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A Pirate Looks at Forty Chords

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5.0(8)
Chords
GCGAₘ⁷
Key
G
bpm
120
Tuning
440 Hz
Genre
Classic rockPop
Artist
Jimmy Buffett
jam sessions
6268
Release year
1974
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Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you callWanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tallYou've seen it all, you've seen it allWatched the men who rode you switch from sails to steamAnd in your belly, you hold the treasures few have ever seenMost of 'em dream, most of 'em dreamYes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too lateThe cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunderI'm an over-forty victim of fateArriving too late, arriving too lateI've done a bit of smugglin', and I've run my share of grassI made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fastNever meant to last, never meant to lastAnd I have been drunk now for over two weeksI passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaksBut I got stop wishin', got to go fishin'Down to rock bottom againJust a few friends, just a few friendsAnd I go for younger women, lived with several awhileThough I ran 'em away, they'd come back one dayStill could manage to smileJust takes a while, just takes a whileMother, mother ocean, after all the years I've foundMy occupational hazard being my occupation's just not aroundAnd I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptownI feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptownLyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind | By: Jimmy Buffett | Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call

Verse

Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall
You've seen it all, you've seen it all
Watched the men who rode you switch from sails to steam
And in your belly, you hold the treasures few have ever seen
Most of 'em dream, most of 'em dream
Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late
The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder
I'm an over-forty victim of fate
Arriving too late, arriving too late
I've done a bit of smugglin', and I've run my share of grass

Chorus

I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fast
Never meant to last, never meant to last
And I have been drunk now for over two weeks
I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks
But I got stop wishin', got to go fishin'
Down to rock bottom again
Just a few friends, just a few friends

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And I go for younger women, lived with several awhile

Verse

Though I ran 'em away, they'd come back one day
Still could manage to smile
Just takes a while, just takes a while
Mother, mother ocean, after all the years I've found
My occupational hazard being my occupation's just not around
And I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown
I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown

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By: Jimmy Buffett · Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind · Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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