Chords for Pirate Looks at 40 (JIMMY BUFFETT) Strum Guitar Cover Lesson with Chords/Lyrics
Tempo:
116.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
C
Bm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [G]
Of the mother ocean, I have heard you call.
[C] Wanted to sail upon your waters,
As I was [G] three feet tall.
You've seen [Am] it all.
[G] [Am] You've seen [G] it all.
Once the men who rode you
Switched from sails to steam.
[C]
Then you'll barely know the treasure
Few have [G] ever seen.
Most of [Am] them dream.
[G] [Am] Most of [G] them dream.
Yes, I am a pirate.
Two hundred years to the plane.
[C] Your cannons don't thunder,
There's nothing to plunder.
I've been over forty [G]-deckers for feet.
Arriving too [Am] late.
[Bm] [Am] Arriving too [G] late.
I've done a bit of smuggling.
I've run my share of grass.
[C] Made enough money to buy my hand.
But I've pissed it away so [G] fast.
Never [Am] meant to last.
[G] [Am] Never meant [G] to last.
I have been drunk now for over two weeks.
I started a rally and I spun a few leaks.
[C] But I gotta stop wishing.
Gotta go fishing down the right bottom [G] again.
Just a [Am] few friends.
[G] Just a few friends.
[C]
[G]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[G]
I go from young to wearing.
Lived with several a while.
Though I [C] ran away,
They'll come back one day.
I can still [G] manage to smile.
Just [Am] takes a while.
[G] [Am] Just [G] takes a while.
Mother, mother ocean.
After all these years,
I've been a pirate.
I'm gonna hit a pound.
[C] Occupational hazard being.
Occupations just [G] out of bound.
Feel [Am] like I'm drowned.
[Bm] [Am] Gonna [G] hit a pound.
Feel [Am] like I'm drowned.
Gonna [G] hit a pound.
[Am] [G] [Am]
[G]
[C] [G] [D]
[A]
Of the mother ocean, I have heard you call.
[C] Wanted to sail upon your waters,
As I was [G] three feet tall.
You've seen [Am] it all.
[G] [Am] You've seen [G] it all.
Once the men who rode you
Switched from sails to steam.
[C]
Then you'll barely know the treasure
Few have [G] ever seen.
Most of [Am] them dream.
[G] [Am] Most of [G] them dream.
Yes, I am a pirate.
Two hundred years to the plane.
[C] Your cannons don't thunder,
There's nothing to plunder.
I've been over forty [G]-deckers for feet.
Arriving too [Am] late.
[Bm] [Am] Arriving too [G] late.
I've done a bit of smuggling.
I've run my share of grass.
[C] Made enough money to buy my hand.
But I've pissed it away so [G] fast.
Never [Am] meant to last.
[G] [Am] Never meant [G] to last.
I have been drunk now for over two weeks.
I started a rally and I spun a few leaks.
[C] But I gotta stop wishing.
Gotta go fishing down the right bottom [G] again.
Just a [Am] few friends.
[G] Just a few friends.
[C]
[G]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[G]
I go from young to wearing.
Lived with several a while.
Though I [C] ran away,
They'll come back one day.
I can still [G] manage to smile.
Just [Am] takes a while.
[G] [Am] Just [G] takes a while.
Mother, mother ocean.
After all these years,
I've been a pirate.
I'm gonna hit a pound.
[C] Occupational hazard being.
Occupations just [G] out of bound.
Feel [Am] like I'm drowned.
[Bm] [Am] Gonna [G] hit a pound.
Feel [Am] like I'm drowned.
Gonna [G] hit a pound.
[Am] [G] [Am]
[G]
[C] [G] [D]
[A]
Key:
G
Am
C
Bm
D
G
Am
C
[N] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Of the mother ocean, _ I have heard you call.
_ _ [C] Wanted to sail upon your waters,
As I was [G] three feet tall.
You've seen [Am] it all.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] You've seen [G] it all.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Once the men who rode you _ _
Switched from sails to steam.
_ _ [C]
Then you'll barely know the treasure
Few have [G] ever seen.
Most of [Am] them dream.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] Most of [G] them dream. _ _ _ _ _ _
Yes, I am a pirate. _ _
Two hundred years to the plane. _
[C] Your cannons don't thunder,
There's nothing to plunder.
I've been over forty [G]-deckers for feet.
_ Arriving too [Am] late.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] Arriving too [G] late. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I've done a bit of smuggling. _ _
I've run my share of grass. _
[C] Made enough money to buy my hand.
But I've pissed it away so [G] fast.
Never [Am] meant to last.
_ [G] _ _ [Am] Never meant [G] to last. _ _ _ _ _ _
I have been drunk now for over two weeks.
I started a rally and I spun a few leaks.
[C] But I gotta stop wishing.
Gotta go fishing down the right bottom [G] again.
_ Just a [Am] few friends.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Just a few friends. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I go from young to wearing. _ _
Lived with several a while. _
Though I [C] ran away,
They'll come back one day.
I can still [G] manage to smile.
Just [Am] takes a while.
_ [G] _ _ [Am] Just [G] takes a while. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Mother, mother ocean. _
After all these years,
I've been a pirate.
I'm gonna hit a pound.
[C] _ _ _ Occupational hazard being.
_ Occupations just [G] out of bound.
Feel [Am] like I'm drowned.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] Gonna [G] hit a pound.
_ _ _ _ Feel [Am] like I'm drowned.
_ _ _ _ Gonna [G] hit a pound. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Of the mother ocean, _ I have heard you call.
_ _ [C] Wanted to sail upon your waters,
As I was [G] three feet tall.
You've seen [Am] it all.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] You've seen [G] it all.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Once the men who rode you _ _
Switched from sails to steam.
_ _ [C]
Then you'll barely know the treasure
Few have [G] ever seen.
Most of [Am] them dream.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] Most of [G] them dream. _ _ _ _ _ _
Yes, I am a pirate. _ _
Two hundred years to the plane. _
[C] Your cannons don't thunder,
There's nothing to plunder.
I've been over forty [G]-deckers for feet.
_ Arriving too [Am] late.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] Arriving too [G] late. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I've done a bit of smuggling. _ _
I've run my share of grass. _
[C] Made enough money to buy my hand.
But I've pissed it away so [G] fast.
Never [Am] meant to last.
_ [G] _ _ [Am] Never meant [G] to last. _ _ _ _ _ _
I have been drunk now for over two weeks.
I started a rally and I spun a few leaks.
[C] But I gotta stop wishing.
Gotta go fishing down the right bottom [G] again.
_ Just a [Am] few friends.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Just a few friends. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I go from young to wearing. _ _
Lived with several a while. _
Though I [C] ran away,
They'll come back one day.
I can still [G] manage to smile.
Just [Am] takes a while.
_ [G] _ _ [Am] Just [G] takes a while. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Mother, mother ocean. _
After all these years,
I've been a pirate.
I'm gonna hit a pound.
[C] _ _ _ Occupational hazard being.
_ Occupations just [G] out of bound.
Feel [Am] like I'm drowned.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] Gonna [G] hit a pound.
_ _ _ _ Feel [Am] like I'm drowned.
_ _ _ _ Gonna [G] hit a pound. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _