.
[C] I could have been a lawyer, but [Am] I just had [G] too much heart.
I could have been [D] in politics, [Bm] cause I've always been a [D] big [C] spender.
[G] And me, [D] I could have been a [Am] contender.
[G]
[Em] [F#] [G] Some say that pirates steal, and should be feared and [D] hated.
[F#] I say we're [G] victims of bad press.
[A] It's all [D] exaggerated.
[B]
We'd never stab [Em] you in the back.
[D] We'd never [G] lie or cheat.
[C] We're just [G] about the nicest [D] guys you'd [G] ever want [B] to meet.
[Em] Tell the truth lad, do you really think the [G] captain and the squire are planning to share the treasure [D] with [C] the likes of [G] us?
And we being the [Am] rightful owners, who shed [Em] our blood getting in here.
[D]
Join us [G] lad, [Am] [G] donate your [C] compass to the treasure hunt, [D] and get a full share.
[G] [B] [E] Hey, ho, [Em] ho, it's one [D] for all [G] but one.
And we'll share and share [D] a life with you, [C] and love [D] you like [G] a son.
[Am] We're gentlemen of [Bm] fortune, and [Em] that's what we're proud to be.
[D] [G] And when [Am] you're [G] a [C] professional pirate, you'll [D] be honest, brave and free.
The soul of Dish and Sea.
[G] You'll be loyal and fair, and on the square, [C] and most importantly.
[D] [G] [Am] When [G] you're a [C] professional pirate, [G] you're always in [D] the best of [G] company.
[D] [G]
[G] [D]
[C] [D] [Em] [D] [G] When I was just a lad looking for my [D] true vocation,
My [F#] father said, [G] now son, this [C#m] choice deserves [D] deliberation.
[B] Though you could be [Em] a doctor, [D] or perhaps a [G] financier,
[C] My boy, why [G] not consider [D] a more challenging [G] [B] career?
[Em] Hey ho ho, you'll produce the [G] foreign chores,
And you'll keep your mind [D] [C] [G] abuzz at the working outdoors.
[Am] True friendship and [Em] adventure are what [E] we can't live [D] without.
[G] And when you're a professional [C] pirate, [D] that's what the [G] job's about.
[B] [Em] Upstage, lads!
This is my only number.
[D] [G] Now take Sir Francis Drake.
The Spanish all [D] despise him,
[F#] But to the British [G] he's a [A] hero, and they [D] idolize him.
[B] It's how you [Em] look at [D] buccaneers that makes them bad [G] or good,
[C] And I see [G] us as members [D] of a noble [G] [B] brotherhood.
[Em] Hey ho ho, [D] we're on the [G] road for now,
And before we [D] lose our tempers [C] we will [D] always [G] have to tell [Am] you,
On occasion there may [Em] be someone you [E] have to [D] execute.
[G] But [Am] when [G] you're a professional [C] pirate, you [G] don't have to wear [B] a suit.
[Em] What?
I could have been a surgeon.
I [D] like taking things apart.
[C] I could have been a lawyer, but [Am] I just had [G] too much heart.
I could have been [D] in politics, [Bm] cause I've always been a [D] big [C] spender.
[G] And me, [D] I could have been a [Am] contender.
[G]
[Em] [F#] [G] Some say that pirates steal, and should be feared and [D] hated.
[F#] I say we're [G] victims of bad press.
[A] It's all [D] exaggerated.
[B]
We'd never stab [Em] you in the back.
[D] We'd never [G] lie or cheat.
[C] We're just [G] about the nicest [D] guys you'd [G] ever want [B] to meet.
[Em] Tell the truth lad, do you really think the [G] captain and the squire are planning to share the treasure [D] with [C] the likes of [G] us?
And we being the [Am] rightful owners, who shed [Em] our blood getting in here.
[D]
Join us [G] lad, [Am] [G] donate your [C] compass to the treasure hunt, [D] and get a full share.
[G] [B] [E] Hey, ho, [Em] ho, it's one [D] for all [G] but one.
And we'll share and share [D] a life with you, [C] and love [D] you like [G] a son.
[Am] We're gentlemen of [Bm] fortune, and [Em] that's what we're proud to be.
[D] [G] And when [Am] you're [G] a [C] professional pirate, you'll [D] be honest, brave and free.
The soul of Dish and Sea.
[G] You'll be loyal and fair, and on the square, [C] and most importantly.
[D] [G] [Am] When [G] you're a [C] professional pirate, [G] you're always in [D] the best of [G] company.
[D] [G]
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[Em] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ [Em] _ [D] [G] When I was just a lad looking for my [D] true vocation,
My [F#] father said, [G] now son, this [C#m] choice deserves [D] deliberation.
[B] Though you could be [Em] a doctor, [D] or perhaps a [G] financier,
[C] My boy, why [G] not consider [D] a more challenging [G] [B] career?
[Em] Hey ho ho, you'll produce the [G] foreign chores,
And you'll keep your mind [D] _ [C] [G] abuzz at the working outdoors.
[Am] True friendship and [Em] adventure are what [E] we can't live [D] without.
[G] And when you're a professional [C] pirate, _ [D] that's what the [G] job's about.
[B] [Em] Upstage, lads!
This is my only number.
[D] [G] Now take Sir Francis Drake.
The Spanish all [D] despise him,
[F#] But to the British [G] he's a [A] hero, and they [D] idolize him.
[B] It's how you [Em] look at [D] buccaneers that makes them bad [G] or good,
[C] And I see [G] us as members [D] of a noble [G] [B] brotherhood.
[Em] Hey ho ho, [D] we're on the [G] road for now,
And before we [D] lose our tempers [C] we will [D] always [G] have to tell [Am] you,
On occasion there may [Em] be someone you [E] have to [D] execute.
[G] But [Am] when [G] you're a professional [C] pirate, _ you [G] don't have to wear [B] a suit.
[Em] _ What?
I could have been a surgeon.
I [D] like taking things apart.
[C] I could have been a lawyer, but [Am] I just had [G] too much heart.
I could have been [D] in politics, [Bm] cause I've always been a [D] big [C] spender.
_ [G] And me, [D] I could have been a [Am] contender.
_ [G] _
[Em] _ _ _ [F#] [G] Some say that pirates steal, and should be feared and [D] hated.
[F#] I say we're [G] victims of bad press.
[A] It's all [D] exaggerated.
_ [B]
We'd never stab [Em] you in the back.
[D] We'd never [G] lie or cheat.
[C] We're just [G] about the nicest [D] guys you'd [G] ever want [B] to meet.
[Em] Tell the truth lad, do you really think the [G] captain and the squire are planning to share the treasure [D] with [C] the likes of [G] us?
And we being the [Am] rightful owners, who shed [Em] our blood getting in here.
[D]
Join us [G] lad, [Am] [G] donate your [C] compass to the treasure hunt, [D] and get a full share.
[G] _ [B] [E] Hey, ho, [Em] ho, it's one [D] for all [G] but one.
And we'll share and share [D] a life with you, [C] and love [D] you like [G] a son.
[Am] We're gentlemen of [Bm] fortune, and [Em] that's what we're proud to be.
[D] [G] And when [Am] you're [G] a [C] professional pirate, you'll [D] be honest, brave and free.
The soul of Dish and Sea.
[G] You'll be loyal and fair, and on the square, [C] and most importantly.
[D] _ [G] [Am] When [G] you're a [C] professional pirate, _ [G] you're always in [D] the best of [G] company. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ [Em] _ [D] [G] When I was just a lad looking for my [D] true vocation,
My [F#] father said, [G] now son, this [C#m] choice deserves [D] deliberation.
[B] Though you could be [Em] a doctor, [D] or perhaps a [G] financier,
[C] My boy, why [G] not consider [D] a more challenging [G] [B] career?
[Em] Hey ho ho, you'll produce the [G] foreign chores,
And you'll keep your mind [D] _ [C] [G] abuzz at the working outdoors.
[Am] True friendship and [Em] adventure are what [E] we can't live [D] without.
[G] And when you're a professional [C] pirate, _ [D] that's what the [G] job's about.
[B] [Em] Upstage, lads!
This is my only number.
[D] [G] Now take Sir Francis Drake.
The Spanish all [D] despise him,
[F#] But to the British [G] he's a [A] hero, and they [D] idolize him.
[B] It's how you [Em] look at [D] buccaneers that makes them bad [G] or good,
[C] And I see [G] us as members [D] of a noble [G] [B] brotherhood.
[Em] Hey ho ho, [D] we're on the [G] road for now,
And before we [D] lose our tempers [C] we will [D] always [G] have to tell [Am] you,
On occasion there may [Em] be someone you [E] have to [D] execute.
[G] But [Am] when [G] you're a professional [C] pirate, _ you [G] don't have to wear [B] a suit.
[Em] _ What?
I could have been a surgeon.
I [D] like taking things apart.
[C] I could have been a lawyer, but [Am] I just had [G] too much heart.
I could have been [D] in politics, [Bm] cause I've always been a [D] big [C] spender.
_ [G] And me, [D] I could have been a [Am] contender.
_ [G] _
[Em] _ _ _ [F#] [G] Some say that pirates steal, and should be feared and [D] hated.
[F#] I say we're [G] victims of bad press.
[A] It's all [D] exaggerated.
_ [B]
We'd never stab [Em] you in the back.
[D] We'd never [G] lie or cheat.
[C] We're just [G] about the nicest [D] guys you'd [G] ever want [B] to meet.
[Em] Tell the truth lad, do you really think the [G] captain and the squire are planning to share the treasure [D] with [C] the likes of [G] us?
And we being the [Am] rightful owners, who shed [Em] our blood getting in here.
[D]
Join us [G] lad, [Am] [G] donate your [C] compass to the treasure hunt, [D] and get a full share.
[G] _ [B] [E] Hey, ho, [Em] ho, it's one [D] for all [G] but one.
And we'll share and share [D] a life with you, [C] and love [D] you like [G] a son.
[Am] We're gentlemen of [Bm] fortune, and [Em] that's what we're proud to be.
[D] [G] And when [Am] you're [G] a [C] professional pirate, you'll [D] be honest, brave and free.
The soul of Dish and Sea.
[G] You'll be loyal and fair, and on the square, [C] and most importantly.
[D] _ [G] [Am] When [G] you're a [C] professional pirate, _ [G] you're always in [D] the best of [G] company. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _